diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d8493e0..860cae8c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/yannh/kubeconform v0.6.7
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240416160154-fe59bbe5cc7f
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -142,6 +141,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.0.0 // indirect
 	go.starlark.net v0.0.0-20230525235612-a134d8f9ddca // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240416160154-fe59bbe5cc7f // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.30.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.19.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2c32cd87..dd0aab19 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -507,8 +507,6 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 h1:3NFvSEYkUoMifnESzZl15y791HH1qU2xm6eCJU5ZPXQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -544,8 +542,6 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.4.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
-golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 h1:a94ExnEXNtEwYLGJSIUxnWoxoRz/ZcCsV63ROupILh4=
-golang.org/x/text v0.16.0/go.mod h1:GhwF1Be+LQoKShO3cGOHzqOgRrGaYc9AvblQOmPVHnI=
 golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 h1:kTxAhCbGbxhK0IwgSKiMO5awPoDQ0RpfiVYBfK860YM=
 golang.org/x/text v0.19.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
 golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
diff --git a/pkg/providers/azure.go b/pkg/providers/azure.go
index dfc2a8e4..b1be5e93 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/azure.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/azure.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func InitiateAzureOIDCFlow(ctx context.Context, sc *SetUpCmd, s spinner.Spinner)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := sc.assignSpRole(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := sc.assignSpRoles(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -164,9 +164,21 @@ func (sc *SetUpCmd) CreateServicePrincipal() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sc *SetUpCmd) assignSpRole(ctx context.Context) error {
-	log.Debug("Assigning contributor role to service principal...")
+func (sc *SetUpCmd) assignSpRoles(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var spRoles = []string{
+		"b24988ac-6180-42a0-ab88-20f7382dd24c", // Contributor role ID
+		"5af6afb3-c06c-4fa4-8848-71a8aee05683", // Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager RBAC Writer role ID
+	}
+	for _, role := range spRoles {
+		if err := sc.assignRole(ctx, role); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	log.Debug("Roles assigned successfully!")
+	return nil
+}
 
+func (sc *SetUpCmd) assignRole(ctx context.Context, roleId string) error {
 	roleAssignClient, err := createRoleAssignmentClient(sc.SubscriptionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating role assignment client: %w", err)
@@ -174,7 +186,6 @@ func (sc *SetUpCmd) assignSpRole(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	scope := fmt.Sprintf("/subscriptions/%s/resourceGroups/%s", sc.SubscriptionID, sc.ResourceGroupName)
 	objectID := sc.spObjectId
-	roleId := "b24988ac-6180-42a0-ab88-20f7382dd24c" // Contributor role ID
 	raUid := uuid.New().String()
 
 	fullAssignmentId := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/%s", scope, raUid)
@@ -194,7 +205,6 @@ func (sc *SetUpCmd) assignSpRole(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating role assignment: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Debug("Role assigned successfully!")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/template/workflows/manifests/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service.yml b/template/workflows/manifests/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service.yml
index 7e425e79..f1e05734 100644
--- a/template/workflows/manifests/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service.yml
+++ b/template/workflows/manifests/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 #    - ACR_RESOURCE_GROUP (resource group of your ACR)
 #    - AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY (name of your container registry / ACR)
 #    - CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP (where your cluster is deployed)
-#    - CLUSTER_NAME (name of your AKS cluster)
 #    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
 #    - DEPLOYMENT_MANIFEST_PATH (path to the manifest yaml for your deployment)
 #    - DOCKER_FILE (path to your Dockerfile)
 #    - BUILD_CONTEXT_PATH (path to the context of your Dockerfile)
 #    - NAMESPACE (namespace to deploy your application)
-#
+#    - RESOURCE_TYPE (type of resource to deploy to, either 'fleet' or 'managed cluster')
+#    - RESOURCE_NAME (name of the resource to deploy to - fleet name or managed cluster name)
 # For more information on GitHub Actions for Azure, refer to https://github.com/Azure/Actions
 # For more samples to get started with GitHub Action workflows to deploy to Azure, refer to https://github.com/Azure/actions-workflow-samples
 # For more options with the actions used below please refer to https://github.com/Azure/login
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ env:
   AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "AZURECONTAINERREGISTRY" }}
   CONTAINER_NAME: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "CONTAINERNAME" }}
   CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "CLUSTERRESOURCEGROUP" }}
-  CLUSTER_NAME: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "CLUSTERNAME" }}
   DEPLOYMENT_MANIFEST_PATH: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "DEPLOYMENTMANIFESTPATH" }}
   DOCKER_FILE: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "DOCKERFILE" }}
   BUILD_CONTEXT_PATH: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "BUILDCONTEXTPATH" }}
   NAMESPACE: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "NAMESPACE" }}
+  RESOURCE_TYPE: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "RESOURCETYPE" }}
+  RESOURCE_NAME: {{ .Config.GetVariableValue "RESOURCENAME" }}
+
 {{`
 jobs:
   buildImage:
@@ -95,24 +97,33 @@ jobs:
         with:
           kubelogin-version: 'v0.0.25'
 
+      # gets credentials for a fleet
+      - name: Get fleet credentials
+        if: ${{ env.RESOURCE_TYPE == 'fleets' }}
+        run: |
+          az fleet get-credentials -g ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.RESOURCE_NAME }}
+
       # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
       - name: Get K8s context
+        if: ${{ env.RESOURCE_TYPE != 'fleets' }}
         uses: azure/aks-set-context@v3
         with:
           resource-group: ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
-          cluster-name: ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}
+          cluster-name: ${{ env.RESOURCE_NAME }}
           admin: 'false'
           use-kubelogin: 'true'
 
       # Checks if the AKS cluster is private
       - name: Is private cluster
+        if: ${{ env.RESOURCE_TYPE != 'fleets' }}
         id: isPrivate
         run: |
-          result=$(az aks show --resource-group ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} --name ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }} --query "apiServerAccessProfile.enablePrivateCluster")
+          result=$(az aks show --resource-group ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} --name ${{ env.RESOURCE_NAME }} --query "apiServerAccessProfile.enablePrivateCluster")
           echo "PRIVATE_CLUSTER=$result" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       # Deploys application based on given manifest  file
       - name: Deploys application
+        if: ${{ env.RESOURCE_TYPE != 'fleets' }}
         uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v4
         with:
           action: deploy
@@ -120,7 +131,14 @@ jobs:
           images: |
             ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
           resource-group: ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
-          name: ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}
+          name: ${{ env.RESOURCE_NAME }}
           private-cluster: ${{ steps.isPrivate.outputs.PRIVATE_CLUSTER == 'true' }}
           namespace: ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}
+      - name: Deploys fleet application
+        if: ${{ env.RESOURCE_TYPE == 'fleets' }}
+        run: |
+          kubectl config current-context
+          for manifest in $(echo "${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_MANIFEST_PATH }}" | tr '\n' ' '); do
+            /usr/bin/kubectl apply --validate=false --request-timeout=60s -f ./$manifest --namespace ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}
+          done
 `}}
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