diff --git a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
index f188138336b4f50d1157c1b7768231cb369bc3d4..1346e31c49875b05dfeddfac49b2a7bcdd8dfc3a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ rules:
       - "nodes"
     verbs:
       - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
       - "patch"
   # Needed to determine Pod owners
   - apiGroups: