diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/devicetaint.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/devicetaint.go
index db98da8b8..c65c88e05 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/devicetaint.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/devicetaint.go
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ type DeviceTaintApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// nodes is not valid here. More effects may get added in the future.
 	// Consumers must treat unknown effects like None.
 	Effect *resourcev1.DeviceTaintEffect `json:"effect,omitempty"`
-	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added.
+	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added or
+	// (only in a DeviceTaintRule) the effect was modified.
 	// Added automatically during create or update if not set.
+	//
+	// In addition, in a DeviceTaintRule a value provided during
+	// an update gets replaced with the current time if the provided
+	// value is the same as the old one and the new effect is different.
+	// Changing the key and/or value while keeping the effect unchanged
+	// is possible and does not update the time stamp because the eviction
+	// which uses it is either already started (NoExecute) or
+	// not started yet (NoEffect, NoSchedule).
 	TimeAdded *metav1.Time `json:"timeAdded,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1alpha3/devicetaint.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1alpha3/devicetaint.go
index d9c2c6f48..719168dbe 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1alpha3/devicetaint.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1alpha3/devicetaint.go
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ type DeviceTaintApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// nodes is not valid here. More effects may get added in the future.
 	// Consumers must treat unknown effects like None.
 	Effect *resourcev1alpha3.DeviceTaintEffect `json:"effect,omitempty"`
-	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added.
+	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added or
+	// (only in a DeviceTaintRule) the effect was modified.
 	// Added automatically during create or update if not set.
+	//
+	// In addition, in a DeviceTaintRule a value provided during
+	// an update gets replaced with the current time if the provided
+	// value is the same as the old one and the new effect is different.
+	// Changing the key and/or value while keeping the effect unchanged
+	// is possible and does not update the time stamp because the eviction
+	// which uses it is either already started (NoExecute) or
+	// not started yet (NoEffect, NoSchedule).
 	TimeAdded *v1.Time `json:"timeAdded,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/devicetaint.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/devicetaint.go
index 55c7d58a6..32b37402c 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/devicetaint.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/devicetaint.go
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ type DeviceTaintApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// nodes is not valid here. More effects may get added in the future.
 	// Consumers must treat unknown effects like None.
 	Effect *resourcev1beta1.DeviceTaintEffect `json:"effect,omitempty"`
-	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added.
+	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added or
+	// (only in a DeviceTaintRule) the effect was modified.
 	// Added automatically during create or update if not set.
+	//
+	// In addition, in a DeviceTaintRule a value provided during
+	// an update gets replaced with the current time if the provided
+	// value is the same as the old one and the new effect is different.
+	// Changing the key and/or value while keeping the effect unchanged
+	// is possible and does not update the time stamp because the eviction
+	// which uses it is either already started (NoExecute) or
+	// not started yet (NoEffect, NoSchedule).
 	TimeAdded *v1.Time `json:"timeAdded,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/devicetaint.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/devicetaint.go
index 8049f52cc..91abce3bb 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/devicetaint.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/devicetaint.go
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ type DeviceTaintApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// nodes is not valid here. More effects may get added in the future.
 	// Consumers must treat unknown effects like None.
 	Effect *resourcev1beta2.DeviceTaintEffect `json:"effect,omitempty"`
-	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added.
+	// TimeAdded represents the time at which the taint was added or
+	// (only in a DeviceTaintRule) the effect was modified.
 	// Added automatically during create or update if not set.
+	//
+	// In addition, in a DeviceTaintRule a value provided during
+	// an update gets replaced with the current time if the provided
+	// value is the same as the old one and the new effect is different.
+	// Changing the key and/or value while keeping the effect unchanged
+	// is possible and does not update the time stamp because the eviction
+	// which uses it is either already started (NoExecute) or
+	// not started yet (NoEffect, NoSchedule).
 	TimeAdded *v1.Time `json:"timeAdded,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 171d17f78..3a62ca430 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.14.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260228003330-ffec185e33c1
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260303202014-605cb02318a5
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260227203245-48224b4d1ddb
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a3540ffa9..54891af57 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1/go.mod h1:cWUDdTG/fYaXco+Dcufb5Vnc6Gp2YChqWtbxRZE0mXw=
 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 v0.0.0-20260228003330-ffec185e33c1 h1:MGM2os4B0eoRhzOoYVpALEQNLOPynaGGerEUoP/0u6s=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260228003330-ffec185e33c1/go.mod h1:qhb/XTo9jEH6dtv01aF9OubVFb/O4rILeIUv25AhTbw=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260303202014-605cb02318a5 h1:dsTzpa8GpQOvVwLCfHLrYf2Ay6Ts3ryD40BbDuhhAVE=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260303202014-605cb02318a5/go.mod h1:qhb/XTo9jEH6dtv01aF9OubVFb/O4rILeIUv25AhTbw=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260227203245-48224b4d1ddb h1:0MWXuP1Qkr2TJBSQ2qYrHARDtTXH4TeTZ9q8OPHOQFM=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260227203245-48224b4d1ddb/go.mod h1:zqp0Kd80VeQZHyQ4j0VW/sn9zTHYeXFd/brJe5Po20w=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=