diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 93e60c02a..1b6f50867 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ rules:
   verbs:
   - create
   - get
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources: