diff --git a/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
index d4f5681b..098d9cd6 100644
--- a/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/warden/charts/warden-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ rules:
       - update
       - patch
       - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - list
+      - get
+      - update
+      - patch
+      - watch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 1525ffde..3e6b550c 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,14 @@ rules:
   - list
   - update
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+    - ""
+  resources:
+    - secrets
+  verbs:
+    - create
+    - list
+    - get
+    - update
+    - patch
+    - watch
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