diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-v1-crd-gen.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-v1-crd-gen.yaml
index 6499413aa751..99b332930254 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-v1-crd-gen.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/deploy/vpa-v1-crd-gen.yaml
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ spec:
                   required:
                   - name
                   type: object
+                maxItems: 1
                 type: array
               resourcePolicy:
                 description: |-
@@ -324,7 +325,11 @@ spec:
                             Name of the container or DefaultContainerResourcePolicy, in which
                             case the policy is used by the containers that don't have their own
                             policy specified.
+                          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$
                           type: string
+                          x-kubernetes-validations:
+                          - message: ContainerName cannot be empty
+                            rule: size(self) > 0
                         controlledResources:
                           description: |-
                             Specifies the type of recommendations that will be computed
@@ -366,6 +371,7 @@ spec:
                             for the container. The default is no minimum.
                           type: object
                         mode:
+                          default: Auto
                           description: Whether autoscaler is enabled for the container.
                             The default is "Auto".
                           enum:
@@ -373,6 +379,12 @@ spec:
                           - "Off"
                           type: string
                       type: object
+                      x-kubernetes-validations:
+                      - message: ControlledValues shouldn't be specified if container
+                          scaling mode is off
+                        rule: '!has(self.mode) || !has(self.controlledValues) || self.mode
+                          != ''Off'' || self.controlledValues != ''RequestsAndLimits'''
+                    maxItems: 100
                     type: array
                 type: object
               targetRef:
@@ -449,6 +461,7 @@ spec:
                       pod eviction (pending other checks like PDB). Only positive values are
                       allowed. Overrides global '--min-replicas' flag.
                     format: int32
+                    minimum: 1
                     type: integer
                   updateMode:
                     description: |-
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/resource/vpa/handler.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/resource/vpa/handler.go
index f2f2a29c4d34..061cc21ee51e 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/resource/vpa/handler.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/resource/vpa/handler.go
@@ -112,25 +112,8 @@ func parseVPA(raw []byte) (*vpa_types.VerticalPodAutoscaler, error) {
 
 // ValidateVPA checks the correctness of VPA Spec and returns an error if there is a problem.
 func ValidateVPA(vpa *vpa_types.VerticalPodAutoscaler, isCreate bool) error {
-	if vpa.Spec.UpdatePolicy != nil {
-		mode := vpa.Spec.UpdatePolicy.UpdateMode
-		if mode == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("UpdateMode is required if UpdatePolicy is used")
-		}
-		if _, found := possibleUpdateModes[*mode]; !found {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected UpdateMode value %s", *mode)
-		}
-
-		if minReplicas := vpa.Spec.UpdatePolicy.MinReplicas; minReplicas != nil && *minReplicas <= 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("MinReplicas has to be positive, got %v", *minReplicas)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if vpa.Spec.ResourcePolicy != nil {
 		for _, policy := range vpa.Spec.ResourcePolicy.ContainerPolicies {
-			if policy.ContainerName == "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("ContainerPolicies.ContainerName is required")
-			}
 			mode := policy.Mode
 			if mode != nil {
 				if _, found := possibleScalingModes[*mode]; !found {
@@ -152,23 +135,8 @@ func ValidateVPA(vpa *vpa_types.VerticalPodAutoscaler, isCreate bool) error {
 					return fmt.Errorf("MaxAllowed: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
-			ControlledValues := policy.ControlledValues
-			if mode != nil && ControlledValues != nil {
-				if *mode == vpa_types.ContainerScalingModeOff && *ControlledValues == vpa_types.ContainerControlledValuesRequestsAndLimits {
-					return fmt.Errorf("ControlledValues shouldn't be specified if container scaling mode is off.")
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	if isCreate && vpa.Spec.TargetRef == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("TargetRef is required. If you're using v1beta1 version of the API, please migrate to v1")
-	}
-
-	if len(vpa.Spec.Recommenders) > 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("The current version of VPA object shouldn't specify more than one recommenders.")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/apis/autoscaling.k8s.io/v1/types.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/apis/autoscaling.k8s.io/v1/types.go
index 5ede0fe4810a..3e389dad94f7 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/apis/autoscaling.k8s.io/v1/types.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/apis/autoscaling.k8s.io/v1/types.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type VerticalPodAutoscalerSpec struct {
 	// Recommender responsible for generating recommendation for this object.
 	// List should be empty (then the default recommender will generate the
 	// recommendation) or contain exactly one recommender.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=1
 	// +optional
 	Recommenders []*VerticalPodAutoscalerRecommenderSelector `json:"recommenders,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=recommenders"`
 }
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ type PodUpdatePolicy struct {
 	// pod eviction (pending other checks like PDB). Only positive values are
 	// allowed. Overrides global '--min-replicas' flag.
 	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=1
 	MinReplicas *int32 `json:"minReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=minReplicas"`
 
 	// EvictionRequirements is a list of EvictionRequirements that need to
@@ -183,18 +185,23 @@ type PodResourcePolicy struct {
 	// +optional
 	// +patchMergeKey=containerName
 	// +patchStrategy=merge
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=100
 	ContainerPolicies []ContainerResourcePolicy `json:"containerPolicies,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"containerName" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=containerPolicies"`
 }
 
 // ContainerResourcePolicy controls how autoscaler computes the recommended
 // resources for a specific container.
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="!has(self.mode) || !has(self.controlledValues) || self.mode != 'Off' || self.controlledValues != 'RequestsAndLimits'",message="ControlledValues shouldn't be specified if container scaling mode is off"
 type ContainerResourcePolicy struct {
 	// Name of the container or DefaultContainerResourcePolicy, in which
 	// case the policy is used by the containers that don't have their own
 	// policy specified.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Pattern=`^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$`
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="size(self) > 0",message="ContainerName cannot be empty"
 	ContainerName string `json:"containerName,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=containerName"`
 	// Whether autoscaler is enabled for the container. The default is "Auto".
 	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default="Auto"
 	Mode *ContainerScalingMode `json:"mode,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=mode"`
 	// Specifies the minimal amount of resources that will be recommended
 	// for the container. The default is no minimum.