diff --git a/bundle/manifests/k8s-nim-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/k8s-nim-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 9f217deb..f8ba7dc6 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/k8s-nim-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/k8s-nim-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -281,6 +281,26 @@ spec:
             kind: ConfigMap
         specDescriptors: []
         statusDescriptors: []
+      - name: nemodatastores.apps.nvidia.com
+        displayName: NemoDatastore
+        kind: NemoDatastore
+        version: v1alpha1
+        description: NEMO datastore Service
+        resources:
+          - version: v1
+            kind: Deployment
+          - version: v1
+            kind: Service
+          - version: v1
+            kind: ReplicaSet
+          - version: v1
+            kind: Pod
+          - version: v1
+            kind: Secret
+          - version: v1
+            kind: ConfigMap
+        specDescriptors: []
+        statusDescriptors: []
     required: []
   install:
     strategy: deployment
@@ -498,6 +518,32 @@ spec:
                 - get
                 - patch
                 - update
+            - apiGroups:
+                - apps.nvidia.com
+              resources:
+                - nemodatastores
+              verbs:
+                - create
+                - delete
+                - get
+                - list
+                - patch
+                - update
+                - watch
+            - apiGroups:
+                - apps.nvidia.com
+              resources:
+                - nemodatastores/finalizers
+              verbs:
+                - update
+            - apiGroups:
+                - apps.nvidia.com
+              resources:
+                - nemodatastores/status
+              verbs:
+                - get
+                - patch
+                - update
             - apiGroups:
                 - batch
               resources:
diff --git a/deployments/helm/k8s-nim-operator/templates/manager-rbac.yaml b/deployments/helm/k8s-nim-operator/templates/manager-rbac.yaml
index 648cb7a6..a7ae47d9 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/k8s-nim-operator/templates/manager-rbac.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/k8s-nim-operator/templates/manager-rbac.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,32 @@ rules:
   - get
   - patch
   - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps.nvidia.com
+  resources:
+  - nemodatastores
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps.nvidia.com
+  resources:
+  - nemodatastores/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps.nvidia.com
+  resources:
+  - nemodatastores/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - apps.nvidia.com
   resources: