diff --git a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
index ef2f99b3a26e780a4414739cec3640aee888dd96..88180579734cd8e15e7636c630c0f090569d309a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - secrets
+  - namespaces
   verbs:
   - get
   - list