diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-rbac.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-rbac.yaml
index a41f468a7383c4e77cf027fddfb84b287dcc157d..e3473fa12434aa9c9df7cb236834d4547d96fe5e 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-rbac.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-rbac.yaml
@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ rules:
       - watch
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
+      - events.k8s.io
     resources:
       - events
     verbs:
+      - create
       - get
       - list
       - watch
-      - create
+      - patch
+      - update
   - apiGroups:
       - "poc.autoscaling.k8s.io"
     resources: