diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gomod.go b/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gomod.go
index 75a7b79650d..20e55aed3fb 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gomod.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gomod.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func (f *GoMod) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:lll
 const goModTemplate = `
 module {{ .Repo }}
 
@@ -50,5 +51,12 @@ go 1.13
 
 require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime {{ .ControllerRuntimeVersion }}
+	
+)
+
+replace (
+    // The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+    // More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c 
 )
 `
diff --git a/testdata/project-v2-addon/go.mod b/testdata/project-v2-addon/go.mod
index 5455d3b8e22..9b10e71228e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2-addon/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v2-addon/go.mod
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
+	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 )
+
+// The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
diff --git a/testdata/project-v2-multigroup/go.mod b/testdata/project-v2-multigroup/go.mod
index 6857ac76747..6a290703944 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2-multigroup/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v2-multigroup/go.mod
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.0
 )
+
+// The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
diff --git a/testdata/project-v2/go.mod b/testdata/project-v2/go.mod
index 884435dad0d..4cf9e850bd8 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v2/go.mod
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.0
 )
+
+// The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod
index c88d149bea7..ef1e704f808 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/go.mod
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
+	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 )
+
+// The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod
index 1420a8cfa4f..6906f1304cb 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/go.mod
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.0
 )
+
+// The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/go.mod b/testdata/project-v3/go.mod
index 814fe266215..d1f1f30031d 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/go.mod
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.0
 )
+
+// The following module is required for projects which are using addons
+// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/1525
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern => sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern v0.0.0-20200512162422-ce639cbf6d4c