diff --git a/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/README.md b/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/README.md
index b5efa52c19..3cb5784e0f 100644
--- a/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To use this example:
     ```
 
 After the deployment is operational, the Grafana Alloy will profile the Java application using the defined configuration.
-The example will deploy a Grafana instance in the same cluster, available via the `grafana` service at port 3000. 
+The example will deploy a Grafana instance in the same cluster, available via the `grafana` service at port 3000.
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/grafana-alloy.yaml b/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/grafana-alloy.yaml
index 2c3de9832b..2ba685c07a 100644
--- a/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/grafana-alloy.yaml
+++ b/examples/grafana-agent-auto-instrumentation/java/kubernetes/grafana-alloy.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ spec:
             privileged: true
             runAsGroup: 0
             runAsUser: 0
+            capabilities:
+              add:
+                - PERFMON
+                - SYS_PTRACE
+                - SYS_RESOURCE
+                - SYS_ADMIN
       volumes:
         - name: agent-config
           configMap: