diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index e81e0d9ab..b9e33e004 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Remove `Merge` trait bound from `erase` and make `product_specific_common_config` public ([#946]).
+
+[#946]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/946
+
 ## [0.84.0] - 2025-01-16
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/role_utils.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/role_utils.rs
index e77672793..068705cd4 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/role_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/role_utils.rs
@@ -163,9 +163,11 @@ pub struct CommonConfiguration<T, ProductSpecificCommonConfig> {
     // No docs needed, as we flatten this struct.
     //
     // This field is product-specific and can contain e.g. jvmArgumentOverrides.
-    // It is not accessible by operators, please use [`Role::get_product_specific_common_configs`] to read the values.
+    //
+    // If [`JavaCommonConfig`] is used, please use [`Role::get_merged_jvm_argument_overrides`] instead of
+    // reading this field directly.
     #[serde(flatten, default)]
-    pub(crate) product_specific_common_config: ProductSpecificCommonConfig,
+    pub product_specific_common_config: ProductSpecificCommonConfig,
 }
 
 impl<T, ProductSpecificCommonConfig> CommonConfiguration<T, ProductSpecificCommonConfig> {
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ impl<T, U, ProductSpecificCommonConfig> Role<T, U, ProductSpecificCommonConfig>
 where
     T: Configuration + 'static,
     U: Default + JsonSchema + Serialize,
-    ProductSpecificCommonConfig: Default + JsonSchema + Serialize + Clone + Merge,
+    ProductSpecificCommonConfig: Default + JsonSchema + Serialize + Clone,
 {
     /// This casts a generic struct implementing [`crate::product_config_utils::Configuration`]
     /// and used in [`Role`] into a Box of a dynamically dispatched