diff --git a/config/components/rbac/role.yaml b/config/components/rbac/role.yaml
index 53b431583..7444f9bb4 100644
--- a/config/components/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/components/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ rules:
   - jobs/status
   verbs:
   - get
+  - patch
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/jobset_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/jobset_controller.go
index cce21b48e..1b355c2ff 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/jobset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/jobset_controller.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func NewJobSetReconciler(client client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, record re
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets/finalizers,verbs=update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs/status,verbs=get
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=services,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to