diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 23fcc8c8..cf09b424 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20241007141734-f2b3dfac9f9a
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241004115029-c463db196543
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241008174842-acfda137309f
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240827152857-f7e401e7b4c2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 911b206e..cf6a354f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20241007141734-f2b3dfac9f9a h1:8q3QPAbWPx++17jOoJM531vGG++BaX6gtqbDE0+Ris8=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20241007141734-f2b3dfac9f9a/go.mod h1:4imq7dQloEla0ISqR4MeHpt7KNQ/IbLuRQM6skmjopE=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241004115029-c463db196543 h1:CGv23f9CJ4us75c23ziAVpdkPgJj63aFkKlD0jTl/AI=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241004115029-c463db196543/go.mod h1:5rKPDwwN9qm//xASFCZ83nyYEanHxxhc7pZ8AC4lukY=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241008174842-acfda137309f h1:H2ZYi+KurPHzI6h2BZo8c/jMt9Qj450Hrhkxz4u24X4=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241008174842-acfda137309f/go.mod h1:5rKPDwwN9qm//xASFCZ83nyYEanHxxhc7pZ8AC4lukY=
 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 v0.0.0-20240827152857-f7e401e7b4c2 h1:GKE9U8BH16uynoxQii0auTjmmmuZ3O0LFMN6S0lPPhI=
diff --git a/tools/cache/reflector.go b/tools/cache/reflector.go
index 5e7dd574..a3363f0f 100644
--- a/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var (
 
 // Reflector watches a specified resource and causes all changes to be reflected in the given store.
 type Reflector struct {
-	// name identifies this reflector. By default it will be a file:line if possible.
+	// name identifies this reflector. By default, it will be a file:line if possible.
 	name string
 	// The name of the type we expect to place in the store. The name
 	// will be the stringification of expectedGVK if provided, and the
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ type Reflector struct {
 	UseWatchList *bool
 }
 
+func (r *Reflector) GetName() string {
+	return r.name
+}
+
+func (r *Reflector) GetTypeDescription() string {
+	return r.typeDescription
+}
+
 // ResourceVersionUpdater is an interface that allows store implementation to
 // track the current resource version of the reflector. This is especially
 // important if storage bookmarks are enabled.