diff --git a/deploy/vmop-role-binding.yaml b/deploy/vmop-role-binding.yaml
index aa570d8..d9b76cf 100644
--- a/deploy/vmop-role-binding.yaml
+++ b/deploy/vmop-role-binding.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: vm-operator
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: vm-operator
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-  kind: ClusterRole
+  kind: Role
   name: vm-operator
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
diff --git a/deploy/vmop-cluster-role.yaml b/deploy/vmop-role.yaml
similarity index 95%
rename from deploy/vmop-cluster-role.yaml
rename to deploy/vmop-role.yaml
index 1b5b7bd..ca142f8 100644
--- a/deploy/vmop-cluster-role.yaml
+++ b/deploy/vmop-role.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
+kind: Role
 metadata:
   name: vm-operator
   labels: