diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index bb7fde2..464e306 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ---
+- name: restart etcd
+  ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+    daemon_reload: true
+    name: etcd
+    state: restarted
+
 - name: reload systemd
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4554360..6ef4799 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     group: root
   with_items:
     - "{{ etcd_certificates }}"
+  notify:
+    - restart etcd
   no_log: true
   tags:
     - etcd