diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 1b73263949..c0579b49b6 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -259,6 +259,18 @@ spec:
           - get
           - patch
           - update
+        - apiGroups:
+          - route.openshift.io
+          resources:
+          - routes
+          verbs:
+          - create
+          - delete
+          - get
+          - list
+          - patch
+          - update
+          - watch
         - apiGroups:
           - authentication.k8s.io
           resources:
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
index 13eab89597..8fe1e27c21 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ spec:
                     description: 'Type default value is: "" Supported types are: ingress'
                     enum:
                     - ingress
+                    - openshift-route-v1
                     type: string
                 type: object
               maxReplicas:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml b/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
index 3a33c5ce25..1acb18be2a 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
@@ -1224,6 +1224,7 @@ spec:
                     description: 'Type default value is: "" Supported types are: ingress'
                     enum:
                     - ingress
+                    - openshift-route-v1
                     type: string
                 type: object
               maxReplicas:
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 5655552356..f937aae4f7 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -170,3 +170,15 @@ rules:
   - get
   - patch
   - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - route.openshift.io
+  resources:
+  - routes
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index b87e3645da..00c24e1f74 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -3840,7 +3840,7 @@ Ingress is used to specify how OpenTelemetry Collector is exposed. This function
         <td>
           Type default value is: "" Supported types are: ingress<br/>
           <br/>
-            <i>Enum</i>: ingress<br/>
+            <i>Enum</i>: ingress, openshift-route-v1<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
       </tr></tbody>