diff --git a/deploy/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml b/deploy/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
index 2fde0f6b..8107aff2 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.workspaceName
       name: Workspace
       type: string
+    - jsonPath: .spec.type
+      name: Type
+      priority: 10
+      type: string
     - jsonPath: .status.startTime
       name: Start Time
       priority: 10
diff --git a/deploy/helm/pulumi-operator/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml b/deploy/helm/pulumi-operator/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
index 2fde0f6b..8107aff2 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/pulumi-operator/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/pulumi-operator/crds/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.workspaceName
       name: Workspace
       type: string
+    - jsonPath: .spec.type
+      name: Type
+      priority: 10
+      type: string
     - jsonPath: .status.startTime
       name: Start Time
       priority: 10
diff --git a/operator/api/auto/v1alpha1/update_types.go b/operator/api/auto/v1alpha1/update_types.go
index a0bafcc7..706bec52 100644
--- a/operator/api/auto/v1alpha1/update_types.go
+++ b/operator/api/auto/v1alpha1/update_types.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ type UpdateStatus struct {
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
 //+kubebuilder:subresource:status
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Workspace",type=string,JSONPath=`.spec.workspaceName`
+//+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Type",type=string,priority=10,JSONPath=`.spec.type`
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Start Time",type=date,priority=10,JSONPath=`.status.startTime`
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="End Time",type=date,priority=10,JSONPath=`.status.endTime`
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Progressing",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.conditions[?(@.type=="Progressing")].status`
diff --git a/operator/config/crd/bases/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml b/operator/config/crd/bases/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
index 2fde0f6b..8107aff2 100644
--- a/operator/config/crd/bases/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
+++ b/operator/config/crd/bases/auto.pulumi.com_updates.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.workspaceName
       name: Workspace
       type: string
+    - jsonPath: .spec.type
+      name: Type
+      priority: 10
+      type: string
     - jsonPath: .status.startTime
       name: Start Time
       priority: 10
diff --git a/operator/internal/controller/pulumi/stack_controller.go b/operator/internal/controller/pulumi/stack_controller.go
index cf4b8131..e24eb856 100644
--- a/operator/internal/controller/pulumi/stack_controller.go
+++ b/operator/internal/controller/pulumi/stack_controller.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	utilrand "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
@@ -1419,7 +1418,7 @@ func (sess *stackReconcilerSession) newDestroy(ctx context.Context, o *pulumiv1.
 }
 
 func makeUpdateName(o *pulumiv1.Stack) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", o.Name, utilrand.String(8))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%x", o.Name, time.Now().UnixMilli())
 }
 
 func (sess *stackReconcilerSession) readCurrentUpdate(ctx context.Context, name types.NamespacedName) error {