diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 6c9ac65e..d54a941f 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - events.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - operator.etcd.io
   resources:
diff --git a/internal/controller/etcdcluster_controller.go b/internal/controller/etcdcluster_controller.go
index 867886a3..67ba662f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/etcdcluster_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/etcdcluster_controller.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type reconcileState struct {
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=services,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=create;patch;get;list;update
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=events.k8s.io,resources=events,verbs=create;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;patch;update;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="cert-manager.io",resources=certificates,verbs=get;list;watch;create;patch;update;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="cert-manager.io",resources=clusterissuers,verbs=get;list;watch