diff --git a/jobs/generators/k8s/default.nix b/jobs/generators/k8s/default.nix
index 678ed82..43ec4b9 100644
--- a/jobs/generators/k8s/default.nix
+++ b/jobs/generators/k8s/default.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ with lib; let
                         type = requiredOrNot (mapType swagger.definitions.${refDefinition property});
                       }
                       else {
-                        type = requiredOrNot (submoduleOf definitions (refDefinition property));
+                        type =
+                          if (refDefinition property) == _name
+                          then types.unspecified # do not allow self-referential values
+                          else requiredOrNot (submoduleOf definitions (refDefinition property));
                       }
                     # if property has an array type
                     else if property.type == "array"
@@ -165,7 +168,10 @@ with lib; let
                           }
                           # in other case it's a simple list
                           else {
-                            type = requiredOrNot (types.listOf (submoduleOf definitions (refDefinition property.items)));
+                            type =
+                              if (refDefinition property.items) == _name
+                              then types.unspecified # do not allow self-referential values
+                              else requiredOrNot (types.listOf (submoduleOf definitions (refDefinition property.items)));
                           }
                       # in other case it only references a simple type
                       else {
diff --git a/modules/generated/v1.19.nix b/modules/generated/v1.19.nix
index b01655a..3510ef1 100644
--- a/modules/generated/v1.19.nix
+++ b/modules/generated/v1.19.nix
@@ -16603,11 +16603,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. Defaulting requires spec.preserveUnknownFields to be false.";
@@ -16695,7 +16695,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -16703,7 +16703,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -17307,11 +17307,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. CustomResourceDefinitions with defaults must be created using the v1 (or newer) CustomResourceDefinition API.";
@@ -17399,7 +17399,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -17407,7 +17407,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
diff --git a/modules/generated/v1.20.nix b/modules/generated/v1.20.nix
index e29ffce..214ab87 100644
--- a/modules/generated/v1.20.nix
+++ b/modules/generated/v1.20.nix
@@ -17511,11 +17511,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. Defaulting requires spec.preserveUnknownFields to be false.";
@@ -17603,7 +17603,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -17611,7 +17611,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -18215,11 +18215,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. CustomResourceDefinitions with defaults must be created using the v1 (or newer) CustomResourceDefinition API.";
@@ -18307,7 +18307,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -18315,7 +18315,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
diff --git a/modules/generated/v1.21.nix b/modules/generated/v1.21.nix
index 45dafb0..2695fb8 100644
--- a/modules/generated/v1.21.nix
+++ b/modules/generated/v1.21.nix
@@ -17663,11 +17663,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. Defaulting requires spec.preserveUnknownFields to be false.";
@@ -17755,7 +17755,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -17763,7 +17763,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -18367,11 +18367,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. CustomResourceDefinitions with defaults must be created using the v1 (or newer) CustomResourceDefinition API.";
@@ -18459,7 +18459,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -18467,7 +18467,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1beta1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
diff --git a/modules/generated/v1.22.nix b/modules/generated/v1.22.nix
index 977bda2..b71fcc3 100644
--- a/modules/generated/v1.22.nix
+++ b/modules/generated/v1.22.nix
@@ -15162,11 +15162,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. Defaulting requires spec.preserveUnknownFields to be false.";
@@ -15254,7 +15254,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -15262,7 +15262,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
diff --git a/modules/generated/v1.23.nix b/modules/generated/v1.23.nix
index 2de0af7..f0d8636 100644
--- a/modules/generated/v1.23.nix
+++ b/modules/generated/v1.23.nix
@@ -15780,11 +15780,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. Defaulting requires spec.preserveUnknownFields to be false.";
@@ -15872,7 +15872,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -15880,7 +15880,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";
diff --git a/modules/generated/v1.24.nix b/modules/generated/v1.24.nix
index 5bb237c..5b87878 100644
--- a/modules/generated/v1.24.nix
+++ b/modules/generated/v1.24.nix
@@ -15705,11 +15705,11 @@ let
         };
         "allOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "anyOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "default" = mkOption {
           description = "default is a default value for undefined object fields. Defaulting is a beta feature under the CustomResourceDefaulting feature gate. Defaulting requires spec.preserveUnknownFields to be false.";
@@ -15797,7 +15797,7 @@ let
         };
         "not" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps"));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "nullable" = mkOption {
           description = "";
@@ -15805,7 +15805,7 @@ let
         };
         "oneOf" = mkOption {
           description = "";
-          type = (types.nullOr (types.listOf (submoduleOf "io.k8s.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.apis.apiextensions.v1.JSONSchemaProps")));
+          type = types.unspecified;
         };
         "pattern" = mkOption {
           description = "";