diff --git a/config/v1/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_01_clusterversion.crd.yaml b/config/v1/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_01_clusterversion.crd.yaml
index b3e5c9dbc12..e0f83efb427 100644
--- a/config/v1/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_01_clusterversion.crd.yaml
+++ b/config/v1/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_01_clusterversion.crd.yaml
@@ -341,9 +341,11 @@ spec:
                               type: string
                               minLength: 1
                             name:
-                              description: name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state.
+                              description: name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state. Can be used as a reason in a Condition.
                               type: string
+                              maxLength: 1024
                               minLength: 1
+                              pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
                             url:
                               description: url contains information about this risk.
                               type: string
diff --git a/config/v1/types_cluster_version.go b/config/v1/types_cluster_version.go
index 3fbe39e4d36..051ba683266 100644
--- a/config/v1/types_cluster_version.go
+++ b/config/v1/types_cluster_version.go
@@ -644,9 +644,11 @@ type ConditionalUpdateRisk struct {
 
 	// name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a
 	// conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the
-	// cluster state.
+	// cluster state. Can be used as a reason in a Condition.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=1024
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Pattern=`^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$`
 	// +required
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 
diff --git a/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go b/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go
index 33ec9223755..41ad3124d60 100644
--- a/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/config/v1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ func (ConditionalUpdate) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
 var map_ConditionalUpdateRisk = map[string]string{
 	"":              "ConditionalUpdateRisk represents a reason and cluster-state for not recommending a conditional update.",
 	"url":           "url contains information about this risk.",
-	"name":          "name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state.",
+	"name":          "name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state. Can be used as a reason in a Condition.",
 	"message":       "message provides additional information about the risk of updating, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state. This is only to be consumed by humans. It may contain Line Feed characters (U+000A), which should be rendered as new lines.",
 	"matchingRules": "matchingRules is a slice of conditions for deciding which clusters match the risk and which do not. The slice is ordered by decreasing precedence. The cluster-version operator will walk the slice in order, and stop after the first it can successfully evaluate. If no condition can be successfully evaluated, the update will not be recommended.",
 }
diff --git a/openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go b/openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
index 31f336d1e01..6bb5d571447 100644
--- a/openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -10605,7 +10605,7 @@ func schema_openshift_api_config_v1_ConditionalUpdateRisk(ref common.ReferenceCa
 					},
 					"name": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state.",
+							Description: "name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state. Can be used as a reason in a Condition.",
 							Default:     "",
 							Type:        []string{"string"},
 							Format:      "",
diff --git a/openapi/openapi.json b/openapi/openapi.json
index 690837ac383..e15eec99368 100644
--- a/openapi/openapi.json
+++ b/openapi/openapi.json
@@ -5498,7 +5498,7 @@
           "default": ""
         },
         "name": {
-          "description": "name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state.",
+          "description": "name is the CamelCase reason for not recommending a conditional update, in the event that matchingRules match the cluster state. Can be used as a reason in a Condition.",
           "type": "string",
           "default": ""
         },