diff --git a/config/auth_kubernetes_role/k8s/au/syd1/forgebot.yaml b/config/auth_kubernetes_role/k8s/au/syd1/forgebot.yaml
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index 0000000..fb42247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/auth_kubernetes_role/k8s/au/syd1/forgebot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+bound_service_account_names:
+  - default
+  - forgebot-operator
+bound_service_account_namespaces:
+  - forgebot
+token_ttl: 600
+token_max_ttl: 600
+audience: vault
diff --git a/policies/kv/service/forgebot/config/read.yaml b/policies/kv/service/forgebot/config/read.yaml
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+++ b/policies/kv/service/forgebot/config/read.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+rules:
+  - path: "kv/data/kubernetes/namespace/forgebot/*"
+    capabilities:
+      - read
+
+auth:
+  k8s/au/syd1:
+    - forgebot