diff --git a/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml
index 54bf87e2f..402da921d 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/mongodb.com_mongodb_crd.yaml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ spec:
               description: Version defines which version of MongoDB will be used
               type: string
           required:
+          - security
           - type
           - users
           - version
@@ -174,11 +175,16 @@ spec:
         status:
           description: MongoDBStatus defines the observed state of MongoDB
           properties:
+            members:
+              type: integer
+            message:
+              type: string
             mongoUri:
               type: string
             phase:
               type: string
           required:
+          - members
           - mongoUri
           - phase
           type: object
diff --git a/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go b/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go
index cce57c529..493b77d0b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/mongodb/v1/mongodb_types.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-operator/pkg/util/scale"
-
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 
+	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-operator/pkg/util/scale"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type MongoDBSpec struct {
 	FeatureCompatibilityVersion string `json:"featureCompatibilityVersion,omitempty"`
 
 	// Security configures security features, such as TLS, and authentication settings for a deployment
-	// +optional
+	// +required
 	Security Security `json:"security"`
 
 	// Users specifies the MongoDB users that should be configured in your deployment