diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 6cf20fa57f..5cf207396d 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ nav_order: 9
 
 ### Changes
 
+- The Dracut module now installs partprobe
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
 - Prevent races with udev after disk editing
+- Force partition table reread rather than relying on udev
 
 
 ## Ignition 2.16.2 (2023-07-12)
diff --git a/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh b/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
index ad7e80fdf8..3cdcb6317e 100755
--- a/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
+++ b/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ install() {
         mkfs.xfs \
         mkswap \
         sgdisk \
+        partprobe \
         useradd \
         userdel \
         usermod \
diff --git a/internal/distro/distro.go b/internal/distro/distro.go
index 61ca87aed9..c1c13b6221 100644
--- a/internal/distro/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/distro.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var (
 	mdadmCmd     = "mdadm"
 	mountCmd     = "mount"
 	sgdiskCmd    = "sgdisk"
+	partprobeCmd = "partprobe"
 	modprobeCmd  = "modprobe"
 	udevadmCmd   = "udevadm"
 	usermodCmd   = "usermod"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func GroupdelCmd() string  { return groupdelCmd }
 func MdadmCmd() string     { return mdadmCmd }
 func MountCmd() string     { return mountCmd }
 func SgdiskCmd() string    { return sgdiskCmd }
+func PartprobeCmd() string { return partprobeCmd }
 func ModprobeCmd() string  { return modprobeCmd }
 func UdevadmCmd() string   { return udevadmCmd }
 func UsermodCmd() string   { return usermodCmd }
diff --git a/internal/sgdisk/sgdisk.go b/internal/sgdisk/sgdisk.go
index 2991580982..72c95522ec 100644
--- a/internal/sgdisk/sgdisk.go
+++ b/internal/sgdisk/sgdisk.go
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ func (op *Operation) Commit() error {
 	if _, err := op.logger.LogCmd(cmd, "deleting %d partitions and creating %d partitions on %q", len(op.deletions), len(op.parts), op.dev); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create partitions failed: %v", err)
 	}
+	// In contrast to similar tools, sgdisk does not trigger the update of the kernel partition table
+	cmd = exec.Command(distro.PartprobeCmd(), op.dev)
+	if _, err := op.logger.LogCmd(cmd, "triggering partition table reread on %q", op.dev); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("re-reading partitions failed: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }