diff --git a/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspace_types.go b/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspace_types.go
index ee5ba99a..5b513902 100644
--- a/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspace_types.go
+++ b/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspace_types.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type WorkspaceSpec struct {
 	// the WorkspaceKind to use
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:MinLength:=2
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength:=63
-	//+kubebuilder:validation:Pattern:=^[a-z0-9][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$
+	//+kubebuilder:validation:Pattern:=^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self == oldSelf",message="Workspace 'kind' is immutable"
 	//+kubebuilder:example="jupyterlab"
 	Kind string `json:"kind"`
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type WorkspacePodVolumes struct {
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:MinLength:=2
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength:=63
-	//+kubebuilder:validation:Pattern:=^[a-z0-9][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$
+	//+kubebuilder:validation:Pattern:=^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
 	//+kubebuilder:example="my-home-pvc"
 	Home *string `json:"home,omitempty"`
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type PodVolumeMount struct {
 	// the name of the PVC to mount
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:MinLength:=2
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength:=63
-	//+kubebuilder:validation:Pattern:=^[a-z0-9][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$
+	//+kubebuilder:validation:Pattern:=^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
 	//+kubebuilder:example="my-data-pvc"
 	PVCName string `json:"pvcName"`
 
diff --git a/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspaces.yaml b/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspaces.yaml
index 201d595b..38f6fc89 100644
--- a/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspaces.yaml
+++ b/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspaces.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
                 example: jupyterlab
                 maxLength: 63
                 minLength: 2
-                pattern: ^[a-z0-9][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$
+                pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
                 type: string
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
                 - message: Workspace 'kind' is immutable
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ spec:
                               example: my-data-pvc
                               maxLength: 63
                               minLength: 2
-                              pattern: ^[a-z0-9][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$
+                              pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
                               type: string
                             readOnly:
                               default: false
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ spec:
                         example: my-home-pvc
                         maxLength: 63
                         minLength: 2
-                        pattern: ^[a-z0-9][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$
+                        pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
                         type: string
                     type: object
                 required: