diff --git a/src/go/k8s/config/crd/kustomization.yaml b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/kustomization.yaml
index ac7d33bf1a29..3f6b631bc341 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/config/crd/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,29 +1,47 @@
 # This kustomization.yaml is not intended to be run by itself,
 # since it depends on service name and namespace that are out of this kustomize package.
 # It should be run by config/default
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+#+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizeresource
 resources:
 - bases/redpanda.vectorized.io_clusters.yaml
 - bases/redpanda.vectorized.io_consoles.yaml
 - bases/cluster.redpanda.com_redpandas.yaml
 - bases/cluster.redpanda.com_topics.yaml
-#+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizeresource
 - bases/toolkit.fluxcd.io/helm-controller.yaml
 - bases/toolkit.fluxcd.io/source-controller.yaml
 
-patches:
 # [WEBHOOK] To enable webhook, uncomment all the sections with [WEBHOOK] prefix.
 # patches here are for enabling the conversion webhook for each CRD
-- path: patches/webhook_in_clusters.yaml
-- path: patches/webhook_in_redpanda_consoles.yaml
-- path: patches/webhook_in_cluster.redpanda.com_topics.yaml
 #+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizewebhookpatch
 
 # [CERTMANAGER] To enable webhook, uncomment all the sections with [CERTMANAGER] prefix.
 # patches here are for enabling the CA injection for each CRD
+patches:
+- path: patches/webhook_in_clusters.yaml
+- path: patches/webhook_in_redpanda_consoles.yaml
+- path: patches/webhook_in_cluster.redpanda.com_topics.yaml
 - path: patches/cainjection_in_clusters.yaml
 - path: patches/cainjection_in_redpanda_consoles.yaml
 - path: patches/cainjection_in_cluster.redpanda.com_topics.yaml
 #+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizecainjectionpatch
+- path: patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+    name: "^(buckets|helmcharts|helmrepositories).source.toolkit.fluxcd.io$"
+- path: patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_gitrepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+    name: gitrepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io
+- path: patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_ocirepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+    name: ocirepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io
+
+
+# patches CRD to re-add removed fields from beta CRDs
 
 # the following config is for teaching kustomize how to do kustomization for CRDs.
 configurations:
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_gitrepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_gitrepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..38632d50ee96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_gitrepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# The following patch adds the spec.versions.v1beta2.schema.openAPIV3Schema.properties.status.properties.artifact.properties.checksum property
+# and the spec.versions.v1beta2.schema.openAPIV3Schema.properties.status.properties.includedArtifacts.items.properties.checksum property
+# that was removed
+- op: add
+  path: /spec/versions/1/schema/openAPIV3Schema/properties/status/properties/artifact/properties/checksum
+  value:
+    type: string
+    description: Checksum is the SHA256 checksum of the Artifact file (obsolete)
+- op: add
+  path: /spec/versions/1/schema/openAPIV3Schema/properties/status/properties/includedArtifacts/items/properties/checksum
+  value:
+    type: string
+    description: Checksum is the SHA256 checksum of the Artifact file (obsolete)
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_ocirepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_ocirepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b586aaa3e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_ocirepositories.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# The following patch adds the spec.versions.v1beta2.schema.openAPIV3Schema.properties.status.properties.artifact.properties.checksum property that was removed
+# apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/versions/0/schema/openAPIV3Schema/properties/status/properties/artifact/properties/checksum
+  value:
+    type: string
+    description: Checksum is the SHA256 checksum of the Artifact file (obsolete)
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d705dfe1bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/k8s/config/crd/patches/re-add-checksum-field_in_source.toolkit.fluxcd.io.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+# The following patch adds the spec.versions.v1beta2.schema.openAPIV3Schema.properties.status.properties.artifact.properties.checksum property that was removed
+# apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/versions/1/schema/openAPIV3Schema/properties/status/properties/artifact/properties/checksum
+  value:
+    type: string
+    description: Checksum is the SHA256 checksum of the Artifact file (obsolete)
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/versions/0/schema/openAPIV3Schema/properties/status/properties/artifact/properties/checksum
+  value:
+    type: string
+    description: Checksum is the SHA256 checksum of the Artifact file (obsolete)