diff --git a/charts/kagenti-operator/templates/rbac/role.yaml b/charts/kagenti-operator/templates/rbac/role.yaml
index 0406a538..c4445640 100755
--- a/charts/kagenti-operator/templates/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/charts/kagenti-operator/templates/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ rules:
   - create
   - get
   - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - cert-manager.io
+  resources:
+  - certificates
+  - clusterissuers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - agent.kagenti.dev
   resources: