diff --git a/apis/release/v1alpha1/types.go b/apis/release/v1alpha1/types.go
index 3b438d0..bf684c9 100644
--- a/apis/release/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/apis/release/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type NamespacedName struct {
 
 // DataKeySelector defines required spec to access a key of a configmap or secret
 type DataKeySelector struct {
-	NamespacedName `json:",inline,omitempty"`
+	NamespacedName `json:",inline"`
 	Key            string `json:"key,omitempty"`
 	Optional       bool   `json:"optional,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/apis/release/v1beta1/types.go b/apis/release/v1beta1/types.go
index 8721287..7a4035a 100644
--- a/apis/release/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/apis/release/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type NamespacedName struct {
 
 // DataKeySelector defines required spec to access a key of a configmap or secret
 type DataKeySelector struct {
-	NamespacedName `json:",inline,omitempty"`
+	NamespacedName `json:",inline"`
 	Key            string `json:"key,omitempty"`
 	Optional       bool   `json:"optional,omitempty"`
 }