diff --git a/api/v1/receiver_types.go b/api/v1/receiver_types.go
index 5bb7e8b1f..4ac8fc22b 100644
--- a/api/v1/receiver_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/receiver_types.go
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ func (in *Receiver) GetInterval() time.Duration {
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp",description=""
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Ready\")].status",description=""
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Status",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Ready\")].message",description=""
+// +kubebuilder:metadata:annotations="kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/substitute=disabled"
 
 // Receiver is the Schema for the receivers API.
 type Receiver struct {
diff --git a/api/v1beta3/alert_types.go b/api/v1beta3/alert_types.go
index f0c66518c..39cbb21d0 100644
--- a/api/v1beta3/alert_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta3/alert_types.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type AlertSpec struct {
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 // +kubebuilder:resource:categories=all;fluxcd;fluxcd-notifications
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp",description=""
+// +kubebuilder:metadata:annotations="kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/substitute=disabled"
 
 // Alert is the Schema for the alerts API
 type Alert struct {
diff --git a/api/v1beta3/provider_types.go b/api/v1beta3/provider_types.go
index 9e850f0b0..48d4fb7b3 100644
--- a/api/v1beta3/provider_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta3/provider_types.go
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ type ProviderSpec struct {
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 // +kubebuilder:resource:categories=all;fluxcd;fluxcd-notifications
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp",description=""
+// +kubebuilder:metadata:annotations="kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/substitute=disabled"
 
 // Provider is the Schema for the providers API
 type Provider struct {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_alerts.yaml b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_alerts.yaml
index 2612bc13f..2ff161d08 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_alerts.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_alerts.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.21.0
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/substitute: disabled
   name: alerts.notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io
 spec:
   group: notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_providers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_providers.yaml
index 215adb1a5..f5df26cf1 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_providers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_providers.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.21.0
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/substitute: disabled
   name: providers.notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io
 spec:
   group: notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml
index 049e554bf..669f36533 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.21.0
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/substitute: disabled
   name: receivers.notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io
 spec:
   group: notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io