diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6d85899..aab989e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Bump `stackable-operator` to 0.87.0 ([#282]).
 - Default to OCI for image metadata ([#268]).
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Give RBAC permission to `delete` Services, which is needed to set an ownerRef on already existing Services ([#283]).
+
 [#267]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/267
 [#268]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/268
 [#279]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/279
 [#282]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/282
+[#283]: https://github.com/stackabletech/listener-operator/pull/283
 
 ## [24.11.1] - 2025-01-10
 
diff --git a/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml b/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml
index 7271832c..d6a0018f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/listener-operator/templates/roles.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ rules:
       - list
       - watch
       - create
+      - delete # Needed to set an ownerRef on already existing Services
       - patch
   - apiGroups:
       - ""