diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index f417ba84f..1b5c67e34 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - liggitt
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - enj
   - hzxuzhonghu
   - apelisse
@@ -24,3 +23,5 @@ labels:
   - area/apiserver
 emeritus_approvers:
   - lavalamp
+emeritus_reviewers:
+  - ncdc
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5e7f5b750..87e6e104c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240918001733-e14a61a8c7c2
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240919081406-f7615f37d717
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240920162441-40a93af7883a
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240918042634-49269eb05058
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240920202009-71385f038c10
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240920201701-c98a9e22228d
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240920202441-8887e59dfbdf
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240920203526-9395f8251321
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20240912041232-273c893e4e51
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240827152857-f7e401e7b4c2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4fa341ebe..9b23ce417 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240918001733-e14a61a8c7c2 h1:Aoezaxq3CoE7uIcQal4PEUL9P+AQPDj5s1EC4k1D++8=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240918001733-e14a61a8c7c2/go.mod h1:peFini8XRw/7apbDOFTp0ZPE50xez1sCjfkRipDXJFQ=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240919081406-f7615f37d717 h1:V7v1okd1jE7GKWP5FcvNwFSM/QGNilNMVNii/uB08+8=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240919081406-f7615f37d717/go.mod h1:5rKPDwwN9qm//xASFCZ83nyYEanHxxhc7pZ8AC4lukY=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240920162441-40a93af7883a h1:Np0dBBK1HdqJKipNYe4ZFlMw1gv0egfJJDLeXbaL55s=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240920162441-40a93af7883a/go.mod h1:rydS34AEFNObhHYAXSdGIdElCTAZ4h6O7VH5Wkep79s=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240918042634-49269eb05058 h1:8soliJr5YLVB+pJtR12WtJFL1TWoFYBw5ANH3tp9j+s=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240918042634-49269eb05058/go.mod h1:0TUNldelE6cElcpnJjf1+LVBIZkcUsVXDbj1Xsqj+EI=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240920202009-71385f038c10 h1:shjQe98Co9zBlDzQkxb5IJEWtReSl7qunr56C4Jgc70=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240920202009-71385f038c10/go.mod h1:KCEt6+W/Yn1Vc48pYXeLf0mGK52kJhvt+rcaUVsIaKQ=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240920201701-c98a9e22228d h1:yDB+e3ReCJtthGtcZXMJAYPsekzI7oIS6U6hSDgFVRA=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240920201701-c98a9e22228d/go.mod h1:5rKPDwwN9qm//xASFCZ83nyYEanHxxhc7pZ8AC4lukY=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240920202441-8887e59dfbdf h1:9FeiN3owp+7myJwgd4GIuLGvw8VJMVSc5j4ymi94TX8=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240920202441-8887e59dfbdf/go.mod h1:slPGP9kLjwKXgatD4iciMlNjnCmtXQ1ZHl7l/mS5Ux0=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240920203526-9395f8251321 h1:FqV1EeYjOHI3Uh5L4Frocl3hvmw1ISuhI9+ZruOTNKs=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240920203526-9395f8251321/go.mod h1:EXk9GtqbPz8BIrRlzT+JQ2ZW/D9pFv03Sk0ip/7j4ow=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20240912041232-273c893e4e51 h1:mbESnbnzpJyRVv9XDJ7eV+F33qap+hKv/kPEkzVPCoE=
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
index c0e4923f6..bfd15f781 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ reviewers:
   - saad-ali
   - janetkuo
   - pwittrock
-  - ncdc
   - dims
   - enj
+emeritus_reviewers:
+  - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
index 4dd70bd88..e7207ecee 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ reviewers:
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - dims
   - ingvagabund
   - enj
+emeritus_reviewers:
+  - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/storage/OWNERS b/pkg/storage/OWNERS
index 044ecb9f6..b68cef1fe 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/storage/OWNERS
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
-  - ncdc
   - ingvagabund
   - enj
   - stevekuznetsov
@@ -19,3 +18,5 @@ emeritus_approvers:
   - xiang90
   - timothysc
   - lavalamp
+emeritus_reviewers:
+  - ncdc