diff --git a/apis/milvus.io/v1beta1/components_types.go b/apis/milvus.io/v1beta1/components_types.go
index 732d7b91..d1eb24a6 100644
--- a/apis/milvus.io/v1beta1/components_types.go
+++ b/apis/milvus.io/v1beta1/components_types.go
@@ -105,13 +105,17 @@ const (
 	ImageUpdateModeRollingDowngrade ImageUpdateMode = "rollingDowngrade"
 	// ImageUpdateModeAll means all components' image will be updated immediately to spec.image
 	ImageUpdateModeAll ImageUpdateMode = "all"
+	// ImageUpdateModeForceUpgrade means all components' image will be updated immediately to spec.image
+	// and kills the terminated pods to speed up the process
+	ImageUpdateModeForce ImageUpdateMode = "force"
 )
 
 type MilvusComponents struct {
 	ComponentSpec `json:",inline"`
 
 	// ImageUpdateMode is how the milvus components' image should be updated. works only when rolling update is enabled.
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=rollingUpgrade;rollingDowngrade;all
+	// forceUpgrade will update all pods' image immediately, and kills the terminated pods to speed up the process
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=rollingUpgrade;rollingDowngrade;all;force
 	// +kubebuilder:default:="rollingUpgrade"
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	ImageUpdateMode ImageUpdateMode `json:"imageUpdateMode,omitempty"`
diff --git a/charts/milvus-operator/templates/crds.yaml b/charts/milvus-operator/templates/crds.yaml
index 2908d08f..31a7a74b 100644
--- a/charts/milvus-operator/templates/crds.yaml
+++ b/charts/milvus-operator/templates/crds.yaml
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ spec:
                     - rollingUpgrade
                     - rollingDowngrade
                     - all
+                    - force
                     type: string
                   indexCoord:
                     properties:
@@ -8803,6 +8804,7 @@ spec:
                     - rollingUpgrade
                     - rollingDowngrade
                     - all
+                    - force
                     type: string
                   indexCoord:
                     properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvusclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvusclusters.yaml
index 7e9900e2..7a2163c8 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvusclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvusclusters.yaml
@@ -1538,6 +1538,7 @@ spec:
                     - rollingUpgrade
                     - rollingDowngrade
                     - all
+                    - force
                     type: string
                   indexCoord:
                     properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvuses.yaml b/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvuses.yaml
index 00a2587a..0fe57e7c 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvuses.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/milvus.io_milvuses.yaml
@@ -2476,6 +2476,7 @@ spec:
                     - rollingUpgrade
                     - rollingDowngrade
                     - all
+                    - force
                     type: string
                   indexCoord:
                     properties:
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml b/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml
index 796f4944..010a1134 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml
@@ -1570,6 +1570,7 @@ spec:
                     - rollingUpgrade
                     - rollingDowngrade
                     - all
+                    - force
                     type: string
                   indexCoord:
                     properties:
@@ -8835,6 +8836,7 @@ spec:
                     - rollingUpgrade
                     - rollingDowngrade
                     - all
+                    - force
                     type: string
                   indexCoord:
                     properties:
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/component_condition.go b/pkg/controllers/component_condition.go
index c7c4022c..445fd462 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/component_condition.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/component_condition.go
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ func GetComponentConditionGetter() ComponentConditionGetter {
 
 var singletonComponentConditionGetter ComponentConditionGetter = ComponentConditionGetterImpl{}
 
-var CheckMilvusHasTerminatingPod = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (bool, error) {
+var ListMilvusTerminatingPods = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (*corev1.PodList, error) {
 	opts := &client.ListOptions{
 		Namespace: mc.Namespace,
 	}
 	opts.LabelSelector = labels.SelectorFromSet(NewAppLabels(mc.Name))
-	return HasTerminatingPodByListOpts(ctx, cli, mc, opts)
+	return listTerminatingPodByOpts(ctx, cli, opts)
 }
 
 var CheckComponentHasTerminatingPod = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus, component MilvusComponent) (bool, error) {
@@ -172,43 +172,63 @@ var CheckComponentHasTerminatingPod = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Clien
 		Namespace: mc.Namespace,
 	}
 	opts.LabelSelector = labels.SelectorFromSet(NewComponentAppLabels(mc.Name, component.Name))
-	return HasTerminatingPodByListOpts(ctx, cli, mc, opts)
+	list, err := listTerminatingPodByOpts(ctx, cli, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return len(list.Items) > 0, nil
+}
+
+func listMilvusPods(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (*corev1.PodList, error) {
+	opts := &client.ListOptions{
+		Namespace: mc.Namespace,
+	}
+	opts.LabelSelector = labels.SelectorFromSet(NewAppLabels(mc.Name))
+	return listPodByOpts(ctx, cli, opts)
 }
 
-var HasTerminatingPodByListOpts = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus, opts *client.ListOptions) (bool, error) {
+func listPodByOpts(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, opts *client.ListOptions) (*corev1.PodList, error) {
 	podList := &corev1.PodList{}
 	if err := cli.List(ctx, podList, opts); err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return podList, nil
+}
+
+func filterTerminatingPod(podList *corev1.PodList) *corev1.PodList {
+	ret := &corev1.PodList{
+		Items: make([]corev1.Pod, 0),
 	}
 	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
 		if pod.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
-			return true, nil
+			ret.Items = append(ret.Items, pod)
 		}
 	}
-	return false, nil
+	return ret
 }
 
-var CheckMilvusStopped = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (bool, error) {
-	podList := &corev1.PodList{}
-	opts := &client.ListOptions{
-		Namespace: mc.Namespace,
+func listTerminatingPodByOpts(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, opts *client.ListOptions) (*corev1.PodList, error) {
+	podList, err := listPodByOpts(ctx, cli, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	opts.LabelSelector = labels.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{
-		AppLabelInstance: mc.GetName(),
-		AppLabelName:     "milvus",
-	})
-	if err := cli.List(ctx, podList, opts); err != nil {
+	return filterTerminatingPod(podList), nil
+}
+
+var CheckMilvusStopped = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (bool, error) {
+	podList, err := listMilvusPods(ctx, cli, mc)
+	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	if len(podList.Items) > 0 {
 		logger := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
 		logger.Info("milvus has pods not stopped", "pods count", len(podList.Items))
-		return false, ExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(ctx, podList)
+		return false, ExecKillIfTerminating(ctx, podList)
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func ExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(ctx context.Context, podList *corev1.PodList) error {
+func ExecKillIfTerminating(ctx context.Context, podList *corev1.PodList) error {
 	// we use kubectl exec to kill milvus process, because tini ignore SIGKILL
 	cli := rest.GetRestClient()
 	var ret error
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/component_condition_test.go b/pkg/controllers/component_condition_test.go
index 3bcf42d1..9deb3db7 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/component_condition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/component_condition_test.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func TestExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 		Items: []corev1.Pod{{}, {}},
 	}
 	t.Run("delete not sent yet", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err := ExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(ctx, pods)
+		err := ExecKillIfTerminating(ctx, pods)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func TestExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 		pods.Items[0].DeletionTimestamp = &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)}
 		pods.Items[1].DeletionTimestamp = &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)}
 		mockRestClient.EXPECT().Exec(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return("", "", nil).Times(2)
-		err := ExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(ctx, pods)
+		err := ExecKillIfTerminating(ctx, pods)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 		pods.Items[1].DeletionTimestamp = &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)}
 		mockRestClient.EXPECT().Exec(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return("", "", errors.New("test")).Times(1)
 		mockRestClient.EXPECT().Exec(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return("", "", nil).Times(1)
-		err := ExecKillIfTerminatingTooLong(ctx, pods)
+		err := ExecKillIfTerminating(ctx, pods)
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/deployment_updater.go b/pkg/controllers/deployment_updater.go
index 316532f7..cd01eacd 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/deployment_updater.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/deployment_updater.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 )
 
 type deploymentUpdater interface {
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ func updateMilvusContainer(template *corev1.PodTemplateSpec, updater deploymentU
 	if isCreating ||
 		!updater.GetMilvus().IsRollingUpdateEnabled() || // rolling update is disabled
 		updater.GetMilvus().Spec.Com.ImageUpdateMode == v1beta1.ImageUpdateModeAll || // image update mode is update all
+		updater.GetMilvus().Spec.Com.ImageUpdateMode == v1beta1.ImageUpdateModeForceUpgrade ||
 		updater.RollingUpdateImageDependencyReady() {
 		container.Image = mergedComSpec.Image
 	}
@@ -352,6 +354,16 @@ func (m milvusDeploymentUpdater) GetInitContainers() []corev1.Container {
 }
 
 func (m milvusDeploymentUpdater) GetDeploymentStrategy() appsv1.DeploymentStrategy {
+	if m.Milvus.Spec.Com.ImageUpdateMode == v1beta1.ImageUpdateModeForceUpgrade {
+		all := intstr.FromString("100%")
+		return appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
+			Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
+			RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
+				MaxSurge:       &all,
+				MaxUnavailable: &all,
+			},
+		}
+	}
 	return m.component.GetDeploymentStrategy(m.Milvus.Spec.Conf.Data)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/status_cluster.go b/pkg/controllers/status_cluster.go
index fbec2629..abbe0ddd 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/status_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/status_cluster.go
@@ -299,17 +299,10 @@ func (r *MilvusStatusSyncer) UpdateStatusForNewGeneration(ctx context.Context, m
 		return err
 	}
 	UpdateCondition(&mc.Status, milvusCond)
-	updatedCond := GetMilvusUpdatedCondition(mc)
-	hasTerminatingPod, err := CheckMilvusHasTerminatingPod(ctx, r.Client, *mc)
+	err = r.handleTerminatingPods(ctx, mc)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if hasTerminatingPod {
-		updatedCond.Status = corev1.ConditionFalse
-		updatedCond.Reason = v1beta1.ReasonMilvusComponentsUpdating
-		updatedCond.Message = v1beta1.MsgMilvusHasTerminatingPods
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "handle terminating pods failed")
 	}
-	UpdateCondition(&mc.Status, updatedCond)
 
 	statusInfo := MilvusHealthStatusInfo{
 		LastState:  mc.Status.Status,
@@ -325,6 +318,30 @@ func (r *MilvusStatusSyncer) UpdateStatusForNewGeneration(ctx context.Context, m
 	return r.Status().Update(ctx, mc)
 }
 
+func (r *MilvusStatusSyncer) handleTerminatingPods(ctx context.Context, mc *v1beta1.Milvus) error {
+	updatedCond := GetMilvusUpdatedCondition(mc)
+	terminatingPodList, err := ListMilvusTerminatingPods(ctx, r.Client, *mc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	hasTerminatingPod := len(terminatingPodList.Items) > 0
+	if hasTerminatingPod {
+		updatedCond.Status = corev1.ConditionFalse
+		updatedCond.Reason = v1beta1.ReasonMilvusComponentsUpdating
+		updatedCond.Message = v1beta1.MsgMilvusHasTerminatingPods
+
+		if mc.Spec.Com.ImageUpdateMode == v1beta1.ImageUpdateModeForceUpgrade {
+			err := ExecKillIfTerminating(ctx, terminatingPodList)
+			if err != nil {
+				// not fatal, so we just print it
+				r.logger.Error(err, "kill terminating pod failed")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	UpdateCondition(&mc.Status, updatedCond)
+	return nil
+}
+
 var replicaUpdater replicaUpdaterInterface = new(replicaUpdaterImpl)
 
 type replicaUpdaterInterface interface {
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/status_cluster_test.go b/pkg/controllers/status_cluster_test.go
index d56ab3ed..8a0bbec5 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/status_cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/status_cluster_test.go
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ func TestStatusSyncer_UpdateStatusRoutine(t *testing.T) {
 	s := NewMilvusStatusSyncer(ctx, mockCli, logger)
 
 	// mock hasTerminatingPod
-	bak := CheckMilvusHasTerminatingPod
-	CheckMilvusHasTerminatingPod = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (bool, error) {
-		return false, nil
+	bak := ListMilvusTerminatingPods
+	ListMilvusTerminatingPods = func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, mc v1beta1.Milvus) (*corev1.PodList, error) {
+		return &corev1.PodList{}, nil
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		CheckMilvusHasTerminatingPod = bak
+		ListMilvusTerminatingPods = bak
 	}()
 
 	// default status not set