diff --git a/pkg/apis/resource/v1/zz_generated.validations.go b/pkg/apis/resource/v1/zz_generated.validations.go
index 69dbba0febd..0534d78918e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/resource/v1/zz_generated.validations.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/resource/v1/zz_generated.validations.go
@@ -136,7 +136,27 @@ func Validate_AllocatedDeviceStatus(ctx context.Context, op operation.Operation,
 
 	// field resourcev1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.Conditions has no validation
 	// field resourcev1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.Data has no validation
-	// field resourcev1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.NetworkData has no validation
+
+	// field resourcev1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.NetworkData
+	errs = append(errs,
+		func(fldPath *field.Path, obj, oldObj *resourcev1.NetworkDeviceData) (errs field.ErrorList) {
+			// don't revalidate unchanged data
+			if op.Type == operation.Update && equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj, oldObj) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			// call field-attached validations
+			earlyReturn := false
+			if e := validate.OptionalPointer(ctx, op, fldPath, obj, oldObj); len(e) != 0 {
+				earlyReturn = true
+			}
+			if earlyReturn {
+				return // do not proceed
+			}
+			return
+		}(fldPath.Child("networkData"), obj.NetworkData, safe.Field(oldObj, func(oldObj *resourcev1.AllocatedDeviceStatus) *resourcev1.NetworkDeviceData {
+			return oldObj.NetworkData
+		}))...)
+
 	return errs
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta1/zz_generated.validations.go b/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta1/zz_generated.validations.go
index bd003cb8ba5..14bc243b3b6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta1/zz_generated.validations.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta1/zz_generated.validations.go
@@ -136,7 +136,27 @@ func Validate_AllocatedDeviceStatus(ctx context.Context, op operation.Operation,
 
 	// field resourcev1beta1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.Conditions has no validation
 	// field resourcev1beta1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.Data has no validation
-	// field resourcev1beta1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.NetworkData has no validation
+
+	// field resourcev1beta1.AllocatedDeviceStatus.NetworkData
+	errs = append(errs,
+		func(fldPath *field.Path, obj, oldObj *resourcev1beta1.NetworkDeviceData) (errs field.ErrorList) {
+			// don't revalidate unchanged data
+			if op.Type == operation.Update && equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj, oldObj) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			// call field-attached validations
+			earlyReturn := false
+			if e := validate.OptionalPointer(ctx, op, fldPath, obj, oldObj); len(e) != 0 {
+				earlyReturn = true
+			}
+			if earlyReturn {
+				return // do not proceed
+			}
+			return
+		}(fldPath.Child("networkData"), obj.NetworkData, safe.Field(oldObj, func(oldObj *resourcev1beta1.AllocatedDeviceStatus) *resourcev1beta1.NetworkDeviceData {
+			return oldObj.NetworkData
+		}))...)
+
 	return errs
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta2/zz_generated.validations.go b/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta2/zz_generated.validations.go
index 46bb67f24e4..dd107e816dd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta2/zz_generated.validations.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/resource/v1beta2/zz_generated.validations.go
@@ -136,7 +136,27 @@ func Validate_AllocatedDeviceStatus(ctx context.Context, op operation.Operation,
 
 	// field resourcev1beta2.AllocatedDeviceStatus.Conditions has no validation
 	// field resourcev1beta2.AllocatedDeviceStatus.Data has no validation
-	// field resourcev1beta2.AllocatedDeviceStatus.NetworkData has no validation
+
+	// field resourcev1beta2.AllocatedDeviceStatus.NetworkData
+	errs = append(errs,
+		func(fldPath *field.Path, obj, oldObj *resourcev1beta2.NetworkDeviceData) (errs field.ErrorList) {
+			// don't revalidate unchanged data
+			if op.Type == operation.Update && equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj, oldObj) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			// call field-attached validations
+			earlyReturn := false
+			if e := validate.OptionalPointer(ctx, op, fldPath, obj, oldObj); len(e) != 0 {
+				earlyReturn = true
+			}
+			if earlyReturn {
+				return // do not proceed
+			}
+			return
+		}(fldPath.Child("networkData"), obj.NetworkData, safe.Field(oldObj, func(oldObj *resourcev1beta2.AllocatedDeviceStatus) *resourcev1beta2.NetworkDeviceData {
+			return oldObj.NetworkData
+		}))...)
+
 	return errs
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/generated.proto
index eb44a4a6c63..b04bb761dc0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/generated.proto
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ message AllocatedDeviceStatus {
   // NetworkData contains network-related information specific to the device.
   //
   // +optional
+  // +k8s:optional
   optional NetworkDeviceData networkData = 6;
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go
index 1ec042d8b55..ae2779d2eb8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go
@@ -1905,6 +1905,7 @@ type AllocatedDeviceStatus struct {
 	// NetworkData contains network-related information specific to the device.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	NetworkData *NetworkDeviceData `json:"networkData,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=networkData"`
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/generated.proto
index 3c59c5d5fd9..3a29b3af266 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/generated.proto
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ message AllocatedDeviceStatus {
   // NetworkData contains network-related information specific to the device.
   //
   // +optional
+  // +k8s:optional
   optional NetworkDeviceData networkData = 6;
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go
index bfe54f87b52..81aa9555eb9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -1913,6 +1913,7 @@ type AllocatedDeviceStatus struct {
 	// NetworkData contains network-related information specific to the device.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	NetworkData *NetworkDeviceData `json:"networkData,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=networkData"`
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/generated.proto
index e7d9eeb3f4f..92259af99e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/generated.proto
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ message AllocatedDeviceStatus {
   // NetworkData contains network-related information specific to the device.
   //
   // +optional
+  // +k8s:optional
   optional NetworkDeviceData networkData = 6;
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go
index 9f253f5dcd7..19b3294f788 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -1905,6 +1905,7 @@ type AllocatedDeviceStatus struct {
 	// NetworkData contains network-related information specific to the device.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	NetworkData *NetworkDeviceData `json:"networkData,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=networkData"`
 }