diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 7cfcb26c49..684d8a3db1 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opentelemetry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ metadata:
             "name": "otel"
           },
           "spec": {
-            "config": "receivers:\n  otlp:\n    protocols: \n      grpc:\n      http:\n\nexporters:\n  debug:\n\nservice:\n  pipelines:\n    traces:\n      receivers: [otlp]\n      exporters: [debug]\n"
+            "config": "receivers:\n  otlp:\n    protocols: \n      grpc: {}\n      http: {}\n\nexporters:\n  debug: {}\n\nservice:\n  pipelines:\n    traces:\n      receivers: [otlp]\n      exporters: [debug]\n"
           }
         },
         {
diff --git a/config/samples/core_v1alpha1_opentelemetrycollector.yaml b/config/samples/core_v1alpha1_opentelemetrycollector.yaml
index b9c7a88402..1fa75fa88b 100644
--- a/config/samples/core_v1alpha1_opentelemetrycollector.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/core_v1alpha1_opentelemetrycollector.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ spec:
     receivers:
       otlp:
         protocols: 
-          grpc:
-          http:
+          grpc: {}
+          http: {}
 
     exporters:
-      debug:
+      debug: {}
 
     service:
       pipelines:
diff --git a/config/samples/exporter-with-tls.yaml b/config/samples/exporter-with-tls.yaml
index f954e3e8bd..302545468d 100644
--- a/config/samples/exporter-with-tls.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/exporter-with-tls.yaml
@@ -28,20 +28,21 @@ spec:
     receivers:
       jaeger:
         protocols:
-          grpc:
+          grpc: {}
 
     processors:
-      batch:
+      batch: {}
 
     exporters:
-      jaeger:
+      otlp:
         endpoint: "simplest-collector-headless.default.svc:14250"
-        ca_file: "/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/service-ca/service-ca.crt"
-        server_name_override: "simplest-collector-headless.default.svc.cluster.local"
+        tls:
+          ca_file: "/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/service-ca/service-ca.crt"
+          server_name_override: "simplest-collector-headless.default.svc.cluster.local"
 
     service:
       pipelines:
         traces:
           receivers: [jaeger]
           processors: [batch]
-          exporters: [jaeger]
+          exporters: [otlp]
diff --git a/config/samples/sidecar.yaml b/config/samples/sidecar.yaml
index 5d6ede289b..2c796c70bb 100644
--- a/config/samples/sidecar.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/sidecar.yaml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ spec:
     receivers:
       otlp:
         protocols:
-          grpc:
-          http:
+          grpc: {}
+          http: {}
 
     exporters:
-      debug:
+      debug: {}
 
     service:
       pipelines: