diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a6717390..6ac285ce 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.100
-	github.com/codeready-toolchain/api v0.0.0-20231010090546-098b27b43b3a
+	github.com/codeready-toolchain/api v0.0.0-20231013094356-24443ff2aa9a
 	github.com/codeready-toolchain/toolchain-common v0.0.0-20231012065805-a23f3cfa676d
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.2.0+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 39c4178d..12e146c6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210805033703-aa0b78936158/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWH
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210922020428-25de7278fc84/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211001041855-01bcc9b48dfe/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211011173535-cb28da3451f1/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
-github.com/codeready-toolchain/api v0.0.0-20231010090546-098b27b43b3a h1:UucbKqQ0bz9xe/Hr6kbrJkPK0YzCn2bdFwGme5rCfuU=
-github.com/codeready-toolchain/api v0.0.0-20231010090546-098b27b43b3a/go.mod h1:nn3W6eKb9PFIVwSwZW7wDeLACMBOwAV+4kddGuN+ARM=
+github.com/codeready-toolchain/api v0.0.0-20231013094356-24443ff2aa9a h1:lbMkf/E687UY6Dbj8yjADmorNdC3a25eDgmhkzdnzc0=
+github.com/codeready-toolchain/api v0.0.0-20231013094356-24443ff2aa9a/go.mod h1:bImSKnxrpNmCmW/YEGiiZnZqJm3kAmfP5hW4YndK0hE=
 github.com/codeready-toolchain/toolchain-common v0.0.0-20231012065805-a23f3cfa676d h1:gQy0fpfCjl4XQhoXEQ3NUrvpRp4qKzov5TBKyePuwOM=
 github.com/codeready-toolchain/toolchain-common v0.0.0-20231012065805-a23f3cfa676d/go.mod h1:SnZewh0DLwAELKLsW+R6NKaKmiRBuMI1iMYSkfyZG6A=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister.go b/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister.go
index 71b5492f..80d05c0d 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func generateWorkspaceBindings(space *toolchainv1alpha1.Space, spaceBindings []t
 			}
 			// this is a binding that was created via SpaceBindingRequest, it can be updated or deleted
 			binding.AvailableActions = []string{UpdateBindingAction, DeleteBindingAction}
-			binding.BindingRequest = toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{
+			binding.BindingRequest = &toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{
 				Name:      sbrName,
 				Namespace: sbrNamespace,
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister_test.go b/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister_test.go
index 23cf4d69..ca345f5f 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/handlers/spacelister_test.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestSpaceLister(t *testing.T) {
 								MasterUserRecord: "animelover",
 								Role:             "viewer",
 								AvailableActions: []string{"update", "delete"},
-								BindingRequest: toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{ // animelover was granted access to dancelover workspace using SpaceBindingRequest
+								BindingRequest: &toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{ // animelover was granted access to dancelover workspace using SpaceBindingRequest
 									Name:      "animelover-sbr",
 									Namespace: "dancelover-tenant",
 								},
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestSpaceLister(t *testing.T) {
 								MasterUserRecord: "foodlover",
 								Role:             "maintainer",
 								AvailableActions: []string{"update", "delete"},
-								BindingRequest: toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{ // foodlover was granted access to movielover workspace using SpaceBindingRequest
+								BindingRequest: &toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{ // foodlover was granted access to movielover workspace using SpaceBindingRequest
 									Name:      "foodlover-sbr",
 									Namespace: "movielover-tenant",
 								},
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func TestSpaceLister(t *testing.T) {
 								MasterUserRecord: "foodlover",
 								Role:             "maintainer",
 								AvailableActions: []string{"update", "delete"},
-								BindingRequest: toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{
+								BindingRequest: &toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{
 									Name:      "foodlover-sbr",
 									Namespace: "movielover-tenant",
 								},
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestSpaceLister(t *testing.T) {
 								MasterUserRecord: "foodlover", // foodlover was granted access to movielover workspace using SpaceBindingRequest
 								Role:             "maintainer",
 								AvailableActions: []string{"update", "delete"},
-								BindingRequest: toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{
+								BindingRequest: &toolchainv1alpha1.BindingRequest{
 									Name:      "foodlover-sbr",
 									Namespace: "movielover-tenant",
 								},