diff --git a/server/k8s/manifest.template.yml b/server/k8s/manifest.template.yml
index 02a30232e3..ff9929e98a 100644
--- a/server/k8s/manifest.template.yml
+++ b/server/k8s/manifest.template.yml
@@ -76,3 +76,8 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: github
                   key: privateKey
+          securityContext:
+            capabilities:
+              # FIXME - Switch to the more restrictive `PERFMON` capability.
+              # This capability isn't yet available in a stable version of Debian.
+              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]