diff --git a/manifests/aws-cloud-controller-manager-daemonset.yaml b/manifests/aws-cloud-controller-manager-daemonset.yaml
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+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: aws-cloud-controller-manager
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: aws-cloud-controller-manager
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      k8s-app: aws-cloud-controller-manager
+  updateStrategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        k8s-app: aws-cloud-controller-manager
+    spec:
+      nodeSelector:
+        node-role.kubernetes.io/master: ""
+      tolerations:
+      - key: node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized
+        value: "true"
+        effect: NoSchedule
+      - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
+        effect: NoSchedule
+      serviceAccountName: cloud-controller-manager
+      containers:
+        - name: aws-cloud-controller-manager
+          image: <REPLACE ME> # TODO: update once we have a public image registry
+          args:
+            - --v=2
+            - --cloud-provider=aws
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 200m
+      hostNetwork: true
diff --git a/manifests/rbac.yaml b/manifests/rbac.yaml
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+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: cloud-controller-manager
+  namespace: kube-system
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: cloud-controller-manager:apiserver-authentication-reader
+  namespace: kube-system
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: extension-apiserver-authentication-reader
+subjects:
+- apiGroup: ""
+  kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: cloud-controller-manager
+  namespace: kube-system
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: system:cloud-controller-manager
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - nodes
+  verbs:
+  - '*'
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - nodes/status
+  verbs:
+  - patch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - services
+  verbs:
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - services/status
+  verbs:
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - serviceaccounts
+  verbs:
+  - create
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - persistentvolumes
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - endpoints
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - coordination.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - leases
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - update
+---
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: system:cloud-controller-manager
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: system:cloud-controller-manager
+subjects:
+- apiGroup: ""
+  kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: cloud-controller-manager
+  namespace: kube-system