diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 79ca433eb..a523236e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ BUILD_GOPATH=$(TARGET_DIR):$(TARGET_DIR)/vendor:$(CURPATH)/cmd
 IMAGE_BUILDER?=docker
 IMAGE_BUILD_OPTS?=
 DOCKERFILE?=Dockerfile
+DOCKERFILE_CONFIG_DAEMON?=Dockerfile.sriov-network-config-daemon
 
 CRD_BASES=./config/crd/bases
 
 export APP_NAME?=sriov-network-operator
 TARGET=$(TARGET_DIR)/bin/$(APP_NAME)
-IMAGE_TAG?=ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg/$(APP_NAME):latest
+IMAGE_REPO?=ghcr.io/k8snetworkplumbingwg
+IMAGE_TAG?=$(IMAGE_REPO)/$(APP_NAME):latest
+CONFIG_DAEMON_IMAGE_TAG?=$(IMAGE_REPO)/sriov-network-config-daemon:latest
 MAIN_PKG=cmd/manager/main.go
 export NAMESPACE?=openshift-sriov-network-operator
 export WATCH_NAMESPACE?=openshift-sriov-network-operator
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ update-codegen:
 
 image: ; $(info Building image...)
 	$(IMAGE_BUILDER) build -f $(DOCKERFILE) -t $(IMAGE_TAG) $(CURPATH) $(IMAGE_BUILD_OPTS)
+	$(IMAGE_BUILDER) build -f $(DOCKERFILE_CONFIG_DAEMON) -t $(CONFIG_DAEMON_IMAGE_TAG) $(CURPATH) $(IMAGE_BUILD_OPTS)
 
 # Run tests
 test: generate vet manifests envtest
diff --git a/deploy/role.yaml b/deploy/role.yaml
index 6629379cd..409286ab5 100644
--- a/deploy/role.yaml
+++ b/deploy/role.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ rules:
   - 'leases'
   verbs:
   - '*'
+- apiGroups:
+    - ""
+  resources:
+    - events
+  verbs:
+    - create
+    - patch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
diff --git a/deployment/sriov-network-operator/templates/role.yaml b/deployment/sriov-network-operator/templates/role.yaml
index 35a9d50af..6058a86e1 100644
--- a/deployment/sriov-network-operator/templates/role.yaml
+++ b/deployment/sriov-network-operator/templates/role.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ rules:
       - 'leases'
     verbs:
       - '*'
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - events
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - patch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role