diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f15ac928bd..619ccba4d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.21.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.0
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.20.5
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.0
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210203185629-de9496dff47b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.5.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d5fdba25df..e59be0c89a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.19.3/go.mod h1:rjx6GuL8TTa9VaixXglHmQmIL9
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.19.5 h1:1WJP/wi4OjB4iV8KVbH73rQaoialJrqv8gitZLxGLtM=
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.19.5/go.mod h1:RdybgQwPxbL4UEjuAruzK1x3nE69AqPYEJeo/TWfEeg=
 github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.19.3/go.mod h1:FpwSN1ksY1eteniUU7X0N/BgJ7a4WvBFVA8Lj9mJglo=
+github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.19.5/go.mod h1:Hm2Jr4jv8G1ciIAo+frC/Ft+rR2kQDh8JHKHb3gWUSk=
 github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.20.3 h1:uH9RQ6vdyPSs2pSy9fL8QPspDF2AMIMPtmK5coSSjtQ=
 github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.20.3/go.mod h1:gG4F8wdEDN+YPBMVnzE85Rbhf+Th2DTvA9nFPQ5AYEg=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.19.2/go.mod h1:POnQmlKehdgb5mhVOsnJFsivZCEZ/vjK9gh66Z9tfKk=
@@ -896,6 +897,7 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.1.1-0.20191105210325-c90efee705ee/go.mod h1:QqPTAvyqsEbceGzB
 golang.org/x/mod v0.1.1-0.20191107180719-034126e5016b/go.mod h1:QqPTAvyqsEbceGzBzNggFXnrqF1CaUcvgkdR5Ot7KZg=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.3.1-0.20200828183125-ce943fd02449/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.1 h1:Kvvh58BN8Y9/lBi7hTekvtMpm07eUZ0ck5pRHpsMWrY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.1/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
@@ -1289,11 +1291,12 @@ k8s.io/client-go v0.20.2/go.mod h1:kH5brqWqp7HDxUFKoEgiI4v8G1xzbe9giaCenUWJzgE=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.21.0 h1:n0zzzJsAQmJngpC0IhgFcApZyoGXPrDIAD601HD09ag=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.21.0/go.mod h1:nNBytTF9qPFDEhoqgEPaarobC8QPae13bElIVHzIglA=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.20.2/go.mod h1:UsqdF+VX4PU2g46NC2JRs4gc+IfrctnwHb76RNbWHJg=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.20.5 h1:qQp2F2ZnosUqeV7ZqKE6bQnf7x9Ps9RFfKZxw1r5HsM=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.20.5/go.mod h1:UsqdF+VX4PU2g46NC2JRs4gc+IfrctnwHb76RNbWHJg=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.0 h1:LGWJOvkbBNpuRBqBRXUjzfvymUh7F/iR2KDpwLnqCM4=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.0/go.mod h1:hUlps5+9QaTrKx+jiM4rmq7YmH8wPOIko64uZCHDh6Q=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.20.2/go.mod h1:pzFtCiwe/ASD0iV7ySMu8SYVJjCapNM9bjvk7ptpKh0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20201113003025-83324d819ded/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
+k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20201214224949-b6c5ce23f027/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210203185629-de9496dff47b h1:bAU8IlrMA6KbP0dIg/sVSJn95pDCUHDZx0DpTGrf2v4=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210203185629-de9496dff47b/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:PBfzABfn139FHAV07az/IF9Wp1bkk3vpT2XSJ76fSDE=