diff --git a/Makefile.maker.yaml b/Makefile.maker.yaml
index faa44e4..1bfb3b0 100644
--- a/Makefile.maker.yaml
+++ b/Makefile.maker.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ reuse:
         - PROJECT
         - config/**
         - charts/**
+        - hack/crds/**
         - internal/**/*_mock.go
         - build/**
       SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 'SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and cobaltcore-dev contributors'
diff --git a/REUSE.toml b/REUSE.toml
index df1ecef..64ba36a 100644
--- a/REUSE.toml
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ path = [
   "PROJECT",
   "config/**",
   "charts/**",
+  "hack/crds/**",
   "internal/**/*_mock.go",
   "build/**",
 ]
diff --git a/charts/kvm-node-agent/crds/hypervisor-crd.yaml b/hack/crds/hypervisor-crd.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from charts/kvm-node-agent/crds/hypervisor-crd.yaml
rename to hack/crds/hypervisor-crd.yaml
diff --git a/internal/controller/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
index d12d5bf..55b3038 100644
--- a/internal/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "charts", "kvm-node-agent", "crds")},
+		CRDDirectoryPaths: []string{
+			filepath.Join("..", "..", "charts", "kvm-node-agent", "crds"),
+			filepath.Join("..", "..", "hack", "crds"),
+		},
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 
 		// The BinaryAssetsDirectory is only required if you want to run the tests directly
diff --git a/internal/evacuation/suite_test.go b/internal/evacuation/suite_test.go
index b5a97bf..273773a 100644
--- a/internal/evacuation/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/evacuation/suite_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "charts", "kvm-node-agent", "crds")},
+		CRDDirectoryPaths: []string{
+			filepath.Join("..", "..", "charts", "kvm-node-agent", "crds"),
+			filepath.Join("..", "..", "hack", "crds"),
+		},
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 
 		// The BinaryAssetsDirectory is only required if you want to run the tests directly