diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/external-secrets/ClusterRoleBinding-external-secrets.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/external-secrets/ClusterRoleBinding-external-secrets.yaml
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+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/external-secrets/ClusterRoleBinding-external-secrets.yaml
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+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: external-secrets
+  namespace: external-secrets
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: external-secrets
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: external-secrets
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: external-secrets
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: system:auth-delegator
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: external-secrets
+    namespace: external-secrets
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/external-secrets/ClusterSecretStore-openbao.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/external-secrets/ClusterSecretStore-openbao.yaml
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+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/external-secrets/ClusterSecretStore-openbao.yaml
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+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1
+kind: ClusterSecretStore
+metadata:
+  name: openbao
+  namespace: external-secrets
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: openbao
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: external-secrets
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: external-secrets
+spec:
+  provider:
+    vault:
+      server: http://openbao-internal.openbao:8200
+      path: secret
+      version: v2
+      auth:
+        kubernetes:
+          mountPath: kubernetes
+          role: external-secrets
+          serviceAccountRef:
+            name: external-secrets
+            audiences:
+              - openbao