diff --git a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/Chart.yaml
index eee4a763..484871a2 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: v0.8.0
+version: v0.8.1
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "v0.8.0"
+appVersion: "v0.8.1"
 
 # This is a semver range of compatible Kubernetes versions. Helm will validate the version
 # constraints when installing the chart and fail if the cluster runs an unsupported Kubernetes version
diff --git a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/README.md b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/README.md
index fdd19819..4a143917 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/README.md
+++ b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Pulsar Resources Operator
 
-![Version: v0.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.8.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v0.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v0.8.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: v0.8.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.8.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v0.8.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v0.8.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
 
diff --git a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/crds/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/crds/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml
index 8cdb1b9a..b32aa128 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/crds/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/crds/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ spec:
                 description: Annotations to add to the deployment
                 type: object
               apiServerRef:
-                description: APIServerRef is the reference to the StreamNativeCloudConnection
+                description: |-
+                  APIServerRef is the reference to the StreamNativeCloudConnection.
+                  If not specified, the APIServerRef from the referenced ComputeWorkspace will be used.
                 properties:
                   name:
                     description: |-
@@ -4658,7 +4660,6 @@ spec:
                   is required
                 type: string
             required:
-            - apiServerRef
             - workspaceName
             type: object
           status:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/tests/deployment_test.yaml b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/tests/deployment_test.yaml
index 9dc7373a..8b65f000 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/tests/deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar-resources-operator/tests/deployment_test.yaml
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ tests:
 
   - it: should update the image version successfully
     set:
-      image.manager.tag: v0.8.0
+      image.manager.tag: v0.8.1
     asserts:
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].image
-          value: docker.io/streamnative/pulsar-resources-operator:v0.8.0
+          value: docker.io/streamnative/pulsar-resources-operator:v0.8.1
 
   - it: should update the replicas successfully
     set:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml b/config/crd/bases/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml
index 8cdb1b9a..b32aa128 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/resource.streamnative.io_computeflinkdeployments.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ spec:
                 description: Annotations to add to the deployment
                 type: object
               apiServerRef:
-                description: APIServerRef is the reference to the StreamNativeCloudConnection
+                description: |-
+                  APIServerRef is the reference to the StreamNativeCloudConnection.
+                  If not specified, the APIServerRef from the referenced ComputeWorkspace will be used.
                 properties:
                   name:
                     description: |-
@@ -4658,7 +4660,6 @@ spec:
                   is required
                 type: string
             required:
-            - apiServerRef
             - workspaceName
             type: object
           status: