diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 80d7980b9..c1847134f 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-  - lavalamp
   - smarterclayton
   - deads2k
   - sttts
   - liggitt
 reviewers:
-  - lavalamp
   - smarterclayton
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
@@ -23,3 +21,5 @@ reviewers:
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
   - area/apiserver
+emeritus_approvers:
+  - lavalamp
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 862fe85d4..16d678f98 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.30.0
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230512170619-ecc69dad6a85
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230512165853-75b6a1f92c2b
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230512171455-f5cc996aa071
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230513010237-c4c9b6b83096
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230513005752-0ef2ec80f7a2
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230513010823-2b18fa2c7ab8
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230512172326-207ff9433a97
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230512172557-898c6804e26a
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230512170619-ecc69dad6a85
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230512165853-75b6a1f92c2b
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230512171455-f5cc996aa071
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230513010237-c4c9b6b83096
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230513005752-0ef2ec80f7a2
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230513010823-2b18fa2c7ab8
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230512172326-207ff9433a97
 	k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230512172557-898c6804e26a
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1e3e1f059..4bcb40294 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -875,12 +875,12 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230512170619-ecc69dad6a85 h1:xCJTQkQd8PeIvctB1YE4ynRCAE6vnw+ssc7Z3ksNG2s=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230512170619-ecc69dad6a85/go.mod h1:9HlmPET8aIu/p2mCj0qm0fcMSLlISId68prcqmiv8XE=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230512165853-75b6a1f92c2b h1:GwjRfbSNYP3SrMmXGV52XgUGgbivmgTRJ1u2jbMnKCc=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230512165853-75b6a1f92c2b/go.mod h1:AvSvH68mIHRyv36TtC0+YyheCbjcnZK9zGpQxgIjeWo=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230512171455-f5cc996aa071 h1:nxI1qdIIb0Z/X/NBTEWjb03LsQfgUsgJctC3myHqeLU=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230512171455-f5cc996aa071/go.mod h1:X9F/rUzup9l8gkxmo8OJ0y9TlPSv5aUTRh9CDfAeWoQ=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230513010237-c4c9b6b83096 h1:LWKsalLoR6E72/AhX3+EDwcQ7mvyHaKCBhGdD3qE5xE=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230513010237-c4c9b6b83096/go.mod h1:gTvDsdy/whlJoYmwS5psgt0uMoeMqPlT97DAkUCCRcQ=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230513005752-0ef2ec80f7a2 h1:msg5DWAHvH6oJu2PPvnXlWUBke0rfGIzN5kfqzmPZJ8=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230513005752-0ef2ec80f7a2/go.mod h1:AvSvH68mIHRyv36TtC0+YyheCbjcnZK9zGpQxgIjeWo=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230513010823-2b18fa2c7ab8 h1:J55msZMZhgw1R1UakYLhmUMEiy63NztoOoo87Xnz86c=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230513010823-2b18fa2c7ab8/go.mod h1:bHam6PBg2OYqs8k54EgnkvEdAybDF2cCU0MpbIpsmKw=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230512172326-207ff9433a97 h1:MzTTllEBLAe9I2uD3IF21X8aeemlk2cmzuTP7HKdAdU=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230512172326-207ff9433a97/go.mod h1:GWH9294JsHSPmiSkCXvTYniI9HQ6MdIOGDgqCPgIwPE=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
index 29d730907..c0e4923f6 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 reviewers:
   - thockin
-  - lavalamp
   - smarterclayton
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
diff --git a/pkg/storage/OWNERS b/pkg/storage/OWNERS
index c77bfe44b..236ce1bc2 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/storage/OWNERS
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-  - lavalamp
   - liggitt
   - wojtek-t
 reviewers:
-  - lavalamp
   - smarterclayton
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
@@ -19,3 +17,4 @@ reviewers:
 emeritus_approvers:
   - xiang90
   - timothysc
+  - lavalamp
diff --git a/pkg/storage/storagebackend/OWNERS b/pkg/storage/storagebackend/OWNERS
index c29de755d..7b8dfb623 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/storagebackend/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/storage/storagebackend/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-  - lavalamp
   - smarterclayton
   - wojtek-t
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/OWNERS b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/OWNERS
index 2556c589f..fd722b2ac 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/OWNERS
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-  - lavalamp
   - deads2k
   - yue9944882
   - MikeSpreitzer
 reviewers:
-  - lavalamp
   - deads2k
   - yue9944882
   - MikeSpreitzer
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
   - area/apiserver
+emeritus_approvers:
+  - lavalamp