diff --git a/charts/prometheus-adapter/Chart.yaml b/charts/prometheus-adapter/Chart.yaml
index c9326246b5a..2532c89d1d6 100644
--- a/charts/prometheus-adapter/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/prometheus-adapter/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: prometheus-adapter
-version: 4.7.1
+version: 4.8.0
 appVersion: v0.11.1
 description: A Helm chart for k8s prometheus adapter
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/prometheus-adapter
diff --git a/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/custom-metrics-cluster-role.yaml b/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/custom-metrics-cluster-role.yaml
index 4aa15ffe991..f441e1bdb6f 100644
--- a/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/custom-metrics-cluster-role.yaml
+++ b/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/custom-metrics-cluster-role.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ metadata:
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - custom.metrics.k8s.io
-  resources: ["*"]
+  resources: {{ toYaml .Values.rbac.customMetrics.resources | nindent 2 }}
   verbs: ["*"]
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/external-metrics-cluster-role.yaml b/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/external-metrics-cluster-role.yaml
index 212ea78b25a..71783fd4b28 100644
--- a/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/external-metrics-cluster-role.yaml
+++ b/charts/prometheus-adapter/templates/external-metrics-cluster-role.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ metadata:
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - "external.metrics.k8s.io"
-  resources:
-  - "*"
+  resources: {{ toYaml .Values.rbac.externalMetrics.resources | nindent 2 }}
   verbs:
   - list
   - get
diff --git a/charts/prometheus-adapter/values.yaml b/charts/prometheus-adapter/values.yaml
index 5098e69fa65..695490b1561 100644
--- a/charts/prometheus-adapter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/prometheus-adapter/values.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ securityContext:
 rbac:
   # Specifies whether RBAC resources should be created
   create: true
+  externalMetrics:
+    resources: ["*"]
+  customMetrics:
+    resources: ["*"]
 
 psp:
   # Specifies whether PSP resources should be created