diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/v1alpha1/job.go b/pkg/apis/batch/v1alpha1/job.go
index 4f8a566a8a..9190cab4cc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/v1alpha1/job.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/v1alpha1/job.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ type JobStatus struct {
 
 	// The number of pods which reached phase Succeeded.
 	// +optional
-	Succeeded int32 `json:"Succeeded,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=succeeded"`
+	Succeeded int32 `json:"succeeded,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=succeeded"`
 
 	// The number of pods which reached phase Failed.
 	// +optional