diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 746d819cd..82fa96ed9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240404035423-5e7d566356d1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240404035254-e696ec55a32e
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240418013359-a819b1d9bd16
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240418013206-77786464c20d
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240404035629-aa7909e7d7c0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240404040301-d0106a887d7d
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 622b372ae..f4a4947e3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20240404035423-5e7d566356d1 h1:tUkP151p85IMjkPt1+gdSJ4a7HTp6atyw0BPaOl43AI=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240404035423-5e7d566356d1/go.mod h1:hpltBotDO81r+TzqESp+1COe04YlRTmdCzAysBBM8CU=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240404035254-e696ec55a32e h1:QDMqQVyH8eAEDzaa0HcUsmoJE2goz2xNXb2SKkcU3Lw=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240404035254-e696ec55a32e/go.mod h1:iexa2somDaxdnj7bha06bhb43Zpa6eWH8N8dbqVjTUc=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240418013359-a819b1d9bd16 h1:DXJla1ulezom5N0QIRlZetozcxtRPdS7U+muHDJuiO4=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240418013359-a819b1d9bd16/go.mod h1:a1YU16kjsAapUzg1LYaOqTnbMlo87NXy9bSeWjRmfoo=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240418013206-77786464c20d h1:UBjm8F5HrPWkc6sRj1Au8NqQECUaevtYglMWZ6cWGiM=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240418013206-77786464c20d/go.mod h1:iexa2somDaxdnj7bha06bhb43Zpa6eWH8N8dbqVjTUc=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240404035629-aa7909e7d7c0 h1:BV0JmMEQlllu+Rbl7x4I8kU4xYXhQU+3oJZ5/qaxm00=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240404035629-aa7909e7d7c0/go.mod h1:mh7MzKBEAtbd54Buuax0oCTgloi2aCVw67aL9cyVM/o=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240404040301-d0106a887d7d h1:GXlcnFrgrTHaNzWsti6jrwVYgX5w4XvzcEHksFDFvjw=
diff --git a/pkg/apis/audit/v1/generated.proto b/pkg/apis/audit/v1/generated.proto
index bda8c6953..032c58691 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/audit/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/pkg/apis/audit/v1/generated.proto
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ message Event {
   optional string verb = 5;
 
   // Authenticated user information.
-  optional k8s.io.api.authentication.v1.UserInfo user = 6;
+  optional .k8s.io.api.authentication.v1.UserInfo user = 6;
 
   // Impersonated user information.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.api.authentication.v1.UserInfo impersonatedUser = 7;
+  optional .k8s.io.api.authentication.v1.UserInfo impersonatedUser = 7;
 
   // Source IPs, from where the request originated and intermediate proxies.
   // The source IPs are listed from (in order):
@@ -79,28 +79,28 @@ message Event {
   // For successful responses, this will only include the Code and StatusSuccess.
   // For non-status type error responses, this will be auto-populated with the error Message.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Status responseStatus = 10;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Status responseStatus = 10;
 
   // API object from the request, in JSON format. The RequestObject is recorded as-is in the request
   // (possibly re-encoded as JSON), prior to version conversion, defaulting, admission or
   // merging. It is an external versioned object type, and may not be a valid object on its own.
   // Omitted for non-resource requests.  Only logged at Request Level and higher.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.runtime.Unknown requestObject = 11;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.runtime.Unknown requestObject = 11;
 
   // API object returned in the response, in JSON. The ResponseObject is recorded after conversion
   // to the external type, and serialized as JSON.  Omitted for non-resource requests.  Only logged
   // at Response Level.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.runtime.Unknown responseObject = 12;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.runtime.Unknown responseObject = 12;
 
   // Time the request reached the apiserver.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.MicroTime requestReceivedTimestamp = 13;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.MicroTime requestReceivedTimestamp = 13;
 
   // Time the request reached current audit stage.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.MicroTime stageTimestamp = 14;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.MicroTime stageTimestamp = 14;
 
   // Annotations is an unstructured key value map stored with an audit event that may be set by
   // plugins invoked in the request serving chain, including authentication, authorization and
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ message Event {
 // EventList is a list of audit Events.
 message EventList {
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
 
   repeated Event items = 2;
 }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ message ObjectReference {
 message Policy {
   // ObjectMeta is included for interoperability with API infrastructure.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;
 
   // Rules specify the audit Level a request should be recorded at.
   // A request may match multiple rules, in which case the FIRST matching rule is used.
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ message Policy {
 // PolicyList is a list of audit Policies.
 message PolicyList {
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
 
   repeated Policy items = 2;
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/example/v1/generated.proto b/pkg/apis/example/v1/generated.proto
index b630c956c..985699a7b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/example/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/pkg/apis/example/v1/generated.proto
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ message Pod {
   // Standard object's metadata.
   // More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;
 
   // Specification of the desired behavior of the pod.
   // More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#spec-and-status
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ message PodCondition {
 
   // Last time we probed the condition.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time lastProbeTime = 3;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time lastProbeTime = 3;
 
   // Last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time lastTransitionTime = 4;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time lastTransitionTime = 4;
 
   // Unique, one-word, CamelCase reason for the condition's last transition.
   // +optional
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ message PodList {
   // Standard list metadata.
   // More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
 
   // List of pods.
   // More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/pods
@@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ message PodStatus {
   // RFC 3339 date and time at which the object was acknowledged by the Kubelet.
   // This is before the Kubelet pulled the container image(s) for the pod.
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time startTime = 7;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time startTime = 7;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/example2/v1/generated.proto b/pkg/apis/example2/v1/generated.proto
index d615aee4d..9cf2a76b0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/example2/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/pkg/apis/example2/v1/generated.proto
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ message ReplicaSet {
   // be the same as the Pod(s) that the ReplicaSet manages.
   // Standard object's metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
   // +optional
-  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;
+  optional .k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;
 
   // Spec defines the specification of the desired behavior of the ReplicaSet.
   // More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#spec-and-status