diff --git a/api/v1beta2/manifest_types.go b/api/v1beta2/manifest_types.go
index 1acf8bc1fc..a8f0485c51 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/manifest_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/manifest_types.go
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ type ManifestSpec struct {
 	// Resource specifies a resource to be watched for state updates
 	Resource *unstructured.Unstructured `json:"resource,omitempty"`
 
-	// ManagedResources specifies a list of resources which are managed
-	// manually by the user. The resources have the following format: <group>/<version>/<kind>.
+	// AssociatedResources specifies a list of resources which are not managed
+	// by the lifecycle manager. The resources have the following format: <group>/<version>/<kind>.
 	// +optional
-	ManagedResources []string `json:"managedResources,omitempty"`
+	AssociatedResources []string `json:"associatedResources,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ImageSpec defines OCI Image specifications.
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 35fb8c8f4b..74f9f5ade7 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ func (in *ManifestSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ManifestSpec) {
 		in, out := &in.Resource, &out.Resource
 		*out = (*in).DeepCopy()
 	}
-	if in.ManagedResources != nil {
-		in, out := &in.ManagedResources, &out.ManagedResources
+	if in.AssociatedResources != nil {
+		in, out := &in.AssociatedResources, &out.AssociatedResources
 		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/operator.kyma-project.io_manifests.yaml b/config/crd/bases/operator.kyma-project.io_manifests.yaml
index c06c08e5e6..d866be8855 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/operator.kyma-project.io_manifests.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/operator.kyma-project.io_manifests.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: ManifestSpec defines the desired state of Manifest.
             properties:
+              associatedResources:
+                description: |-
+                  AssociatedResources specifies a list of resources which are not managed
+                  by the lifecycle manager. The resources have the following format: <group>/<version>/<kind>.
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               config:
                 description: Config specifies OCI image configuration for Manifest
                 properties:
@@ -136,13 +143,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 - source
                 type: object
-              managedResources:
-                description: |-
-                  ManagedResources specifies a list of resources which are managed
-                  manually by the user. The resources have the following format: <group>/<version>/<kind>.
-                items:
-                  type: string
-                type: array
               remote:
                 description: Remote indicates if Manifest should be installed on a
                   remote cluster
@@ -326,6 +326,13 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: ManifestSpec defines the desired state of Manifest.
             properties:
+              associatedResources:
+                description: |-
+                  AssociatedResources specifies a list of resources which are not managed
+                  by the lifecycle manager. The resources have the following format: <group>/<version>/<kind>.
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               config:
                 description: Config specifies OCI image configuration for Manifest
                 properties:
@@ -413,13 +420,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 - source
                 type: object
-              managedResources:
-                description: |-
-                  ManagedResources specifies a list of resources which are managed
-                  manually by the user. The resources have the following format: <group>/<version>/<kind>.
-                items:
-                  type: string
-                type: array
               remote:
                 description: Remote indicates if Manifest should be installed on a
                   remote cluster
diff --git a/docs/technical-reference/api/manifest-cr.md b/docs/technical-reference/api/manifest-cr.md
index 93564b8440..b4c384d7e6 100644
--- a/docs/technical-reference/api/manifest-cr.md
+++ b/docs/technical-reference/api/manifest-cr.md
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ The [internal spec resolver](../../../internal/manifest/spec_resolver.go) uses t
 
 The resource is the default data that should be initialized for the module and is directly copied from **.spec.data** of the ModuleTemplate CR after normalizing it with the **namespace** for the synchronized module.
 
-### **.spec.managedResources**
+### **.spec.associatedResources**
 
-The managed resources are the resources that are handled manually by the user. They are represented by the `group/version/kind` format.  
+The associated resources are the resources that are not managed by the lifecycle manager. They are represented by the `group/version/kind` format.  
 Suppose the module is managed and gets deleted from the Kyma CR. In that case, the module deletion is suspended until all custom resources with GVK listed in the **spec.managedResources** are removed manually by the user.   
 ```yaml
 spec:
-  managedResources: 
+  associatedResources: 
   - serverless.kyma-project.io/v1alpha2/functions
   - operator.kyma-project.io/v1alpha1/serverlesses
 ```