diff --git a/manifests/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator.yaml b/manifests/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator.yaml
index b773021cea804aa738358526a37c67e42df5349d..71af2d7d2818aa671fdd89c3439ce3055a983dc4 100644
--- a/manifests/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator.yaml
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
             memory: 50Mi
+      securityContext:
+        runAsNonRoot: true
+        runAsUser: 65534
       serviceAccountName: prometheus-operator