diff --git a/stable/datadog/Chart.yaml b/stable/datadog/Chart.yaml
index 72bc077363..5a4d4193df 100644
--- a/stable/datadog/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/datadog/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: datadog
-version: 2.2.6
+version: 2.2.7
 appVersion: "7"
 description: Datadog Agent
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/datadog/templates/agent-rbac.yaml b/stable/datadog/templates/agent-rbac.yaml
index 31986b6be4..220974fd0e 100644
--- a/stable/datadog/templates/agent-rbac.yaml
+++ b/stable/datadog/templates/agent-rbac.yaml
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ rules:
   verbs:
   - get
   - update
-- apiGroups:  # To create the leader election token
+- apiGroups:  # To create the leader election token and hpa events
   - ""
   resources:
   - configmaps
+  - events
   verbs:
   - create
 - nonResourceURLs: