diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 80a8ff038..fb5c332d5 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Make `region.name` field in in S3ConnectionSpec public ([#980]).
+
+[#980]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/980
+
 ## [0.87.1] - 2025-03-10
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/commons/s3/crd.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/commons/s3/crd.rs
index 71df71a73..5bd17fe2f 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/commons/s3/crd.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/commons/s3/crd.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub enum S3AccessStyle {
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Region {
     #[serde(default = "default_region_name")]
-    name: String,
+    pub name: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for Region {