diff --git a/scripts/config/kind/audit-config.yaml b/scripts/config/kind/audit-config.yaml
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+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+nodes:
+- role: control-plane
+  kubeadmConfigPatches:
+  - |
+    kind: ClusterConfiguration
+    apiServer:
+        # enable auditing flags on the API server
+        extraArgs:
+          audit-log-path: /var/log/kubernetes/kube-apiserver-audit.log
+          audit-policy-file: /etc/kubernetes/policies/audit-policy.yaml
+        # mount new files / directories on the control plane
+        extraVolumes:
+          - name: audit-policies
+            hostPath: /etc/kubernetes/policies
+            mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/policies
+            readOnly: true
+            pathType: "DirectoryOrCreate"
+          - name: "audit-logs"
+            hostPath: "/var/log/kubernetes"
+            mountPath: "/var/log/kubernetes"
+            readOnly: false
+            pathType: DirectoryOrCreate
+  # mount the local file on the control plane
+  extraMounts:
+  - hostPath: ./scripts/config/kind/audit-policy.yaml
+    containerPath: /etc/kubernetes/policies/audit-policy.yaml
+    readOnly: true
diff --git a/scripts/config/kind/audit-policy.yaml b/scripts/config/kind/audit-policy.yaml
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+apiVersion: audit.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Policy
+rules:
+- level: RequestResponse
+  resources:
+    - group: "kyverno.io"
+      resources: ["policies", "clusterpolicies"]