diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 805a33c..7caf470 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
     state: reloaded
   when: "slurm_start_services and ('slurmdbdservers' in group_names or 'dbd' in slurm_roles)"
 
+- name: Restart slurmdbd
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: "{{ slurmdbd_service_name }}"
+    state: restarted
+  when: "slurm_start_services and ('slurmdbdservers' in group_names or 'dbd' in slurm_roles)"
+
 - name: Reload slurmctld
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: "{{ slurmctld_service_name }}"
diff --git a/tasks/slurmctld.yml b/tasks/slurmctld.yml
index b15152c..2301445 100644
--- a/tasks/slurmctld.yml
+++ b/tasks/slurmctld.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ __slurm_packages.slurmctld }}"
     state: "{{ 'latest' if slurm_upgrade else 'present' }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart slurmctld
 
 - name: Create slurm state directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
diff --git a/tasks/slurmd.yml b/tasks/slurmd.yml
index 1ed0899..a8cbf23 100644
--- a/tasks/slurmd.yml
+++ b/tasks/slurmd.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ __slurm_packages.slurmd }}"
     state: "{{ 'latest' if slurm_upgrade else 'present' }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart slurmd
 
 - name: Create slurm spool directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
diff --git a/tasks/slurmdbd.yml b/tasks/slurmdbd.yml
index 138349a..932df4c 100644
--- a/tasks/slurmdbd.yml
+++ b/tasks/slurmdbd.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ __slurm_packages.slurmdbd }}"
     state: "{{ 'latest' if slurm_upgrade else 'present' }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart slurmdbd
 
 - name: Create slurm log directory
   ansible.builtin.file: