diff --git a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
index 4c81428246001e9ba9d250fcf9c72c964e768963..68633882b64359ddff6a9b7c06d3896bc3f1e99f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - nodes
+  verbs:
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - upgrade.cattle.io
   resources: