diff --git a/assets/rbac/resizer_role.yaml b/assets/rbac/resizer_role.yaml
index 5b8562af9..abfdb6af9 100644
--- a/assets/rbac/resizer_role.yaml
+++ b/assets/rbac/resizer_role.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["events"]
     verbs: ["list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
diff --git a/pkg/generated/bindata.go b/pkg/generated/bindata.go
index 1ee0a568a..e10fc5c5e 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/bindata.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/bindata.go
@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["events"]
     verbs: ["list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 `)
 
 func rbacResizer_roleYamlBytes() ([]byte, error) {