diff --git a/config/rbac/kind-kuttl-rbac.yaml b/config/rbac/kind-kuttl-rbac.yaml
index 0046d330..58c4dc91 100644
--- a/config/rbac/kind-kuttl-rbac.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/kind-kuttl-rbac.yaml
@@ -126,12 +126,20 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - cert-manager.io
   resources:
-  - issuers
   - certificates
   verbs:
   - get
   - list
   - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - cert-manager.io
+  resources:
+  - issuers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - create
+  - delete
 - apiGroups:
   - batch
   resources:
diff --git a/config/rbac/kuttl-rbac.yaml b/config/rbac/kuttl-rbac.yaml
index afd554be..3db1aedb 100644
--- a/config/rbac/kuttl-rbac.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/kuttl-rbac.yaml
@@ -130,12 +130,20 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - cert-manager.io
   resources:
-  - issuers
   - certificates
   verbs:
   - get
   - list
   - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - cert-manager.io
+  resources:
+  - issuers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - create
+  - delete
 - apiGroups:
   - batch
   resources: