diff --git a/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml b/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml
index ec57a638aec..0894ccad0ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.17"
+          go-version: "1.18"
       - name: Execute go-apidiff
         uses: joelanford/go-apidiff@v0.2.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testdata.yml b/.github/workflows/testdata.yml
index fd0fbb05e1e..e0e0f977a9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testdata.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testdata.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.17'
+          go-version: '1.18'
       - name: Remove pre-installed kustomize
         # This step is needed as the following one tries to remove
         # kustomize for each test but has no permission to do so
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-legacy.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-legacy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..780bcad8b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-legacy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# todo: remove this file when go/v2 be removed
+name: Unit tests Legacy (go/v2)
+
+# Trigger the workflow on pull requests and direct pushes to any branch
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-latest
+    # Pull requests from the same repository won't trigger this checks as they were already triggered by the push
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository)
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone the code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          # the go/v2 cannot be updated and is scaffold with golang 1.13
+          # (version used by its dep version of the controller-runtime)
+          # however, we are unable to downgrade the version here
+          # because we will face errors
+          # So we are keeping the latest version where it works
+          # and highlighting that must be fixed
+          # Therefore, we probably will deprecate go/v2 soon since we cannot upgrade it
+          # to use the versions of controller-runtime > v0.9
+          # and controller-tools > v0.6 as k8s > 1.21 then it might not be valid we spend effort on this fix
+          go-version: "1.17"
+      # This step is needed as the following one tries to remove
+      # kustomize for each test but has no permission to do so
+      - name: Remove pre-installed kustomize
+        run: sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/kustomize
+      - name: Perform the test
+        run: make test-legacy
+      - name: Report failure
+        uses: nashmaniac/create-issue-action@v1.1
+        # Only report failures of pushes (PRs have are visible through the Checks section) to the default branch
+        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        with:
+          title: 🐛 Unit tests failed on ${{ matrix.os }} for ${{ github.sha }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          labels: kind/bug
+          body: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index e585edde5ad..1dbcbf55f09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.17"
+          go-version: "1.18"
       # This step is needed as the following one tries to remove
       # kustomize for each test but has no permission to do so
       - name: Remove pre-installed kustomize
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.17"
+          go-version: "1.18"
       - name: Generate the coverage output
         run: make test-coverage
       - name: Send the coverage output
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d505692f99..dc4b24f05de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ check-testdata: ## Run the script to ensure that the testdata is updated
 test-testdata: ## Run the tests of the testdata directory
 	./test/testdata/test.sh
 
+#todo(remove the test-legacy whne the go/v2 be removed from kubebuilder)
+
+.PHONY: test-legacy
+test-legacy: ## Run the legacy tests (go/v2) of the testdata directory
+	./test/testdata/test_legacy.sh
+
 .PHONY: test-e2e-local
 test-e2e-local: ## Run the end-to-end tests locally
 	## To keep the same kind cluster between test runs, use `SKIP_KIND_CLEANUP=1 make test-e2e-local`
diff --git a/build/.goreleaser.yml b/build/.goreleaser.yml
index 230c8cf7857..e08fa0806a3 100644
--- a/build/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/build/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ builds:
       - darwin_amd64
       - darwin_arm64
     env:
-      - KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.23.5
+      - KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.24.1
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
 
 # Only binaries of the form "kubebuilder_${goos}_${goarch}" will be released.
diff --git a/build/cloudbuild.yaml b/build/cloudbuild.yaml
index 745b86cca94..86f2ca82715 100644
--- a/build/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/build/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ steps:
     git checkout $${BRANCH_NAME}
     git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/$${BRANCH_NAME}
     git tag -d ${TAG_NAME}
-- name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.8.3"
+- name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.9.2"
   entrypoint: "bash"
   args: ["build/build_kubebuilder.sh"]
   secretEnv: ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]
diff --git a/build/cloudbuild_local.yaml b/build/cloudbuild_local.yaml
index dce1c628cb5..94fa084b346 100644
--- a/build/cloudbuild_local.yaml
+++ b/build/cloudbuild_local.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Release tar will be in ./cloudbuild
 
 steps:
-- name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.8.3"
+- name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.9.2"
   entrypoint: "bash"
   env: ["SNAPSHOT=1"]
   args: ["build/build_kubebuilder.sh"]
diff --git a/build/cloudbuild_snapshot.yaml b/build/cloudbuild_snapshot.yaml
index 151842cfda7..7cfcf09751b 100644
--- a/build/cloudbuild_snapshot.yaml
+++ b/build/cloudbuild_snapshot.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Release tar will be in ./cloudbuild
 
 steps:
-- name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.8.3"
+- name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.9.2"
   entrypoint: "bash"
   env: ["SNAPSHOT=1"]
   args: ["build/build_kubebuilder.sh"]
diff --git a/docs/book/src/quick-start.md b/docs/book/src/quick-start.md
index b8c5b15a8ed..0ea914a2642 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/quick-start.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ This Quick Start guide will cover:
 
 - [go](https://golang.org/dl/) version v1.15+ (kubebuilder v3.0 < v3.1).
 - [go](https://golang.org/dl/) version v1.16+ (kubebuilder v3.1 < v3.3).
-- [go](https://golang.org/dl/) version v1.17+ < v1.18 (kubebuilder v3.3+).
+- [go](https://golang.org/dl/) version v1.17+ < v1.18 (kubebuilder v3.4.1).
+- [go](https://golang.org/dl/) version v1.17.9+ (kubebuilder v3.5+).
 - [docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/) version 17.03+.
 - [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) version v1.11.3+.
 - Access to a Kubernetes v1.11.3+ cluster.
diff --git a/pkg/cli/alpha/config-gen/testdata/go.mod b/pkg/cli/alpha/config-gen/testdata/go.mod
index a74b8cc016b..d4f33ae00f6 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/alpha/config-gen/testdata/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/cli/alpha/config-gen/testdata/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module config-gen/testdata
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.23.5
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version_test.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version_test.go
index dd52f800ba2..892f68bb6a0 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version_test.go
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ var _ = Describe("checkGoVersion", func() {
 		Entry("for go 1.17.3", "go1.17.3"),
 		Entry("for go 1.17.4", "go1.17.4"),
 		Entry("for go 1.17.5", "go1.17.5"),
+		Entry("for go 1.18.1", "go1.18.1"),
 	)
 
 	DescribeTable("should return an error for non-supported go versions",
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/commons.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/commons.go
index 8af90eb6b96..68ec3948467 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/commons.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/commons.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ manifests: controller-gen`
 		}
 
 		if err := util.ReplaceInFile("Makefile",
-			"ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.23",
+			"ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.24.1",
 			"ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.21"); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("unable to update the Makefile with %s: %s", "ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.21", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/init.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/init.go
index 1293bb6ad4b..68a30b35183 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/init.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 
 // Variables and function to check Go version requirements.
 var (
-	goVerMin = golang.MustParse("go1.17")
+	goVerMin = golang.MustParse("go1.17.9")
 	goVerMax = golang.MustParse("go2.0alpha1")
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/init.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/init.go
index e2cf8ca3593..9c8bfd43456 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/init.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const (
 	// ControllerRuntimeVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime version to be used in the project
 	ControllerRuntimeVersion = "v0.12.1"
 	// ControllerToolsVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools version to be used in the project
-	ControllerToolsVersion = "v0.8.0"
+	ControllerToolsVersion = "v0.9.0"
 	// KustomizeVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/kustomize version to be used in the project
 	// @Deprecated. This information ought to come from kustomize plugin
 	// Note that by updating the following value nothing will change for the go/3 plugin
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/dockerfile.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/dockerfile.go
index a072725ccac..9ed3f869fa1 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/dockerfile.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/dockerfile.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (f *Dockerfile) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
 }
 
 const dockerfileTemplate = `# Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
index f2cd7df7a35..0bdfb567b3d 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (f *GoMod) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
 const goModTemplate = `
 module {{ .Repo }}
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime {{ .ControllerRuntimeVersion }}
diff --git a/test/common.sh b/test/common.sh
index affe6d1c920..e51f18847fa 100644
--- a/test/common.sh
+++ b/test/common.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if [ -n "$TRACE" ]; then
   set -x
 fi
 
-export KIND_K8S_VERSION="${KIND_K8S_VERSION:-"v1.23.3"}"
+export KIND_K8S_VERSION="${KIND_K8S_VERSION:-"v1.24.1"}"
 tools_k8s_version=$(convert_to_tools_ver "${KIND_K8S_VERSION#v*}")
 kind_version=0.11.1
 goarch=amd64
diff --git a/test/testdata/test.sh b/test/testdata/test.sh
index 3508b588f49..6fab5aa63dc 100755
--- a/test/testdata/test.sh
+++ b/test/testdata/test.sh
@@ -36,9 +36,3 @@ test_project project-v3-multigroup
 test_project project-v3-addon
 test_project project-v3-config
 
-# Test project v2, which relies on pre-installed envtest tools to run 'make test'.
-tools_k8s_version="1.19.2"
-fetch_tools
-test_project project-v2
-test_project project-v2-multigroup
-test_project project-v2-addon
diff --git a/test/testdata/test_legacy.sh b/test/testdata/test_legacy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..7f639de517e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/test_legacy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# todo: remove this file when go/v2 be removed
+# Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../common.sh"
+
+# Executes the test of the testdata directories
+function test_project {
+  rm -f "$(command -v controller-gen)"
+  rm -f "$(command -v kustomize)"
+
+  header_text "Performing tests in dir $1"
+  pushd "$(dirname "$0")/../../testdata/$1"
+  go mod tidy
+  make test
+  popd
+}
+
+build_kb
+
+# Test project v2, which relies on pre-installed envtest tools to run 'make test'.
+tools_k8s_version="1.19.2"
+fetch_tools
+test_project project-v2
+test_project project-v2-multigroup
+test_project project-v2-addon
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Dockerfile b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Dockerfile
index 3a486ab6e30..9103a8d38f8 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
index 93feb2482e0..2bc5e8c7c94 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.8.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.9.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
index 8953264ea89..7ff2ba131f5 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: admirals.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -67,9 +67,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
index b7c8d92c6b8..8bd62690d0b 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: captains.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -67,9 +67,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
index 566f27bcd47..051b5f10888 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: firstmates.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -67,9 +67,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod
index 731616a39ab..c6bbf5f3a30 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v3-addon
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/Dockerfile b/testdata/project-v3-config/Dockerfile
index 456533d4c2d..5a355c21489 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile
index 93feb2482e0..2bc5e8c7c94 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.8.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.9.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
index 5b617849067..c2631d473fd 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: admirals.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
index 41b080622f6..7b74c835a5e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: captains.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
index 5ccecbc8eb8..7ec1923cf15 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: firstmates.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-config/go.mod
index 133dacb0d94..bd3f4cc42ef 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v3-config
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Dockerfile b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Dockerfile
index 9a23dc6ee57..7be3cae2b1e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
index 93feb2482e0..2bc5e8c7c94 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.8.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.9.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
index 41b080622f6..7b74c835a5e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: captains.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/fiz.testproject.org_bars.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/fiz.testproject.org_bars.yaml
index 9e9c2b5a1a3..65954daa736 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/fiz.testproject.org_bars.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/fiz.testproject.org_bars.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: bars.fiz.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.policy.testproject.org_healthcheckpolicies.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.policy.testproject.org_healthcheckpolicies.yaml
index ca1642fc31c..75a4760ab55 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.policy.testproject.org_healthcheckpolicies.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.policy.testproject.org_healthcheckpolicies.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: healthcheckpolicies.foo.policy.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.testproject.org_bars.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.testproject.org_bars.yaml
index 24002b5b0c8..9dd660118be 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.testproject.org_bars.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/foo.testproject.org_bars.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: bars.foo.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_krakens.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_krakens.yaml
index 392d5f48e32..d76df221086 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_krakens.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_krakens.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: krakens.sea-creatures.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_leviathans.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_leviathans.yaml
index df8b9b4eedb..65001fd6ce0 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_leviathans.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/sea-creatures.testproject.org_leviathans.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: leviathans.sea-creatures.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_cruisers.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_cruisers.yaml
index 1eea0d2b28f..2b9e991e608 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_cruisers.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_cruisers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: cruisers.ship.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_destroyers.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_destroyers.yaml
index 8b00c07bf02..0f9d5aed784 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_destroyers.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_destroyers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: destroyers.ship.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_frigates.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_frigates.yaml
index 31811f7c74a..4df40fdb5a5 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_frigates.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/ship.testproject.org_frigates.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: frigates.ship.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/testproject.org_lakers.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/testproject.org_lakers.yaml
index 0403dd77d65..dc234f6ffca 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/testproject.org_lakers.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/config/crd/bases/testproject.org_lakers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: lakers.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod
index 551efcdf32e..7fe016bf59f 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v3-multigroup
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Dockerfile b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Dockerfile
index 456533d4c2d..5a355c21489 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile
index 587e4d08f1d..fc483bd85a4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.24.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.21
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/go.mod
index d5f48dde15c..f52a4b61cb7 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.4
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Dockerfile b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Dockerfile
index 456533d4c2d..5a355c21489 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile
index f9082092cdb..05361d23a2a 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.3
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.8.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.9.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
index 5b617849067..c2631d473fd 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirals.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: admirals.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
index 41b080622f6..7b74c835a5e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: captains.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
index 5ccecbc8eb8..7ec1923cf15 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: firstmates.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/go.mod
index 24417ddd199..78b6b646afd 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/Dockerfile b/testdata/project-v3/Dockerfile
index 456533d4c2d..5a355c21489 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
index 93feb2482e0..2bc5e8c7c94 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.8.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.9.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirales.yaml b/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirales.yaml
index 2b18f84f649..337d572f093 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirales.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_admirales.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: admirales.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml b/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
index 41b080622f6..7b74c835a5e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_captains.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: captains.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml b/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
index 5ccecbc8eb8..7ec1923cf15 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/config/crd/bases/crew.testproject.org_firstmates.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.8.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.9.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: firstmates.crew.testproject.org
 spec:
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ spec:
     storage: true
     subresources:
       status: {}
-status:
-  acceptedNames:
-    kind: ""
-    plural: ""
-  conditions: []
-  storedVersions: []
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3/go.mod
index f455c27f6ec..ddbd4fc6055 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v3
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5