diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go
index 1b60a240..8d30386c 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/githubactionrunner_types.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type GithubActionRunnerSpec struct {
 	MaxRunners int `json:"maxRunners"`
 
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:XEmbeddedResource
+	// +kubebuilder:pruning:PreserveUnknownFields
 	PodTemplateSpec v1.PodTemplateSpec `json:"podTemplateSpec"`
 
 	// PAT to un/register runners. Required if the operator is not running in github-application mode.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml b/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml
index b0521899..d8d15b5e 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/garo.tietoevry.com_githubactionrunners.yaml
@@ -6307,6 +6307,8 @@ spec:
                     - containers
                     type: object
                 type: object
+                x-kubernetes-embedded-resource: true
+                x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
               reconciliationPeriod:
                 default: 1m
                 description: How often to reconcile/check the runner pool. If undefined