diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml
index 243facef..e7b0e18d 100644
--- a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,44 @@ items:
       - kind: ServiceAccount
         name: weave-net
         namespace: kube-system
+  - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+    kind: Role
+    metadata:
+      name: weave-net-kube-peer
+      namespace: kube-system
+      labels:
+        name: weave-net-kube-peer
+    rules:
+      - apiGroups:
+          - ''
+        resources:
+          - configmaps
+        resourceNames:
+          - weave-net
+        verbs:
+          - get
+          - update
+      - apiGroups:
+          - ''
+        resources:
+          - configmaps
+        verbs:
+          - create
+  - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+    kind: RoleBinding
+    metadata:
+      name: weave-net-kube-peer
+      namespace: kube-system
+      labels:
+        name: weave-net-kube-peer
+    roleRef:
+      kind: Role
+      name: weave-net-kube-peer
+      apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    subjects:
+      - kind: ServiceAccount
+        name: weave-net
+        namespace: kube-system
   - apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
     kind: DaemonSet
     metadata:
diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml
index 4cb9f351..8100b608 100644
--- a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,44 @@ items:
       - kind: ServiceAccount
         name: weave-net
         namespace: kube-system
+  - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+    kind: Role
+    metadata:
+      name: weave-net
+      namespace: kube-system
+      labels:
+        name: weave-net
+    rules:
+      - apiGroups:
+          - ''
+        resources:
+          - configmaps
+        resourceNames:
+          - weave-net
+        verbs:
+          - get
+          - update
+      - apiGroups:
+          - ''
+        resources:
+          - configmaps
+        verbs:
+          - create
+  - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+    kind: RoleBinding
+    metadata:
+      name: weave-net
+      namespace: kube-system
+      labels:
+        name: weave-net
+    roleRef:
+      kind: Role
+      name: weave-net
+      apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    subjects:
+      - kind: ServiceAccount
+        name: weave-net
+        namespace: kube-system
   - apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
     kind: DaemonSet
     metadata: