diff --git a/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments.yaml b/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments.yaml
index 16f213cdde..19cd7c363b 100644
--- a/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments.yaml
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdateTime:
                       description: Last time the condition was probed.
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Message human readable text that explain why this
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdated:
                       description: LastUpdated time of the driver status
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Reason represents the human readable text that
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ spec:
               lastUpdated:
                 description: LastUpdated time of the deployment status
                 format: date-time
+                nullable: true
                 type: string
               phase:
                 description: Phase indicates the state of the deployment
@@ -478,6 +481,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdateTime:
                       description: Last time the condition was probed.
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Message human readable text that explain why this
@@ -504,6 +508,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdated:
                       description: LastUpdated time of the driver status
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Reason represents the human readable text that
@@ -524,6 +529,7 @@ spec:
               lastUpdated:
                 description: LastUpdated time of the deployment status
                 format: date-time
+                nullable: true
                 type: string
               phase:
                 description: Phase indicates the state of the deployment
diff --git a/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments_webhook.yaml b/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments_webhook.yaml
index eb96c01b12..a1b07a160d 100644
--- a/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments_webhook.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crd/pmem-csi.intel.com_deployments_webhook.yaml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdateTime:
                       description: Last time the condition was probed.
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Message human readable text that explain why this condition is in this state
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdated:
                       description: LastUpdated time of the driver status
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Reason represents the human readable text that explains why the driver is in this state.
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ spec:
               lastUpdated:
                 description: LastUpdated time of the deployment status
                 format: date-time
+                nullable: true
                 type: string
               phase:
                 description: Phase indicates the state of the deployment
@@ -416,6 +419,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdateTime:
                       description: Last time the condition was probed.
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Message human readable text that explain why this condition is in this state
@@ -440,6 +444,7 @@ spec:
                     lastUpdated:
                       description: LastUpdated time of the driver status
                       format: date-time
+                      nullable: true
                       type: string
                     reason:
                       description: Reason represents the human readable text that explains why the driver is in this state.
@@ -456,6 +461,7 @@ spec:
               lastUpdated:
                 description: LastUpdated time of the deployment status
                 format: date-time
+                nullable: true
                 type: string
               phase:
                 description: Phase indicates the state of the deployment
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1alpha1/deployment_types.go b/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1alpha1/deployment_types.go
index f9c9d8718a..01113b12a5 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1alpha1/deployment_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1alpha1/deployment_types.go
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ type DeploymentCondition struct {
 	// Status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
 	Status corev1.ConditionStatus `json:"status"`
 	// Message human readable text that explain why this condition is in this state
-	// +optional
 	Reason string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
 	// Last time the condition was probed.
-	// +optional
+	// +nullable
 	LastUpdateTime metav1.Time `json:"lastUpdateTime,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ type DriverStatus struct {
 	// driver is in this state.
 	Reason string `json:"reason"`
 	// LastUpdated time of the driver status
+	// +nullable
 	LastUpdated metav1.Time `json:"lastUpdated,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	Conditions []DeploymentCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty"`
 	Components []DriverStatus        `json:"driverComponents,omitempty"`
 	// LastUpdated time of the deployment status
+	// +nullable
 	LastUpdated metav1.Time `json:"lastUpdated,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1beta1/deployment_types.go b/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1beta1/deployment_types.go
index 61112ee3db..ad783ed01d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1beta1/deployment_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pmemcsi/v1beta1/deployment_types.go
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ type DeploymentCondition struct {
 	// Status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
 	Status corev1.ConditionStatus `json:"status"`
 	// Message human readable text that explain why this condition is in this state
-	// +optional
 	Reason string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
 	// Last time the condition was probed.
-	// +optional
+	// +nullable
 	LastUpdateTime metav1.Time `json:"lastUpdateTime,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +161,7 @@ type DriverStatus struct {
 	// driver is in this state.
 	Reason string `json:"reason"`
 	// LastUpdated time of the driver status
+	// +nullable
 	LastUpdated metav1.Time `json:"lastUpdated,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	Conditions []DeploymentCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty"`
 	Components []DriverStatus        `json:"driverComponents,omitempty"`
 	// LastUpdated time of the deployment status
+	// +nullable
 	LastUpdated metav1.Time `json:"lastUpdated,omitempty"`
 }