diff --git a/olm/olm-template/manifests/rhoas-operator.kafkaconnections.crd.yaml b/olm/olm-template/manifests/rhoas-operator.kafkaconnections.crd.yaml
index c1681827..8579088d 100644
--- a/olm/olm-template/manifests/rhoas-operator.kafkaconnections.crd.yaml
+++ b/olm/olm-template/manifests/rhoas-operator.kafkaconnections.crd.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ spec:
               metadata:
                 nullable: true
                 type: object
+                x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
               updated:
                 nullable: true
                 type: string