diff --git a/constraint/config/crds/templates.gatekeeper.sh_constrainttemplates.yaml b/constraint/config/crds/templates.gatekeeper.sh_constrainttemplates.yaml
index a9b38df68..1d9741256 100644
--- a/constraint/config/crds/templates.gatekeeper.sh_constrainttemplates.yaml
+++ b/constraint/config/crds/templates.gatekeeper.sh_constrainttemplates.yaml
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       type: array
                     operations:
-                      enum:
-                      - '*'
-                      - CREATE
-                      - DELETE
-                      - UPDATE
-                      - CONNECT
                       items:
                         description: OperationType specifies an operation for a request.
+                        enum:
+                        - '*'
+                        - CREATE
+                        - DELETE
+                        - UPDATE
+                        - CONNECT
                         type: string
                       type: array
                     rego:
diff --git a/constraint/deploy/crds.yaml b/constraint/deploy/crds.yaml
index 94a87c5d8..2f4990e04 100644
--- a/constraint/deploy/crds.yaml
+++ b/constraint/deploy/crds.yaml
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       type: array
                     operations:
-                      enum:
-                      - '*'
-                      - CREATE
-                      - DELETE
-                      - UPDATE
-                      - CONNECT
                       items:
                         description: OperationType specifies an operation for a request.
+                        enum:
+                        - '*'
+                        - CREATE
+                        - DELETE
+                        - UPDATE
+                        - CONNECT
                         type: string
                       type: array
                     rego:
diff --git a/constraint/pkg/apis/templates/v1alpha1/constrainttemplate_types.go b/constraint/pkg/apis/templates/v1alpha1/constrainttemplate_types.go
index 13a9e6ef9..3f476d287 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/apis/templates/v1alpha1/constrainttemplate_types.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/apis/templates/v1alpha1/constrainttemplate_types.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type Target struct {
 	// +listMapKey=engine
 	Code []Code `json:"code,omitempty"`
 
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum="*";CREATE;DELETE;UPDATE;CONNECT
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:items:Enum=*;CREATE;DELETE;UPDATE;CONNECT
 	Operations []admissionv1.OperationType `json:"operations,omitempty"`
 }