diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_01_prometheusrole.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_01_prometheusrole.yaml
index 8939f37cf8..47720fde1c 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_01_prometheusrole.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_01_prometheusrole.yaml
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - discovery.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - endpointslices
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml
index fdf933221e..9580fddac5 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: kube-apiserver-operator
+  serviceDiscoveryRole: EndpointSlice
 ---
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: PrometheusRule
diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml
index a6379a0e05..fc70ebbf0e 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - discovery.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - endpointslices
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding
@@ -117,6 +125,7 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       component: apiserver
       provider: kubernetes
+  serviceDiscoveryRole: EndpointSlice
 ---
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: PrometheusRule