diff --git a/manifests/0000_70_cluster-network-operator_02_rbac.yaml b/manifests/0000_70_cluster-network-operator_02_rbac.yaml
index b400c812dc..0f614e298e 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_70_cluster-network-operator_02_rbac.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_70_cluster-network-operator_02_rbac.yaml
@@ -24,3 +24,21 @@ roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: cluster-admin
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+---
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: default-account-cluster-network-operator
+  annotations:
+    release.openshift.io/delete: "true"
+    include.release.openshift.io/self-managed-high-availability: "true"
+    include.release.openshift.io/ibm-cloud-managed: "true"
+    include.release.openshift.io/single-node-developer: "true"
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: default
+  namespace: openshift-network-operator
+roleRef: 
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: cluster-admin
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io