diff --git a/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/AbstractCustomResourceHandler.java b/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/AbstractCustomResourceHandler.java
index 32c21eec738..2fd94ca99fd 100644
--- a/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/AbstractCustomResourceHandler.java
+++ b/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/AbstractCustomResourceHandler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package io.fabric8.crdv2.generator;
 
 import io.fabric8.crd.generator.annotation.AdditionalPrinterColumn;
+import io.fabric8.crd.generator.annotation.AdditionalPrinterColumn.Format;
 import io.fabric8.crd.generator.annotation.PrinterColumn;
 import io.fabric8.crdv2.generator.AbstractJsonSchema.AnnotationMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
@@ -48,42 +49,32 @@ protected void handlePrinterColumns(AbstractJsonSchema<?, ?> resolver, PrinterCo
     resolver.getAdditionalPrinterColumns().forEach(apc -> sortedCols.put(apc.path(), new AnnotationMetadata(apc, null)));
     sortedCols.putAll(resolver.getAllPaths(PrinterColumn.class));
     sortedCols.forEach((path, property) -> {
-      String column;
-      String type;
-      String format;
-      int priority;
-      String description;
       if (property.annotation instanceof AdditionalPrinterColumn) {
         AdditionalPrinterColumn printerColumn = ((AdditionalPrinterColumn) property.annotation);
-        column = printerColumn.name();
-        format = printerColumn.format();
-        priority = printerColumn.priority();
-        type = printerColumn.getType();
-        description = printerColumn.getDescription();
+        String column = printerColumn.name();
+        String format = printerColumn.format() == Format.NONE ? null : printerColumn.format().getValue();
+        String type = printerColumn.type().getValue();
+        int priority = printerColumn.priority();
+        String description = printerColumn.getDescription();
+        handler.addPrinterColumn(path, column, format, priority, type, description);
       } else {
         PrinterColumn printerColumn = ((PrinterColumn) property.annotation);
-        column = printerColumn.name();
-        format = printerColumn.format();
-        priority = printerColumn.priority();
-        type = property.schema.getType();
+        String column = printerColumn.name();
+        String format = printerColumn.format();
+        format = Utils.isNotNullOrEmpty(format) ? format : null;
+        String type = property.schema.getType();
+        if ("object".equals(type) || "array".equals(type)) {
+          LOGGER.warn("Printer column '{}' has a type '{}' that is not allowed, will use string intead", column, type);
+          type = "string";
+        } else if ("string".equals(type) && "date".equals(property.schema.getFormat())) {
+          type = "date";
+        }
+        int priority = printerColumn.priority();
 
         // TODO: add description to the annotation? The previous logic considered the comments, which are not available here
-        description = property.schema.getDescription();
+        String description = property.schema.getDescription();
+        handler.addPrinterColumn(path, column, format, priority, type, description);
       }
-
-      if (Utils.isNullOrEmpty(column)) {
-        column = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf(".") + 1).toUpperCase();
-      }
-      format = Utils.isNotNullOrEmpty(format) ? format : null;
-      if ("object".equals(type) || "array".equals(type)) {
-        LOGGER.warn("Printer column '{}' has a type '{}' that is not allowed, will use string intead", column, type);
-        type = "string";
-      } else if ("string".equals(type) && "date".equals(property.schema.getFormat())) {
-        type = "date";
-      }
-      description = Utils.isNotNullOrEmpty(description) ? description : null;
-
-      handler.addPrinterColumn(path, column, format, priority, type, description);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/v1/CustomResourceHandler.java b/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/v1/CustomResourceHandler.java
index 7088c8f0292..b55ee48564b 100644
--- a/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/v1/CustomResourceHandler.java
+++ b/crd-generator/api-v2/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/generator/v1/CustomResourceHandler.java
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public void handle(CustomResourceInfo config, ResolvingContext resolvingContext)
     handlePrinterColumns(resolver, new PrinterColumnHandler() {
       @Override
       public void addPrinterColumn(String path, String column, String format, int priority, String type, String description) {
+        if (Utils.isNullOrEmpty(column)) {
+          column = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf(".") + 1).toUpperCase();
+        }
+        description = Utils.isNotNullOrEmpty(description) ? description : null;
+
         builder.addNewAdditionalPrinterColumn()
             .withType(type)
             .withName(column)
diff --git a/crd-generator/api-v2/src/test/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/example/joke/JokeRequest.java b/crd-generator/api-v2/src/test/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/example/joke/JokeRequest.java
index 579fd98523b..1d0b472989a 100644
--- a/crd-generator/api-v2/src/test/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/example/joke/JokeRequest.java
+++ b/crd-generator/api-v2/src/test/java/io/fabric8/crdv2/example/joke/JokeRequest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package io.fabric8.crdv2.example.joke;
 
 import io.fabric8.crd.generator.annotation.AdditionalPrinterColumn;
+import io.fabric8.crd.generator.annotation.AdditionalPrinterColumn.Type;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Namespaced;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Group;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 @Group("samples.javaoperatorsdk.io")
 @Version("v1alpha1")
 @ShortNames("jr")
-@AdditionalPrinterColumn(name = "Age", path = ".metadata.creationTimestamp", getType = "date")
+@AdditionalPrinterColumn(name = "Age", path = ".metadata.creationTimestamp", type = Type.DATE)
 public class JokeRequest extends CustomResource<JokeRequestSpec, JokeRequestStatus> implements Namespaced {
 
 }
diff --git a/generator-annotations/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/annotation/AdditionalPrinterColumn.java b/generator-annotations/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/annotation/AdditionalPrinterColumn.java
index eec405bd94e..9bc46f7aadf 100644
--- a/generator-annotations/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/annotation/AdditionalPrinterColumn.java
+++ b/generator-annotations/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/annotation/AdditionalPrinterColumn.java
@@ -22,27 +22,74 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
- * Defines an additional printer column. Must be placed at the root of the custom resource.
+ * Defines an additional printer column. Must be placed at the root of the
+ * custom resource.
  */
 @Repeatable(AdditionalPrinterColumns.class)
 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 public @interface AdditionalPrinterColumn {
 
+  //https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#type
+  enum Type {
+
+    STRING("string"),
+    INTEGER("integer"),
+    NUMBER("number"),
+    BOOLEAN("boolean"),
+    DATE("date");
+
+    public final String value;
+
+    Type(String value) {
+      this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+      return value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#format
+  enum Format {
+
+    NONE(""),
+    INT32("int32"),
+    INT64("int64"),
+    FLOAT("float"),
+    DOUBLE("double"),
+    BYTE("byte"),
+    BINARY("binary"),
+    DATE("date"),
+    DATE_TIME("date-time"),
+    PASSWORD("password");
+
+    public final String value;
+
+    Format(String value) {
+      this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+      return value;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
-   * The name of the column.
-   * An empty column name implies the use of the last path element
+   * The name of the column. An empty column name implies the use of the last path
+   * element
    *
-   * @return the column name, or empty string if the last path element should be used.
+   * @return the column name, or empty string if the last path element should be
+   *         used.
    */
   String name() default "";
 
   /**
    * The printer column format.
    *
-   * @return the format or empty string if no format is specified.
+   * @return the format or NONE if no format is specified.
    */
-  String format() default "";
+  Format format() default Format.NONE;
 
   /**
    * The printer column priority.
@@ -63,7 +110,7 @@
    * 
    * @return the type
    */
-  String getType();
+  Type type() default Type.STRING;
 
   /**
    * The description of the printer column