diff --git a/deploy/rbac.yml b/deploy/rbac.yml
index 388afb73..789e4043 100644
--- a/deploy/rbac.yml
+++ b/deploy/rbac.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - streams
   - streams/status
+  - keyvalues
+  - keyvalues/status
   - consumers
   - consumers/status
   - streamtemplates
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ rules:
   - jetstream.nats.io
   resources:
   - streams/finalizers
+  - keyvalues/finalizers
   - consumers/finalizers
   - accounts/finalizers
   verbs:
diff --git a/internal/controller/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
index 4f4eed00..75bf60f5 100644
--- a/internal/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		// Note that you must have the required binaries setup under the bin directory to perform
 		// the tests directly. When we run make test it will be setup and used automatically.
 		BinaryAssetsDirectory: filepath.Join("..", "..", "bin", "k8s",
-			fmt.Sprintf("1.29.0-%s-%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)),
+			fmt.Sprintf("1.31.0-%s-%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)),
 	}
 
 	var err error