diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3487280a2..7a39903a8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240725200553-fb1fc3084c0e
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240720202316-95b78024e3fe
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240801003428-382a0912e579
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240719190441-a8f449e276fe
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 866a1b525..2af64b271 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240725200553-fb1fc3084c0e h1:zSGnlOF57ubuWLnmPjHd1c9XRaXJeXdcVsszq+wm17o=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240725200553-fb1fc3084c0e/go.mod h1:ytlEzqC2wOTwYET71W7+J+k7O2V7vrDuzmNLBSpgT+k=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240720202316-95b78024e3fe h1:V9MwpYUwbKlfLKVrhpVuKWiat/LBIhm1pGB9/xdHm5Q=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240720202316-95b78024e3fe/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240801003428-382a0912e579 h1:pElFtnw6/eJb1SLes+tbAqfL/7IezesSZ1bLTO+b2UE=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240801003428-382a0912e579/go.mod h1:sSxNOmsgxkyv9k7Nu9ysVYNCkTkTemOgz4HxbATSKDQ=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240719190441-a8f449e276fe h1:lt6b7CTEYMgUTCGIZrATyWMZTQThE+qIQq5YTCbpMVQ=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240719190441-a8f449e276fe/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 h1:BZqlfIlq5YbRMFko6/PM7FjZpUb45WallggurYhKGag=
diff --git a/informers/factory.go b/informers/factory.go
index f2fef0e0b..86c24551e 100644
--- a/informers/factory.go
+++ b/informers/factory.go
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ type SharedInformerFactory interface {
 
 	// Start initializes all requested informers. They are handled in goroutines
 	// which run until the stop channel gets closed.
+	// Warning: Start does not block. When run in a go-routine, it will race with a later WaitForCacheSync.
 	Start(stopCh <-chan struct{})
 
 	// Shutdown marks a factory as shutting down. At that point no new