diff --git a/manifests/role/argo-rollouts-clusterrole.yaml b/manifests/role/argo-rollouts-clusterrole.yaml
index 692299af0f..6176262e06 100644
--- a/manifests/role/argo-rollouts-clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/manifests/role/argo-rollouts-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ rules:
   verbs:
   - list
   - update
+  - watch
 # pods eviction needed for restart
 - apiGroups:
   - ""