diff --git a/deploy/concierge/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml b/deploy/concierge/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
index a59cca14..900db6cb 100644
--- a/deploy/concierge/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
+++ b/deploy/concierge/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ spec:
             required:
             - strategies
             type: object
-        required:
-        - status
         type: object
     served: true
     storage: true
diff --git a/generated/1.17/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go b/generated/1.17/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
index ed2aaef7..63d59446 100644
--- a/generated/1.17/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
+++ b/generated/1.17/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type CredentialIssuer struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
 	// Status of the credential issuer.
+	// +optional
 	Status CredentialIssuerStatus `json:"status"`
 }
 
diff --git a/generated/1.17/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml b/generated/1.17/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
index a59cca14..900db6cb 100644
--- a/generated/1.17/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
+++ b/generated/1.17/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ spec:
             required:
             - strategies
             type: object
-        required:
-        - status
         type: object
     served: true
     storage: true
diff --git a/generated/1.18/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go b/generated/1.18/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
index ed2aaef7..63d59446 100644
--- a/generated/1.18/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
+++ b/generated/1.18/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type CredentialIssuer struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
 	// Status of the credential issuer.
+	// +optional
 	Status CredentialIssuerStatus `json:"status"`
 }
 
diff --git a/generated/1.18/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml b/generated/1.18/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
index a59cca14..900db6cb 100644
--- a/generated/1.18/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
+++ b/generated/1.18/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ spec:
             required:
             - strategies
             type: object
-        required:
-        - status
         type: object
     served: true
     storage: true
diff --git a/generated/1.19/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go b/generated/1.19/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
index ed2aaef7..63d59446 100644
--- a/generated/1.19/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
+++ b/generated/1.19/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type CredentialIssuer struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
 	// Status of the credential issuer.
+	// +optional
 	Status CredentialIssuerStatus `json:"status"`
 }
 
diff --git a/generated/1.19/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml b/generated/1.19/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
index a59cca14..900db6cb 100644
--- a/generated/1.19/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
+++ b/generated/1.19/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ spec:
             required:
             - strategies
             type: object
-        required:
-        - status
         type: object
     served: true
     storage: true
diff --git a/generated/1.20/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go b/generated/1.20/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
index ed2aaef7..63d59446 100644
--- a/generated/1.20/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
+++ b/generated/1.20/apis/concierge/config/v1alpha1/types_credentialissuer.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type CredentialIssuer struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
 	// Status of the credential issuer.
+	// +optional
 	Status CredentialIssuerStatus `json:"status"`
 }
 
diff --git a/generated/1.20/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml b/generated/1.20/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
index a59cca14..900db6cb 100644
--- a/generated/1.20/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
+++ b/generated/1.20/crds/config.concierge.pinniped.dev_credentialissuers.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ spec:
             required:
             - strategies
             type: object
-        required:
-        - status
         type: object
     served: true
     storage: true