diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/541-akhilerm b/changelogs/unreleased/541-akhilerm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a69476cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/541-akhilerm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix typo for driveType in OpenAPI validation for blockdevice API
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diff --git a/deploy/crds/openebs.io_blockdevices_crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/openebs.io_blockdevices_crd.yaml
index 2bcc43c37..793b04bcb 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/openebs.io_blockdevices_crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/openebs.io_blockdevices_crd.yaml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ spec:
                   description: DriveType is the type of backing drive, HDD/SSD
                   enum:
                   - HDD
-                  - SDD
+                  - SSD
                   - Unknown
                   - ""
                   type: string
diff --git a/pkg/apis/openebs/v1alpha1/blockdevice_types.go b/pkg/apis/openebs/v1alpha1/blockdevice_types.go
index be9d6a381..07f6f696a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/openebs/v1alpha1/blockdevice_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/openebs/v1alpha1/blockdevice_types.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ type DeviceDetails struct {
 	DeviceType string `json:"deviceType"`
 
 	// DriveType is the type of backing drive, HDD/SSD
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:=HDD;SDD;Unknown;""
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:=HDD;SSD;Unknown;""
 	// +optional
 	DriveType string `json:"driveType"`