diff --git a/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/init.go b/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/init.go
index bede1a92d5e..bb0cea5aeed 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/optional/helm/v1alpha/scaffolds/init.go
@@ -292,6 +292,20 @@ func copyFileWithHelmLogic(srcFile, destFile, subDir, projectName string) error
 		contentStr = strings.Replace(contentStr,
 			"name: metrics-reader",
 			fmt.Sprintf("name: %s-metrics-reader", projectName), 1)
+		contentStr = strings.Replace(contentStr,
+			"name: leader-election-role",
+			fmt.Sprintf("name: %s-leader-election-role", projectName), 1)
+		contentStr = strings.Replace(contentStr,
+			"name: leader-election-rolebinding",
+			fmt.Sprintf("name: %s-leader-election-rolebinding", projectName), 1)
+
+		// The generated files do not include the namespace
+		if strings.Contains(contentStr, "leader-election-rolebinding") ||
+			strings.Contains(contentStr, "leader-election") {
+			namespace := `
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}`
+			contentStr = strings.Replace(contentStr, "metadata:", "metadata:"+namespace, 1)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Conditionally handle CRD patches and annotations for CRDs
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod
index b8fb2172720..d9211a54f34 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4-multigroup
 go 1.22.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1
+	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.1
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml
index bae1f30d0a8..a6a6c59da92 100755
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ kind: Role
 metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "chart.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  name: leader-election-role
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  name: project-v4-with-plugins-leader-election-role
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml
index 919673d8977..3b4c078280b 100755
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart/templates/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "chart.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  name: leader-election-rolebinding
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  name: project-v4-with-plugins-leader-election-rolebinding
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: Role
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
index c8d5c363ec5..86a7d16eb8b 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4
 go 1.22.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1
+	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.1