diff --git a/api/v1/imagerepository_types.go b/api/v1/imagerepository_types.go
index ca6d2921..180b6042 100644
--- a/api/v1/imagerepository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/imagerepository_types.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ type ImageRepositoryStatus struct {
 
 	// ObservedExclusionList is a list of observed exclusion list. It reflects
 	// the exclusion rules used for the observed scan result in
-	// spec.lastScanResult.
+	// status.lastScanResult.
 	ObservedExclusionList []string `json:"observedExclusionList,omitempty"`
 
 	meta.ReconcileRequestStatus `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/imagerepository_types.go b/api/v1beta2/imagerepository_types.go
index 75c95160..ffadeb2e 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/imagerepository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/imagerepository_types.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ type ImageRepositoryStatus struct {
 
 	// ObservedExclusionList is a list of observed exclusion list. It reflects
 	// the exclusion rules used for the observed scan result in
-	// spec.lastScanResult.
+	// status.lastScanResult.
 	ObservedExclusionList []string `json:"observedExclusionList,omitempty"`
 
 	meta.ReconcileRequestStatus `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml b/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml
index 3e3e7b45..678ad753 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ spec:
                 description: |-
                   ObservedExclusionList is a list of observed exclusion list. It reflects
                   the exclusion rules used for the observed scan result in
-                  spec.lastScanResult.
+                  status.lastScanResult.
                 items:
                   type: string
                 type: array
diff --git a/docs/api/v1/image-reflector.md b/docs/api/v1/image-reflector.md
index 89e1e390..f1620a33 100644
--- a/docs/api/v1/image-reflector.md
+++ b/docs/api/v1/image-reflector.md
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ ScanResult
 <td>
 <p>ObservedExclusionList is a list of observed exclusion list. It reflects
 the exclusion rules used for the observed scan result in
-spec.lastScanResult.</p>
+status.lastScanResult.</p>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>