diff --git a/config/crd/contour/01-crds.yaml b/config/crd/contour/01-crds.yaml
index b7f51bfc..a615c550 100644
--- a/config/crd/contour/01-crds.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/contour/01-crds.yaml
@@ -2932,10 +2932,13 @@ spec:
                       description: The retry policy for this route.
                       properties:
                         count:
+                          default: 1
                           description: NumRetries is maximum allowed number of retries.
-                            If not supplied, the number of retries is one.
+                            If set to -1, then retries are disabled. If set to 0 or
+                            not supplied, the value is set to the Envoy default of
+                            1.
                           format: int64
-                          minimum: 0
+                          minimum: -1
                           type: integer
                         perTryTimeout:
                           description: PerTryTimeout specifies the timeout per retry
@@ -3899,6 +3902,9 @@ spec:
                 type: object
             type: object
           status:
+            default:
+              currentStatus: NotReconciled
+              description: Waiting for controller
             description: Status is a container for computed information about the
               HTTPProxy.
             properties:
diff --git a/examples/operator/operator.yaml b/examples/operator/operator.yaml
index 4aba18bf..66978881 100644
--- a/examples/operator/operator.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/operator.yaml
@@ -4510,10 +4510,13 @@ spec:
                       description: The retry policy for this route.
                       properties:
                         count:
+                          default: 1
                           description: NumRetries is maximum allowed number of retries.
-                            If not supplied, the number of retries is one.
+                            If set to -1, then retries are disabled. If set to 0 or
+                            not supplied, the value is set to the Envoy default of
+                            1.
                           format: int64
-                          minimum: 0
+                          minimum: -1
                           type: integer
                         perTryTimeout:
                           description: PerTryTimeout specifies the timeout per retry
@@ -5477,6 +5480,9 @@ spec:
                 type: object
             type: object
           status:
+            default:
+              currentStatus: NotReconciled
+              description: Waiting for controller
             description: Status is a container for computed information about the
               HTTPProxy.
             properties: