diff --git a/manifests/clusterrole.yaml b/manifests/clusterrole.yaml
index f188138336b4f50d1157c1b7768231cb369bc3d4..471aa07924d7dc077202ca5e06d1d7ae6d089387 100644
--- a/manifests/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/manifests/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - "apiextensions.k8s.io"
+  resources:
+  - customresourcedefinitions
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - patch
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources: