diff --git a/cmd/informer-gen/generators/factory.go b/cmd/informer-gen/generators/factory.go
index b59dc99e..b27cfeb0 100644
--- a/cmd/informer-gen/generators/factory.go
+++ b/cmd/informer-gen/generators/factory.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ 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{})
+	Start(stopCh <-chan struct{})
 
 	// Shutdown marks a factory as shutting down. At that point no new
 	// informers can be started anymore and Start will return without
diff --git a/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 17c25f26..a3cd3f40 100644
--- a/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 9cefe3d0..4628bbb8 100644
--- a/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index a07237c9..5efa771d 100644
--- a/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 77e5c720..bdefa336 100644
--- a/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/examples/single/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/examples/single/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index f886fdf5..f282ac17 100644
--- a/examples/single/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/examples/single/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e93adbfc..f9822a1a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240720202316-95b78024e3fe
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240719190441-a8f449e276fe
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240228010128-51d4e06bde70
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 97d7ec12..fd864efa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ 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/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240720202316-95b78024e3fe h1:V9MwpYUwbKlfLKVrhpVuKWiat/LBIhm1pGB9/xdHm5Q=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240720202316-95b78024e3fe/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
+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/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240228010128-51d4e06bde70 h1:NGrVE502P0s0/1hudf8zjgwki1X/TByhmAoILTarmzo=
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240228010128-51d4e06bde70/go.mod h1:VH3AT8AaQOqiGjMF9p0/IM1Dj+82ZwjfxUP1IxaHE+8=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=