diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 131ae3e7ce..ae6a38711d 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ rules:
   - patch
   - update
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - opentelemetry.io
+  resources:
+  - opentelemetrycollectors/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - opentelemetry.io
   resources:
diff --git a/controllers/opentelemetrycollector_controller.go b/controllers/opentelemetrycollector_controller.go
index 36ca7738fb..c687dd37e6 100644
--- a/controllers/opentelemetrycollector_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/opentelemetrycollector_controller.go
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func NewReconciler(p Params) *OpenTelemetryCollectorReconciler {
 
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=opentelemetry.io,resources=opentelemetrycollectors,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=opentelemetry.io,resources=opentelemetrycollectors/status,verbs=get;update;patch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=opentelemetry.io,resources=opentelemetrycollectors/finalizers,verbs=get;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=coordination.k8s.io,resources=leases,verbs=get;list;create;update
 
 // Reconcile the current state of an OpenTelemetry collector resource with the desired state.