diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f54726ef..9036f8554 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Fixed
 
 - [v2] Don't require the `attributed_string_type` macro caller to have `std::str::FromStr` in scope ([#1244]).
+- [v2] Fix the JSON schema of `JsonConfigOverrides` ([#1245]).
 
 [#1244]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1244
+[#1245]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1245
 
 ## [0.113.2] - 2026-07-07
 
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/crds/DummyCluster.yaml b/crates/stackable-operator/crds/DummyCluster.yaml
index 79692113e..ac014b438 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/crds/DummyCluster.yaml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/crds/DummyCluster.yaml
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ spec:
                         - required:
                           - jsonMergePatch
                         - required:
-                          - jsonPatches
+                          - jsonPatch
                         - required:
                           - userProvided
                         properties:
@@ -989,22 +989,23 @@ spec:
                               [RFC 7396](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7396) JSON merge patch.
                             type: object
                             x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
-                          jsonPatches:
+                          jsonPatch:
                             description: |-
-                              List of [RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902) JSON patches.
+                              An [RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902) JSON patch.
 
                               Can be used when more flexibility is needed, e.g. to only modify elements
                               in a list based on a condition.
 
                               A patch looks something like
 
-                              `{"op": "test", "path": "/0/name", "value": "Andrew"}`
+                              `- {"op": "test", "path": "/0/name", "value": "Andrew"}`
 
                               or
 
-                              `{"op": "add", "path": "/0/happy", "value": true}`
+                              `- {"op": "add", "path": "/0/happy", "value": true}`
                             items:
-                              type: string
+                              type: object
+                              x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
                             type: array
                           userProvided:
                             description: |-
@@ -1657,7 +1658,7 @@ spec:
                               - required:
                                 - jsonMergePatch
                               - required:
-                                - jsonPatches
+                                - jsonPatch
                               - required:
                                 - userProvided
                               properties:
@@ -1667,22 +1668,23 @@ spec:
                                     [RFC 7396](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7396) JSON merge patch.
                                   type: object
                                   x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
-                                jsonPatches:
+                                jsonPatch:
                                   description: |-
-                                    List of [RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902) JSON patches.
+                                    An [RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902) JSON patch.
 
                                     Can be used when more flexibility is needed, e.g. to only modify elements
                                     in a list based on a condition.
 
                                     A patch looks something like
 
-                                    `{"op": "test", "path": "/0/name", "value": "Andrew"}`
+                                    `- {"op": "test", "path": "/0/name", "value": "Andrew"}`
 
                                     or
 
-                                    `{"op": "add", "path": "/0/happy", "value": true}`
+                                    `- {"op": "add", "path": "/0/happy", "value": true}`
                                   items:
-                                    type: string
+                                    type: object
+                                    x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
                                   type: array
                                 userProvided:
                                   description: |-
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/config_overrides.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/config_overrides.rs
index 2b404ea99..ff40cf68d 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/config_overrides.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/config_overrides.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use tracing::warn;
 
 use crate::{
-    config::merge::Merge, k8s_openapi::DeepMerge, schemars, utils::crds::raw_object_schema,
+    config::merge::Merge,
+    k8s_openapi::DeepMerge,
+    schemars,
+    utils::crds::{raw_object_list_schema, raw_object_schema},
 };
 
 // Variant of [`crate::config_overrides::KeyValueConfigOverrides`] that implements
@@ -93,10 +96,34 @@ pub enum JsonConfigOverrides {
     /// or
     ///
     /// `- {"op": "add", "path": "/0/happy", "value": true}`
-    #[schemars(schema_with = "raw_object_schema")]
+    #[schemars(schema_with = "raw_object_list_schema")]
     JsonPatch(json_patch::Patch),
 
-    /// Override the entire config file with the specified JSON value.
+    /// Override the entire config file with the specified JSON document.
+    ///
+    /// Please note that you can in-line JSON into YAML as follows:
+    ///
+    /// ```yaml
+    /// # ... other YAML content
+    /// userProvided: {
+    ///   "myString": "test",
+    ///   "myList": ["test"],
+    ///   "myBool": true,
+    ///   "my": {"nested.field.with.dots": 42}
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// As an alternative you can also stick to YAML:
+    ///
+    /// ```yaml
+    /// # ... other YAML content
+    /// userProvided:
+    ///   myString: test
+    ///   myList: [test]
+    ///   myBool: true
+    ///   my:
+    ///     nested.field.with.dots: 42
+    /// ```
     #[schemars(schema_with = "raw_object_schema")]
     UserProvided(serde_json::Value),
 
diff --git a/crates/xtask/src/crd/dummy.rs b/crates/xtask/src/crd/dummy.rs
index b1e070768..67cbbfe11 100644
--- a/crates/xtask/src/crd/dummy.rs
+++ b/crates/xtask/src/crd/dummy.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use stackable_operator::{
     commons::resources::{JvmHeapLimits, Resources},
     config::fragment::Fragment,
-    config_overrides::{JsonConfigOverrides, KeyValueConfigOverrides, KeyValueOverridesProvider},
-    crd::{authentication, authentication::oidc, git_sync::v1alpha2::GitSync},
+    config_overrides::{KeyValueConfigOverrides, KeyValueOverridesProvider},
+    crd::{
+        authentication::{self, oidc},
+        git_sync::v1alpha2::GitSync,
+    },
     database_connections::{
         databases::{
             derby::DerbyConnection, mysql::MysqlConnection, postgresql::PostgresqlConnection,
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ use stackable_operator::{
     role_utils::Role,
     schemars::JsonSchema,
     status::condition::ClusterCondition,
+    v2::config_overrides::JsonConfigOverrides,
     versioned::versioned,
 };
 use strum::EnumIter;