diff --git a/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 0a42648..6f4435e 100644
--- a/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1479,6 +1479,11 @@ func (in *RepositoryParameters) DeepCopyInto(out *RepositoryParameters) {
 		*out = new(string)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.Name != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Name, &out.Name
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.Pages != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Pages, &out.Pages
 		*out = make([]PagesParameters, len(*in))
diff --git a/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_repository_types.go b/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_repository_types.go
index 6d545c9..9a96135 100755
--- a/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_repository_types.go
+++ b/apis/repo/v1alpha1/zz_repository_types.go
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ type RepositoryParameters struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	MergeCommitTitle *string `json:"mergeCommitTitle,omitempty" tf:"merge_commit_title,omitempty"`
 
+	// The name of the repository.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	Name *string `json:"name" tf:"name,omitempty"`
+
 	// The repository's GitHub Pages configuration. See GitHub Pages Configuration below for details.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	Pages []PagesParameters `json:"pages,omitempty" tf:"pages,omitempty"`
diff --git a/config/external_name.go b/config/external_name.go
index 20afdaf..c6f2a05 100644
--- a/config/external_name.go
+++ b/config/external_name.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import "github.com/upbound/upjet/pkg/config"
 // provider.
 var ExternalNameConfigs = map[string]config.ExternalName{
 	// Imported by using the following format: {{name}}
-	"github_repository": config.NameAsIdentifier,
+	"github_repository": config.IdentifierFromProvider,
 	// Imported by using the following format: {{ repository }}:{{ name }}:{{ source branch }}
 	"github_branch": config.TemplatedStringAsIdentifier("branch", "{{ .parameters.repository }}:{{ .external_name }}:{{ .parameters.source_branch }}"),
 	// Imported by using the following format: {{ repository }}
diff --git a/examples-generated/repo/branchprotection.yaml b/examples-generated/repo/branchprotection.yaml
index 36cca3e..df95b64 100644
--- a/examples-generated/repo/branchprotection.yaml
+++ b/examples-generated/repo/branchprotection.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ metadata:
     testing.upbound.io/example-name: example
   name: example
 spec:
-  forProvider: {}
+  forProvider:
+    name: test
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/examples-generated/repo/defaultbranch.yaml b/examples-generated/repo/defaultbranch.yaml
index 51925d0..59d0d91 100644
--- a/examples-generated/repo/defaultbranch.yaml
+++ b/examples-generated/repo/defaultbranch.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ spec:
   forProvider:
     autoInit: true
     description: My awesome codebase
+    name: example
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/examples-generated/repo/repository.yaml b/examples-generated/repo/repository.yaml
index 91d0e95..bc72a48 100644
--- a/examples-generated/repo/repository.yaml
+++ b/examples-generated/repo/repository.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   forProvider:
     description: My awesome codebase
+    name: example
     template:
     - includeAllBranches: true
       owner: github
diff --git a/examples-generated/repo/repositoryfile.yaml b/examples-generated/repo/repositoryfile.yaml
index 4a2fae9..f5ca2f4 100644
--- a/examples-generated/repo/repositoryfile.yaml
+++ b/examples-generated/repo/repositoryfile.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   forProvider:
     autoInit: true
+    name: tf-acc-test-%s
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/examples-generated/team/teamrepository.yaml b/examples-generated/team/teamrepository.yaml
index 6364490..331d7fb 100644
--- a/examples-generated/team/teamrepository.yaml
+++ b/examples-generated/team/teamrepository.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ metadata:
     testing.upbound.io/example-name: some_repo
   name: some-repo
 spec:
-  forProvider: {}
+  forProvider:
+    name: some-repo
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/repo/repository/zz_controller.go b/internal/controller/repo/repository/zz_controller.go
index 4b304b6..28c1033 100755
--- a/internal/controller/repo/repository/zz_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/repo/repository/zz_controller.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 func Setup(mgr ctrl.Manager, o tjcontroller.Options) error {
 	name := managed.ControllerName(v1alpha1.Repository_GroupVersionKind.String())
 	var initializers managed.InitializerChain
-	initializers = append(initializers, managed.NewNameAsExternalName(mgr.GetClient()))
 	cps := []managed.ConnectionPublisher{managed.NewAPISecretPublisher(mgr.GetClient(), mgr.GetScheme())}
 	if o.SecretStoreConfigGVK != nil {
 		cps = append(cps, connection.NewDetailsManager(mgr.GetClient(), *o.SecretStoreConfigGVK))
diff --git a/package/crds/repo.github.upbound.io_repositories.yaml b/package/crds/repo.github.upbound.io_repositories.yaml
index 66256b3..3f0bbb1 100644
--- a/package/crds/repo.github.upbound.io_repositories.yaml
+++ b/package/crds/repo.github.upbound.io_repositories.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ spec:
                     description: Can be PR_TITLE or MERGE_MESSAGE for a default merge
                       commit title.
                     type: string
+                  name:
+                    description: The name of the repository.
+                    type: string
                   pages:
                     description: The repository's GitHub Pages configuration. See
                       GitHub Pages Configuration below for details.
@@ -310,6 +313,8 @@ spec:
                       alerts have not been successfully tested on any GitHub Enterprise
                       instance and may be unavailable in those settings.'
                     type: boolean
+                required:
+                - name
                 type: object
               providerConfigRef:
                 default: