diff --git a/hack/generate/samples/internal/go/v3/memcached_with_webhooks.go b/hack/generate/samples/internal/go/v3/memcached_with_webhooks.go
index 586e30625ee..4623ffbdfcf 100644
--- a/hack/generate/samples/internal/go/v3/memcached_with_webhooks.go
+++ b/hack/generate/samples/internal/go/v3/memcached_with_webhooks.go
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ func (mh *Memcached) implementingAPI() {
 		`
 
 	// Size defines the number of Memcached instances
+	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec
 	Size int32 `+"`"+`json:"size,omitempty"`+"`"+`
 `)
 	pkg.CheckError("inserting spec Status", err)
@@ -285,10 +286,21 @@ func (mh *Memcached) implementingAPI() {
 		`
 
 	// Nodes store the name of the pods which are running Memcached instances
+	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=status
 	Nodes []string `+"`"+`json:"nodes,omitempty"`+"`"+`
 `)
 	pkg.CheckError("inserting Node Status", err)
 
+	// Add CSV marker that shows CRD owned resources
+	err = kbutil.InsertCode(
+		filepath.Join(mh.ctx.Dir, "api", mh.ctx.Version, fmt.Sprintf("%s_types.go", strings.ToLower(mh.ctx.Kind))),
+		`//+kubebuilder:subresource:status`,
+		`
+		// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:resources={{Deployment,v1,memcached-deployment}}
+		`)
+
+	pkg.CheckError("inserting CRD owned resources CSV marker", err)
+
 	sampleFile := filepath.Join("config", "samples",
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s.yaml", mh.ctx.Group, mh.ctx.Version, strings.ToLower(mh.ctx.Kind)))
 
diff --git a/test/common/scorecard.go b/test/common/scorecard.go
index 57b23820893..6e4bdf87084 100644
--- a/test/common/scorecard.go
+++ b/test/common/scorecard.go
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ func ScorecardSpec(tc *testutils.TestContext, operatorType string) func() {
 				"--wait-time", "4m")
 			outputBytes, err = tc.Run(cmd)
 			// Some tests are expected to fail, which results in scorecard exiting 1.
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			// Go tests no longer expect to fail
+			if strings.ToLower(operatorType) != "go" {
+				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			}
 			Expect(json.Unmarshal(outputBytes, &output)).To(Succeed())
 
 			expected := map[string]v1alpha3.State{
@@ -75,6 +78,11 @@ func ScorecardSpec(tc *testutils.TestContext, operatorType string) func() {
 			if strings.ToLower(operatorType) == "go" {
 				// Go projects have generated CRD validation.
 				expected["olm-crds-have-validation"] = v1alpha3.PassState
+				// Go generated test operator now has CSV markers
+				// that allows these validations to pass
+				expected["olm-crds-have-resources"] = v1alpha3.PassState
+				expected["olm-spec-descriptors"] = v1alpha3.PassState
+				expected["olm-status-descriptors"] = v1alpha3.PassState
 				// The Go sample project tests a custom suite.
 				expected["customtest1"] = v1alpha3.PassState
 				expected["customtest2"] = v1alpha3.PassState
diff --git a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go
index 16a1747debe..6960e100d93 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go
+++ b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type MemcachedSpec struct {
 	// Important: Run "make" to regenerate code after modifying this file
 
 	// Size defines the number of Memcached instances
+	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec
 	Size int32 `json:"size,omitempty"`
 
 	// Foo is an example field of Memcached. Edit memcached_types.go to remove/update
@@ -41,11 +42,13 @@ type MemcachedStatus struct {
 	// Important: Run "make" to regenerate code after modifying this file
 
 	// Nodes store the name of the pods which are running Memcached instances
+	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=status
 	Nodes []string `json:"nodes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
 //+kubebuilder:subresource:status
+// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:resources={{Deployment,v1,memcached-deployment}}
 
 // Memcached is the Schema for the memcacheds API
 type Memcached struct {
diff --git a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/bundle/manifests/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/bundle/manifests/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 17cbc2d3867..4de2ad3dfb0 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/bundle/manifests/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/bundle/manifests/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ spec:
       displayName: Memcached
       kind: Memcached
       name: memcacheds.cache.example.com
+      resources:
+      - kind: Deployment
+        name: memcached-deployment
+        version: v1
+      specDescriptors:
+      - description: Size defines the number of Memcached instances
+        displayName: Size
+        path: size
+      statusDescriptors:
+      - description: Nodes store the name of the pods which are running Memcached
+          instances
+        displayName: Nodes
+        path: nodes
       version: v1alpha1
   description: Memcached Operator description. TODO.
   displayName: Memcached Operator
diff --git a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/config/manifests/bases/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/config/manifests/bases/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index bcfeaa4015d..7aca6b2a03b 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/config/manifests/bases/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/config/manifests/bases/memcached-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ spec:
       displayName: Memcached
       kind: Memcached
       name: memcacheds.cache.example.com
+      resources:
+      - kind: Deployment
+        name: memcached-deployment
+        version: v1
+      specDescriptors:
+      - description: Size defines the number of Memcached instances
+        displayName: Size
+        path: size
+      statusDescriptors:
+      - description: Nodes store the name of the pods which are running Memcached
+          instances
+        displayName: Nodes
+        path: nodes
       version: v1alpha1
   description: Memcached Operator description. TODO.
   displayName: Memcached Operator