diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-72.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-72.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f375044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-72.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: dynamic reload plugin
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin/pull/72
diff --git a/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 2e0331fe..b11763ed 100644
--- a/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<idea-plugin url="https://github.com/palantir/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin">
+<idea-plugin url="https://github.com/palantir/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin" require-restart="false">
   <id>gradle-consistent-versions</id>
   <name>gradle-consistent-versions</name>
   <vendor url="https://github.com/palantir/gradle-consistent-versions-idea-plugin">