diff --git a/pkg/crd/markers/crd.go b/pkg/crd/markers/crd.go
index f397e1100..54cc688c7 100644
--- a/pkg/crd/markers/crd.go
+++ b/pkg/crd/markers/crd.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ var CRDMarkers = []*definitionWithHelp{
 
 	must(markers.MakeDefinition("kubebuilder:storageversion", markers.DescribesType, StorageVersion{})).
 		WithHelp(StorageVersion{}.Help()),
+
+	must(markers.MakeDefinition("kubebuilder:skipversion", markers.DescribesType, SkipVersion{})).
+		WithHelp(SkipVersion{}.Help()),
 }
 
 // TODO: categories and singular used to be annotations types
@@ -165,6 +168,34 @@ func (s StorageVersion) ApplyToCRD(crd *apiext.CustomResourceDefinitionSpec, ver
 
 // +controllertools:marker:generateHelp:category=CRD
 
+// SkipVersion removes the particular version of the CRD from the CRDs spec.
+//
+// This is useful if you need to skip generating and listing version entries
+// for 'internal' resource versions, which typically exist if using the
+// Kubernetes upstream conversion-gen tool.
+type SkipVersion struct{}
+
+func (s SkipVersion) ApplyToCRD(crd *apiext.CustomResourceDefinitionSpec, version string) error {
+	if version == "" {
+		// single-version, this is an invalid state
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot skip a version if there is only a single version")
+	}
+	var versions []apiext.CustomResourceDefinitionVersion
+	// multi-version
+	for i := range crd.Versions {
+		ver := crd.Versions[i]
+		if ver.Name == version {
+			// skip the skipped version
+			continue
+		}
+		versions = append(versions, ver)
+	}
+	crd.Versions = versions
+	return nil
+}
+
+// +controllertools:marker:generateHelp:category=CRD
+
 // PrintColumn adds a column to "kubectl get" output for this CRD.
 type PrintColumn struct {
 	// Name specifies the name of the column.
diff --git a/pkg/crd/markers/zz_generated.markerhelp.go b/pkg/crd/markers/zz_generated.markerhelp.go
index 9fbac4784..79e348e29 100644
--- a/pkg/crd/markers/zz_generated.markerhelp.go
+++ b/pkg/crd/markers/zz_generated.markerhelp.go
@@ -235,6 +235,17 @@ func (Resource) Help() *markers.DefinitionHelp {
 	}
 }
 
+func (SkipVersion) Help() *markers.DefinitionHelp {
+	return &markers.DefinitionHelp{
+		Category: "CRD",
+		DetailedHelp: markers.DetailedHelp{
+			Summary: "removes the particular version of the CRD from the CRDs spec. ",
+			Details: " This is useful if you need to skip generating and listing version entries for 'internal' resource versions, which typically exist if using the Kubernetes upstream conversion-gen tool.",
+		},
+		FieldHelp: map[string]markers.DetailedHelp{},
+	}
+}
+
 func (StorageVersion) Help() *markers.DefinitionHelp {
 	return &markers.DefinitionHelp{
 		Category: "CRD",