diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 7032dae..7644988 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrlruntime "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	ctrlcache "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	gotkacl "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/acl"
 	gotkclient "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/client"
 	gotkctrl "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/controller"
+	gotkevents "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/events"
 	gotkfeatures "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/features"
 	gotkjitter "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/jitter"
 	gotkelection "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/leaderelection"
@@ -184,13 +186,15 @@ func main() {
 	// check will continue to fail until this controller instance is elected leader.
 	gotkprobes.SetupChecks(mgr, setupLog)
 
+	eventRecorder := mustSetupEventRecorder(mgr, eventsAddr, controllerName)
+
 	// Register the ArtifactGenerator controller with the manager.
 	if err = (&controller.ArtifactGeneratorReconciler{
 		ControllerName:            controllerName,
 		Client:                    mgr.GetClient(),
 		APIReader:                 mgr.GetAPIReader(),
 		Scheme:                    mgr.GetScheme(),
-		EventRecorder:             mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(controllerName),
+		EventRecorder:             eventRecorder,
 		Storage:                   artifactStorage,
 		ArtifactFetchRetries:      httpRetry,
 		DependencyRequeueInterval: requeueDependency,
@@ -225,3 +229,12 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
+
+func mustSetupEventRecorder(mgr ctrlruntime.Manager, eventsAddr, controllerName string) record.EventRecorder {
+	eventRecorder, err := gotkevents.NewRecorder(mgr, ctrlruntime.Log, eventsAddr, controllerName)
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create event recorder")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	return eventRecorder
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6301dfb..15dead9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20210407135951-1de76d718b3f // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.1-flux.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.22.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/lockedfile v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/oci v0.59.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/sourceignore v0.16.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 65b7cc9..ad759aa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.1-flux.1 h1:WnG2mHxCPZMj/soIq/S/1zvbrGCJN3GJGb
 github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.1-flux.1/go.mod h1:aND5wX3LuTFtB7eUT7vsWr8mmxRVSPR2Wkvbn0SqPfw=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0 h1:wBpgsKT+jcyZEcM//OmZr9RiF8klL3ebrDp2u2ThsnA=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0/go.mod h1:TttNS+gocsGLwnvmgVi3/Yscwqrjc17+vhgYfqkfrV4=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.22.0 h1:nCW0TnneMnscSnj9NlaSKcvyC+436MbY1GyKn/4YnII=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.22.0/go.mod h1:Hoi4DejaNKVahGkRXqGBjT9h1aKmhc7RCYcsgoTieqc=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.25.0 h1:fmZgMoe7yITGfhFqdOs7w2GOu3Y/2Vvz4+4p/eay3eA=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.25.0/go.mod h1:1D92RqAet0/n/cH5S0khBXweirHWkw9rCO0V4NCY6xc=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/artifact v0.7.0 h1:gACHm8Xn8K9RcZ+TuJKCYf3Av3Le3iBW7tpnxVDuHmw=