diff --git a/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml b/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml
index 7087ddc..4c6e2e7 100644
--- a/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.22.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.23.0
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/component: customresourcedefinition
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: capoperators.operator.sme.sap.com
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 0c63869..298a4ea 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - configmaps
-  - events
   - namespaces
   - pods
   - secrets
@@ -88,6 +87,18 @@ rules:
   - patch
   - update
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - events.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - monitoring.coreos.com
   resources:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e4d059..f2efc4e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.27.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/sap/component-operator-runtime v0.3.175
+	github.com/sap/component-operator-runtime v0.3.176
 	k8s.io/api v0.37.1
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.37.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.37.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index def24df..848e1e3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.22.0 h1:6q9+/JL9IKAPbCmBrv9n5O5Ty3NKnciV5X7YGw0o
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.22.0/go.mod h1:CvmFr/GVhIjIvWJZW3tgkODBQMRIf0EyWMQLHCHab58=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0tI/otEQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1/go.mod h1:MaRKkUm5W0goXpeCfT7UZI6fk/L7L7so1lCWt35ZSgc=
-github.com/sap/component-operator-runtime v0.3.175 h1:V1Z39hSLIpop2MNEGZnRPt/UDNtqELz6cXdNqdqw4+0=
-github.com/sap/component-operator-runtime v0.3.175/go.mod h1:G1EbkpvNNHY232XHocbXErNCRT/nLHLDYpEXAAyiF7c=
+github.com/sap/component-operator-runtime v0.3.176 h1:r6uTUFGnnmaiWlYzBPzDjPLfybWpxODDOS0L8olHwgM=
+github.com/sap/component-operator-runtime v0.3.176/go.mod h1:G1EbkpvNNHY232XHocbXErNCRT/nLHLDYpEXAAyiF7c=
 github.com/sap/go-generics v0.2.78 h1:RRfcf/dbzb4p5anHPAJ5GKqG62xIRQ7iC8Vq2g1l85M=
 github.com/sap/go-generics v0.2.78/go.mod h1:S4ybWTl2q13VAxXrYE2exkaGuAEwkGP0rErslt2pNqU=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.4.0 h1:n/SP9D5ad1fORl+llWyN+D6qoUETXNZARKjyY2/KVCw=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 03e4b85..dad3741 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ package main
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="sme.sap.com",resources=capapplications;capapplicationversions;captenants;captenantoperations;captenantoutputs;clusterdomains;domains,verbs=get;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="apiextensions.k8s.io",resources=customresourcedefinitions,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="monitoring.coreos.com",resources=servicemonitors,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets;configmaps;pods;services;serviceaccounts;namespaces;events,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="events.k8s.io",resources=events,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets;configmaps;pods;services;serviceaccounts;namespaces,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 
 import (
 	"flag"