diff --git a/deploy/crd-build.yaml b/deploy/crd-build.yaml
index 3c78b7e..b07f530 100644
--- a/deploy/crd-build.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crd-build.yaml
@@ -4694,6 +4694,7 @@
                   type: string
                 startedAt:
                   format: date-time
+                  nullable: true
                   type: string
               type: object
           type: object
diff --git a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/build_types.go b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/build_types.go
index a6461a6..d10ace3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/build_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/build_types.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 	Artifacts  []Artifact       `json:"artifacts,omitempty"`
 	Error      string           `json:"error,omitempty"`
 	Failure    *Failure         `json:"failure,omitempty"`
+	// +nullable
 	StartedAt  metav1.Time      `json:"startedAt,omitempty"`
 	Platform   string           `json:"platform,omitempty"`
 	Conditions []BuildCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty"`