diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c706ab585..94d88767e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Note:
   - [azure-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver) 1.10.0
   - [cinder-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/blob/master/docs/cinder-csi-plugin/using-cinder-csi-plugin.md) 1.30.0
   - [gcp-pd-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gcp-compute-persistent-disk-csi-driver) 1.9.2
-  - [local-path-provisioner](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner) 0.0.32
+  - [local-path-provisioner](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner) 0.0.37
   - [local-volume-provisioner](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/sig-storage-local-static-provisioner) 2.5.0
   - [node-feature-discovery](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/node-feature-discovery) 0.19.0
 
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cm.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cm.yml.j2
index a0b0bc123..729ff11c6 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cm.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cm.yml.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ data:
     metadata:
       name: helper-pod
     spec:
+      priorityClassName: system-node-critical
+      tolerations:
+        - key: node.kubernetes.io/disk-pressure
+          operator: Exists
+          effect: NoSchedule
       containers:
       - name: helper-pod
         image: "{{ local_path_provisioner_helper_image_repo }}:{{ local_path_provisioner_helper_image_tag }}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cr.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cr.yml.j2
index 2b53ba72d..cdaeaf4fc 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cr.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-cr.yml.j2
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ metadata:
   name: local-path-provisioner-role
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ]
-    resources: [ "nodes", "persistentvolumeclaims", "configmaps" ]
+    resources: [ "nodes", "configmaps", "pods/log" ]
     verbs: [ "get", "list", "watch" ]
+  - apiGroups: [ "" ]
+    resources: [ "persistentvolumeclaims" ]
+    verbs: [ "get", "list", "watch", "update" ]
   - apiGroups: [ "" ]
     resources: [ "endpoints", "persistentvolumes", "pods" ]
     verbs: [ "*" ]
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-deployment.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-deployment.yml.j2
index fce2828d9..2ac589274 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner/templates/local-path-storage-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ spec:
 {% if local_path_provisioner_debug %}
         - --debug
 {% endif %}
+        ports:
+        - name: health
+          containerPort: 8080
+          protocol: TCP
+        startupProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: health
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 5
+          failureThreshold: 12
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: health
+          initialDelaySeconds: 10
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /ready
+            port: health
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 5
         volumeMounts:
         - name: config-volume
           mountPath: /etc/config/
@@ -35,6 +58,10 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        - name: CONFIG_MOUNT_PATH
+          value: /etc/config/
+        - name: HEALTH_PORT
+          value: "8080"
 {% if local_path_provisioner_resources %}
         resources:
           {{ local_path_provisioner_resources | to_nice_yaml | indent(10) | trim }}
diff --git a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 91c12c5fb..da6027a62 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ metrics_server_image_tag: "v{{ metrics_server_version }}"
 local_volume_provisioner_version: "2.5.0"
 local_volume_provisioner_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/sig-storage/local-volume-provisioner"
 local_volume_provisioner_image_tag: "v{{ local_volume_provisioner_version }}"
-local_path_provisioner_version: "0.0.32"
+local_path_provisioner_version: "0.0.37"
 local_path_provisioner_image_repo: "{{ docker_image_repo }}/rancher/local-path-provisioner"
 local_path_provisioner_image_tag: "v{{ local_path_provisioner_version }}"
 alb_ingress_image_repo: "{{ docker_image_repo }}/amazon/aws-alb-ingress-controller"