diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/admission-controller-deployment.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/admission-controller-deployment.yaml
index a46baf7af2..228ca12678 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/admission-controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/admission-controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 8000
             - name: prometheus
               containerPort: 8944
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health-check
+              port: prometheus
+              scheme: HTTP
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health-check
+              port: prometheus
+              scheme: HTTP
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            failureThreshold: 3
       volumes:
         - name: tls-certs
           secret:
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-high.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-high.yaml
index 664e431c64..781b1d58f8 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-high.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-high.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,18 @@ spec:
         ports:
         - name: prometheus
           containerPort: 8942
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health-check
+            port: prometheus
+            scheme: HTTP
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health-check
+            port: prometheus
+            scheme: HTTP
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-low.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-low.yaml
index 1118ca406e..c18b842c26 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-low.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment-low.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,18 @@ spec:
         ports:
         - name: prometheus
           containerPort: 8942
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health-check
+            port: prometheus
+            scheme: HTTP
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health-check
+            port: prometheus
+            scheme: HTTP
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment.yaml
index e99eab7c24..cb85c912c1 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/recommender-deployment.yaml
@@ -32,3 +32,18 @@ spec:
         ports:
         - name: prometheus
           containerPort: 8942
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health-check
+            port: prometheus
+            scheme: HTTP
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health-check
+            port: prometheus
+            scheme: HTTP
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/updater-deployment.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/updater-deployment.yaml
index 699796ad6d..629a5458e6 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/updater-deployment.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/updater-deployment.yaml
@@ -37,3 +37,18 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - name: prometheus
               containerPort: 8943
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health-check
+              port: prometheus
+              scheme: HTTP
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /health-check
+              port: prometheus
+              scheme: HTTP
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            failureThreshold: 3