diff --git a/docs/stack_crd.yaml b/docs/stack_crd.yaml
index 249c1e42..359f0759 100644
--- a/docs/stack_crd.yaml
+++ b/docs/stack_crd.yaml
@@ -6389,7 +6389,6 @@ spec:
           type: object
       required:
       - spec
-      - status
       type: object
   version: v1
   versions:
diff --git a/docs/stackset_crd.yaml b/docs/stackset_crd.yaml
index d9ba9e94..90c41a46 100644
--- a/docs/stackset_crd.yaml
+++ b/docs/stackset_crd.yaml
@@ -7020,7 +7020,6 @@ spec:
           type: object
       required:
       - spec
-      - status
       type: object
   version: v1
   versions:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/zalando.org/v1/types.go b/pkg/apis/zalando.org/v1/types.go
index be8d0423..2776b11d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/zalando.org/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/zalando.org/v1/types.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ type StackSet struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
-	Spec   StackSetSpec   `json:"spec"`
+	Spec StackSetSpec `json:"spec"`
+	// +optional
 	Status StackSetStatus `json:"status"`
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@ type Stack struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
-	Spec   StackSpec   `json:"spec"`
+	Spec StackSpec `json:"spec"`
+	// +optional
 	Status StackStatus `json:"status"`
 }