diff --git a/config/crd/bases/camel.apache.org_integrationplatforms.yaml b/config/crd/bases/camel.apache.org_integrationplatforms.yaml
index d2bf63d437..44c7d72c28 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/camel.apache.org_integrationplatforms.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/camel.apache.org_integrationplatforms.yaml
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ spec:
                         - routine
                         - pod
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - strategy
                     type: object
                   maven:
                     description: Maven configuration used to build the Camel/Camel-Quarkus
@@ -1727,8 +1725,6 @@ spec:
                         - routine
                         - pod
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - strategy
                     type: object
                   maven:
                     description: Maven configuration used to build the Camel/Camel-Quarkus
diff --git a/helm/camel-k/crds/crd-integration-platform.yaml b/helm/camel-k/crds/crd-integration-platform.yaml
index d2bf63d437..44c7d72c28 100644
--- a/helm/camel-k/crds/crd-integration-platform.yaml
+++ b/helm/camel-k/crds/crd-integration-platform.yaml
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ spec:
                         - routine
                         - pod
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - strategy
                     type: object
                   maven:
                     description: Maven configuration used to build the Camel/Camel-Quarkus
@@ -1727,8 +1725,6 @@ spec:
                         - routine
                         - pod
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - strategy
                     type: object
                   maven:
                     description: Maven configuration used to build the Camel/Camel-Quarkus
diff --git a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/common_types.go b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/common_types.go
index 866056e177..9a3b90781a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/common_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/common_types.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const (
 // BuildConfiguration represent the configuration required to build the runtime
 type BuildConfiguration struct {
 	// the strategy to adopt
-	Strategy BuildStrategy `json:"strategy"`
+	Strategy BuildStrategy `property:"strategy" json:"strategy,omitempty"`
 	// The minimum amount of CPU required.
 	RequestCPU string `property:"request-cpu" json:"requestCPU,omitempty"`
 	// The minimum amount of memory required.