diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e42790e25..9a1dc48e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ all: build
 
 # Controller-gen version
 # f284e2e8... is master ahead of v0.5.0 which has ability to generate embedded objectmeta in CRDs
-CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION=v0.16.1
+CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION=v0.19.0
 
 # Set GOBIN
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml
index 5f900806e..9d6138bb0 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephblockpoolradosnamespaces.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephblockpools.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephbucketnotifications.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephbuckettopics.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephclients.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephclusters.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -6260,7 +6260,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephcosidrivers.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -6892,7 +6892,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephfilesystemmirrors.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -7594,7 +7594,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephfilesystems.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -9221,7 +9221,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephfilesystemsubvolumegroups.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -9375,7 +9375,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephnfses.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -11358,7 +11358,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephobjectrealms.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -11454,7 +11454,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephobjectstores.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -13653,7 +13653,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephobjectstoreusers.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -13973,7 +13973,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephobjectzonegroups.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -14071,7 +14071,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephobjectzones.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
@@ -14655,7 +14655,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
     helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   name: cephrbdmirrors.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
diff --git a/deploy/examples/crds.yaml b/deploy/examples/crds.yaml
index 993aa8261..a873bb17c 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/crds.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/crds.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephblockpoolradosnamespaces.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephblockpools.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephbucketnotifications.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephbuckettopics.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephclients.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephclusters.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -6258,7 +6258,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephcosidrivers.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -6889,7 +6889,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephfilesystemmirrors.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -7590,7 +7590,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephfilesystems.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -9216,7 +9216,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephfilesystemsubvolumegroups.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -9369,7 +9369,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephnfses.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -11351,7 +11351,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephobjectrealms.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -11446,7 +11446,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephobjectstores.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -13644,7 +13644,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephobjectstoreusers.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -13963,7 +13963,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephobjectzonegroups.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -14060,7 +14060,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephobjectzones.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io
@@ -14643,7 +14643,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.19.0
   name: cephrbdmirrors.ceph.rook.io
 spec:
   group: ceph.rook.io