diff --git a/content/ngf/install/manifests.md b/content/ngf/install/manifests.md
index 59ca928b5..af8324f4b 100644
--- a/content/ngf/install/manifests.md
+++ b/content/ngf/install/manifests.md
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ Deploying NGINX Gateway Fabric with Kubernetes manifests takes only a few steps.
 #### Stable release
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
+kubectl apply --server-side -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
 ```
 
 #### Edge version
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/main/deploy/crds.yaml
+kubectl apply --server-side -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/main/deploy/crds.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Deploy NGINX Gateway Fabric
diff --git a/content/ngf/install/upgrade-version.md b/content/ngf/install/upgrade-version.md
index fedadffe0..45b4fa3fd 100644
--- a/content/ngf/install/upgrade-version.md
+++ b/content/ngf/install/upgrade-version.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ kubectl kustomize "https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/config/crd/gate
 Run the following command to upgrade the CRDs:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
+kubectl apply --server-side -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
 ```
 
 {{< note >}}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ For customization options during the Helm installation process, view the [Instal
 Apply the new CRDs with the following command:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
+kubectl apply --server-side -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
 ```
 
 Next, install the latest stable release of NGINX Gateway Fabric in the `nginx-gateway` namespace with the following command:
diff --git a/content/ngf/troubleshooting.md b/content/ngf/troubleshooting.md
index 86705512c..90387ec6b 100644
--- a/content/ngf/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/content/ngf/troubleshooting.md
@@ -512,6 +512,21 @@ It indicates that `proxy_protocol` is enabled for the gateway listeners, but the
 
 - Send valid proxy information with requests being handled by your application.
 
+#### Custom Resource Definition is invalid due to being too large 
+
+If you apply the NGINX Gateway Fabric CRDs and see the following error:
+
+```text
+The CustomResourceDefinition "nginxproxies.gateway.nginx.org" is invalid: metadata.annotations: Too long: may not be more than 262144 bytes
+```
+
+This is a known issue with Kubernetes, more specifically the client-side-apply annotation limit with kubectl, and our recommended workaround 
+is to use kubectl's server-side apply when installing the NGINX Gateway Fabric CRDs. To do this, you can use the `--server-side` flag when applying the CRDs:
+
+```shell
+kubectl apply --server-side -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v{{< version-ngf >}}/deploy/crds.yaml
+```
+
 ### See also
 
 You can view the [Kubernetes Troubleshooting Guide](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/debug/debug-application/) for more debugging guidance.