diff --git a/_includes/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml b/_includes/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
index 9355d65fa55..c3576460270 100644
--- a/_includes/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
+++ b/_includes/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ rules:
       - ipamblocks
     verbs:
       - list
+  # Need this permission for the calicoctl version mismatch checking
+  - apiGroups:
+      - crd.projectcalico.org
+    resources:
+      - clusterinformations
+    verbs:
+      - get
   # For AWS security group setup.
   - apiGroups:
       - batch