diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index ed000ddbfa26..8315cb0d7392 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -231,6 +231,20 @@ roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: metricbeat
+  namespace: kube-system
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: metricbeat
+    namespace: kube-system
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: metricbeat
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: metricbeat
@@ -270,12 +284,20 @@ rules:
   - "/metrics"
   verbs:
   - get
-- apiGroups:
-    - coordination.k8s.io
-  resources:
-    - leases
-  verbs:
-    - '*'
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: metricbeat
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: metricbeat
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - coordination.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - leases
+    verbs: ["get", "create", "update"]
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role-binding.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role-binding.yaml
index 3f6f7b62439f..a3a4438e068d 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role-binding.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role-binding.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,17 @@ roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: metricbeat
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: metricbeat
+  namespace: kube-system
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: metricbeat
+    namespace: kube-system
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: metricbeat
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml
index 0eb2e89c7bd1..74a97e1d38d0 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml
@@ -38,9 +38,17 @@ rules:
   - "/metrics"
   verbs:
   - get
-- apiGroups:
-    - coordination.k8s.io
-  resources:
-    - leases
-  verbs:
-    - '*'
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: metricbeat
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: metricbeat
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - coordination.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - leases
+    verbs: ["get", "create", "update"]