diff --git a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_containersource.yaml b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_containersource.yaml
index 256d195be8..74f8b4f8c1 100644
--- a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_containersource.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_containersource.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ spec:
     kind: ContainerSource
     plural: containersources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
diff --git a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_gcppubsubsource.yaml b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_gcppubsubsource.yaml
index 067c425537..729299079c 100644
--- a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_gcppubsubsource.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_gcppubsubsource.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ spec:
     kind: GcpPubSubSource
     plural: gcppubsubsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
diff --git a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_githubsource.yaml b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_githubsource.yaml
index 00a370b297..71b7edfc75 100644
--- a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_githubsource.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_githubsource.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ spec:
     kind: GitHubSource
     plural: githubsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
diff --git a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_kuberneteseventsource.yaml b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_kuberneteseventsource.yaml
index 221af060ea..e5be674b29 100644
--- a/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_kuberneteseventsource.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/sources_v1alpha1_kuberneteseventsource.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ spec:
     kind: KubernetesEventSource
     plural: kuberneteseventsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
diff --git a/config/default-gcppubsub.yaml b/config/default-gcppubsub.yaml
index c3f13a7445..f0abfc2737 100644
--- a/config/default-gcppubsub.yaml
+++ b/config/default-gcppubsub.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ spec:
     kind: ContainerSource
     plural: containersources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ spec:
     kind: GcpPubSubSource
     plural: gcppubsubsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
@@ -172,6 +176,8 @@ spec:
     kind: GitHubSource
     plural: githubsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
@@ -297,6 +303,8 @@ spec:
     kind: KubernetesEventSource
     plural: kuberneteseventsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index af9448c1c6..5d10d4b304 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ spec:
     kind: ContainerSource
     plural: containersources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ spec:
     kind: GitHubSource
     plural: githubsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
@@ -225,6 +229,8 @@ spec:
     kind: KubernetesEventSource
     plural: kuberneteseventsources
   scope: Namespaced
+  subresources:
+    status: {}
   validation:
     openAPIV3Schema:
       properties:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/containersource_types.go b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/containersource_types.go
index a04e21e73f..1f98e989e5 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/containersource_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/containersource_types.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func (s *ContainerSourceStatus) MarkNotDeployed(reason, messageFormat string, me
 
 // ContainerSource is the Schema for the containersources API
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
+// +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:categories=all,knative,eventing,sources
 type ContainerSource struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/gcp_pubsub_types.go b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/gcp_pubsub_types.go
index 1a641bd961..b61bd10c5e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/gcp_pubsub_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/gcp_pubsub_types.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // GcpPubSubSource is the Schema for the gcppubsubsources API.
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
+// +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:categories=all,knative,eventing,sources
 type GcpPubSubSource struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/githubsource_types.go b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/githubsource_types.go
index 01bc381f97..cc054cf4ac 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/githubsource_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/githubsource_types.go
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ func (s *GitHubSourceStatus) MarkNoSink(reason, messageFormat string, messageA .
 
 // GitHubSource is the Schema for the githubsources API
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
+// +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:categories=all,knative,eventing,sources
 type GitHubSource struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/kuberneteseventsource_types.go b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/kuberneteseventsource_types.go
index 58e272c616..cf93f8e385 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/kuberneteseventsource_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/sources/v1alpha1/kuberneteseventsource_types.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func (s *KubernetesEventSourceStatus) MarkUnready(reason, messageFormat string,
 
 // KubernetesEventSource is the Schema for the kuberneteseventsources API
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
+// +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:categories=all,knative,eventing,sources
 type KubernetesEventSource struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/pkg/controller/kuberneteseventsource/reconcile.go b/pkg/controller/kuberneteseventsource/reconcile.go
index 90e76cfbea..351d404018 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/kuberneteseventsource/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/kuberneteseventsource/reconcile.go
@@ -164,11 +164,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) update(ctx context.Context, u *sourcesv1alpha1.KubernetesEv
 
 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(current.Status, u.Status) {
 		current.Status = u.Status
-		// Until #38113 is merged, we must use Update instead of UpdateStatus to
-		// update the Status block of the Feed resource. UpdateStatus will not
-		// allow changes to the Spec of the resource, which is ideal for ensuring
-		// nothing other than resource status has been updated.
-		return r.Update(ctx, current)
+		return r.Status().Update(ctx, current)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/sdk/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/sdk/reconciler.go
index eec8ea79d5..45b96e0429 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/sdk/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/sdk/reconciler.go
@@ -174,10 +174,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) update(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request, obje
 	}
 	freshFinalizers.SetFinalizers(orgFinalizers.GetFinalizers())
 
-	// Until #38113 is merged, we must use Update instead of UpdateStatus to
-	// update the Status block of the Source resource. UpdateStatus will not
-	// allow changes to the Spec of the resource, which is ideal for ensuring
-	// nothing other than resource status has been updated.
+	// We could use the status subresource here, but since there may be an update
+	// to finalizers also, we have to update the entire object.
+	//TODO(grantr): use status subresource if finalizers did not change
 	if err := r.client.Update(ctx, freshObj); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}