diff --git a/parachain-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs b/parachain-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs
index b37468f184e..98de60dba55 100644
--- a/parachain-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/parachain-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub fn development_config() -> ChainSpec {
 					get_account_id_from_seed::<sr25519::Public>("Eve//stash"),
 					get_account_id_from_seed::<sr25519::Public>("Ferdie//stash"),
 				],
+				get_account_id_from_seed::<sr25519::Public>("Alice"),
 				1000.into(),
 			)
 		},
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ pub fn local_testnet_config() -> ChainSpec {
 					get_account_id_from_seed::<sr25519::Public>("Eve//stash"),
 					get_account_id_from_seed::<sr25519::Public>("Ferdie//stash"),
 				],
+				get_account_id_from_seed::<sr25519::Public>("Alice"),
 				1000.into(),
 			)
 		},
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ pub fn local_testnet_config() -> ChainSpec {
 fn testnet_genesis(
 	invulnerables: Vec<(AccountId, AuraId)>,
 	endowed_accounts: Vec<AccountId>,
+	root: AccountId,
 	id: ParaId,
 ) -> parachain_template_runtime::GenesisConfig {
 	parachain_template_runtime::GenesisConfig {
@@ -218,5 +221,6 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 			safe_xcm_version: Some(SAFE_XCM_VERSION),
 		},
 		transaction_payment: Default::default(),
+		sudo: parachain_template_runtime::SudoConfig { key: Some(root) },
 	}
 }
diff --git a/parachain-template/runtime/Cargo.toml b/parachain-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 6177e435472..d00c2340532 100644
--- a/parachain-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/parachain-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ runtime-benchmarks = [
 	"pallet-collator-selection/runtime-benchmarks",
 	"pallet-parachain-template/runtime-benchmarks",
 	"pallet-timestamp/runtime-benchmarks",
+	"pallet-sudo/runtime-benchmarks",
 	"pallet-xcm/runtime-benchmarks",
 	"sp-runtime/runtime-benchmarks",
 	"xcm-builder/runtime-benchmarks",
diff --git a/parachain-template/runtime/src/lib.rs b/parachain-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
index b2d4ea9f7dd..ef581cbb6be 100644
--- a/parachain-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parachain-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ impl pallet_transaction_payment::Config for Runtime {
 	type OperationalFeeMultiplier = ConstU8<5>;
 }
 
+impl pallet_sudo::Config for Runtime {
+	type RuntimeEvent = RuntimeEvent;
+	type RuntimeCall = RuntimeCall;
+	type WeightInfo = ();
+}
+
 parameter_types! {
 	pub const ReservedXcmpWeight: Weight = MAXIMUM_BLOCK_WEIGHT.saturating_div(4);
 	pub const ReservedDmpWeight: Weight = MAXIMUM_BLOCK_WEIGHT.saturating_div(4);
@@ -479,6 +485,9 @@ construct_runtime!(
 		Balances: pallet_balances = 10,
 		TransactionPayment: pallet_transaction_payment = 11,
 
+		// Governance
+		Sudo: pallet_sudo = 15,
+
 		// Collator support. The order of these 4 are important and shall not change.
 		Authorship: pallet_authorship = 20,
 		CollatorSelection: pallet_collator_selection = 21,
@@ -493,7 +502,7 @@ construct_runtime!(
 		DmpQueue: cumulus_pallet_dmp_queue = 33,
 
 		// Template
-		TemplatePallet: pallet_parachain_template = 40,
+		TemplatePallet: pallet_parachain_template = 50,
 	}
 );
 
@@ -504,6 +513,7 @@ mod benches {
 		[pallet_balances, Balances]
 		[pallet_session, SessionBench::<Runtime>]
 		[pallet_timestamp, Timestamp]
+		[pallet_sudo, Sudo]
 		[pallet_collator_selection, CollatorSelection]
 		[cumulus_pallet_xcmp_queue, XcmpQueue]
 	);