diff --git a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
index 457c6d7004..1bbbb28dfd 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ type OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec struct {
 	// ImagePullPolicy indicates the pull policy to be used for retrieving the container image (Always, Never, IfNotPresent)
 	// +optional
 	ImagePullPolicy v1.PullPolicy `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
-	// Config is the raw JSON to be used as the collector's configuration. Refer to the OpenTelemetry Collector documentation for details.
+	// Config is the raw YAML to be used as the collector's configuration. Refer to the OpenTelemetry Collector documentation for details.
 	// +required
 	Config string `json:"config,omitempty"`
 	// VolumeMounts represents the mount points to use in the underlying collector deployment(s)