--- title: New in Pulumi IaC: `replacementTrigger` Resource Option description: Pulumi v3.215.0 introduces the `replacementTrigger` resource option, allowing developers to force resource recreation based on custom conditions. This feature... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-in-pulumi-iac-replacementtrigger-resource-option-ay0aht4gq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New in Pulumi IaC: `replacementTrigger` Resource Option | daily.dev og:description: Pulumi v3.215.0 introduces the `replacementTrigger` resource option, allowing developers to force resource recreation based on custom conditions. This feature... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-in-pulumi-iac-replacementtrigger-resource-option-ay0aht4gq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ay0AhT4GQ.png og:image:alt: New in Pulumi IaC: `replacementTrigger` Resource Option og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New in Pulumi IaC: `replacementTrigger` Resource Option **[Pulumi](https://daily.dev/sources/pulumi)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Pulumi v3.215.0 introduces the `replacementTrigger` resource option, allowing developers to force resource recreation based on custom conditions. This feature enables use cases like cycling private keys monthly or replacing resources when external version numbers change. By attaching a value as metadata to a resource, any change in that value between updates triggers a replacement operation, regardless of other changes. The feature works by comparing the current trigger value against the persisted state, providing automated control over resource lifecycle without manual intervention or CLI flags. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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