diff --git a/k8s/bootstrap-local/00-namespaces.yaml b/k8s/bootstrap-local/00-namespaces.yaml
index 255d0ce..a0c8f0d 100644
--- a/k8s/bootstrap-local/00-namespaces.yaml
+++ b/k8s/bootstrap-local/00-namespaces.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ metadata:
   name: storage
   labels:
     name: storage
+    # REQUIRED: minio operator needs privileged securityContext
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace