diff --git a/infra/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml b/infra/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml
index b7e48d2..d62470e 100644
--- a/infra/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml
+++ b/infra/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   package: xpkg.upbound.io/crossplane-contrib/provider-gitlab:v0.10.4
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: vault
+
+---
 apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
 kind: ExternalSecret
 metadata: