diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/refgraph.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/refgraph.go
index ada43ac45b7..8b46755298c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/refgraph.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/refgraph.go
@@ -171,9 +171,5 @@ func requiresApplyConfiguration(t *types.Type) bool {
 			hasJSONTaggedMembers = true
 		}
 	}
-	if !hasJSONTaggedMembers {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
+	return hasJSONTaggedMembers
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/args/gvpackages.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/args/gvpackages.go
index 50d29a95be1..f5e7f4063aa 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/args/gvpackages.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/args/gvpackages.go
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ func (p *groupVersionsBuilder) update() error {
 
 		versionPkg := types.PackageVersion{Package: path.Join(p.importBasePath, pth, gv.Group.NonEmpty(), gv.Version.String()), Version: gv.Version}
 		if group, ok := seenGroups[gv.Group]; ok {
-			seenGroups[gv.Group].Versions = append(group.Versions, versionPkg)
+			vers := group.Versions
+			vers = append(vers, versionPkg)
+			seenGroups[gv.Group].Versions = vers
 		} else {
 			seenGroups[gv.Group] = &types.GroupVersions{
 				PackageName: gv.Group.NonEmpty(),
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go
index d2b8d5bcd9f..61065c22e2b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@ func (g *genFakeForType) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w io.
 // TODO: Make the verbs in templates parametrized so the strings.Replace() is
 // not needed.
 func adjustTemplate(name, verbType, template string) string {
-	return strings.Replace(template, " "+strings.Title(verbType), " "+name, -1)
+	//nolint:staticcheck
+	// TODO: convert this to use golang.org/x/text/cases
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(template, " "+strings.Title(verbType), " "+name)
 }
 
 // template for the struct that implements the type's interface
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_type.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_type.go
index 6c0f2f441a4..0058c1ccf69 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_type.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_type.go
@@ -120,8 +120,12 @@ func (g *genClientForType) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w i
 		}
 		var updatedVerbtemplate string
 		if _, exists := subresourceDefaultVerbTemplates[e.VerbType]; e.IsSubresource() && exists {
+			//nolint:staticcheck
+			// TODO: convert this to use golang.org/x/text/cases
 			updatedVerbtemplate = e.VerbName + "(" + strings.TrimPrefix(subresourceDefaultVerbTemplates[e.VerbType], strings.Title(e.VerbType)+"(")
 		} else {
+			//nolint:staticcheck
+			// TODO: convert this to use golang.org/x/text/cases
 			updatedVerbtemplate = e.VerbName + "(" + strings.TrimPrefix(defaultVerbTemplates[e.VerbType], strings.Title(e.VerbType)+"(")
 		}
 		extendedMethod := extendedInterfaceMethod{
@@ -345,7 +349,9 @@ func (g *genClientForType) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w i
 // TODO: Make the verbs in templates parametrized so the strings.Replace() is
 // not needed.
 func adjustTemplate(name, verbType, template string) string {
-	return strings.Replace(template, " "+strings.Title(verbType), " "+name, -1)
+	//nolint:staticcheck
+	// TODO: convert this to use golang.org/x/text/cases
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(template, " "+strings.Title(verbType), " "+name)
 }
 
 func generateInterface(defaultVerbTemplates map[string]string, tags util.Tags) string {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go
index 0b7aca01f6a..c84a7753177 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ func ToGroupInstallPackages(groups []GroupVersions, groupGoNames map[GroupVersio
 }
 
 // NormalizeGroupVersion calls normalizes the GroupVersion.
-//func NormalizeGroupVersion(gv GroupVersion) GroupVersion {
-//	return GroupVersion{Group: gv.Group.NonEmpty(), Version: gv.Version, NonEmptyVersion: normalization.Version(gv.Version)}
-//}
+// func NormalizeGroupVersion(gv GroupVersion) GroupVersion {
+// 	 return GroupVersion{Group: gv.Group.NonEmpty(), Version: gv.Version, NonEmptyVersion: normalization.Version(gv.Version)}
+// }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen/generators/conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen/generators/conversion.go
index 4d44cb1fb71..5bbcaf440e3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen/generators/conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen/generators/conversion.go
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ func GetTargets(context *generator.Context, arguments *args.GeneratorArgs) []gen
 	}
 
 	// Make sure explicit peer-packages are added.
-	peers := append(customArgs.BasePeerDirs, customArgs.ExtraPeerDirs...)
+	peers := customArgs.BasePeerDirs
+	peers = append(peers, customArgs.ExtraPeerDirs...)
 	if expanded, err := context.FindPackages(peers...); err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("cannot find peer packages: %v", err)
 	} else {
@@ -547,7 +548,8 @@ func (g *genConversion) convertibleOnlyWithinPackage(inType, outType *types.Type
 }
 
 func getExplicitFromTypes(t *types.Type) []types.Name {
-	comments := append(t.SecondClosestCommentLines, t.CommentLines...)
+	comments := t.SecondClosestCommentLines
+	comments = append(comments, t.CommentLines...)
 	paths := extractExplicitFromTag(comments)
 	result := []types.Name{}
 	for _, path := range paths {
@@ -688,10 +690,7 @@ func (g *genConversion) Init(c *generator.Context, w io.Writer) error {
 	}
 	// sort by name of the conversion function
 	sort.Slice(pairs, func(i, j int) bool {
-		if g.manualConversions[pairs[i]].Name.Name < g.manualConversions[pairs[j]].Name.Name {
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
+		return g.manualConversions[pairs[i]].Name.Name < g.manualConversions[pairs[j]].Name.Name
 	})
 	for _, pair := range pairs {
 		args := argsFromType(pair.inType, pair.outType).With("Scope", types.Ref(conversionPackagePath, "Scope")).With("fn", g.manualConversions[pair])
@@ -725,7 +724,7 @@ func (g *genConversion) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w io.W
 		}
 		switch {
 		case inType.Name.Package == "net/url" && inType.Name.Name == "Values":
-			g.generateFromUrlValues(inType, t, sw)
+			g.generateFromURLValues(inType, t, sw)
 		default:
 			klog.Errorf("Not supported input type: %#v", inType.Name)
 		}
@@ -1081,7 +1080,7 @@ func (g *genConversion) doUnknown(inType, outType *types.Type, sw *generator.Sni
 	sw.Do("// FIXME: Type $.|raw$ is unsupported.\n", inType)
 }
 
-func (g *genConversion) generateFromUrlValues(inType, outType *types.Type, sw *generator.SnippetWriter) {
+func (g *genConversion) generateFromURLValues(inType, outType *types.Type, sw *generator.SnippetWriter) {
 	args := generator.Args{
 		"inType":  inType,
 		"outType": outType,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/cmd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/cmd.go
index ddd402d0a5b..13eadb6244a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/cmd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/cmd.go
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ func Run(g *Generator) {
 	// Alternately, we could generate into a temp path and then move the
 	// resulting file back to the input dir, but that seems brittle in other
 	// ways.
-	args := append(searchArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--gogo_out=%s", g.OutputDir))
+	args := searchArgs
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--gogo_out=%s", g.OutputDir))
 
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	if len(g.Conditional) > 0 {
@@ -391,9 +392,9 @@ func importOrder(deps map[string][]string) ([]string, error) {
 	if len(remainingNodes) > 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cycle: remaining nodes: %#v, remaining edges: %#v", remainingNodes, graph)
 	}
-	//for _, n := range sorted {
-	//	fmt.Println("topological order", n)
-	//}
+	// for _, n := range sorted {
+	// 	 fmt.Println("topological order", n)
+	// }
 	return sorted, nil
 }
 
@@ -451,7 +452,5 @@ func (o positionOrder) Less(i, j int) bool {
 }
 
 func (o positionOrder) Swap(i, j int) {
-	x := o.elements[i]
-	o.elements[i] = o.elements[j]
-	o.elements[j] = x
+	o.elements[i], o.elements[j] = o.elements[j], o.elements[i]
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go
index f4fd81abed8..d2136dd3dc4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ func (p protobufLocator) GoTypeForName(name types.Name) *types.Type {
 
 // ProtoTypeFor locates a Protobuf type for the provided Go type (if possible).
 func (p protobufLocator) ProtoTypeFor(t *types.Type) (*types.Type, error) {
-	switch {
 	// we've already converted the type, or it's a map
-	case t.Kind == types.Protobuf || t.Kind == types.Map:
+	if t.Kind == types.Protobuf || t.Kind == types.Map {
 		p.tracker.AddType(t)
 		return t, nil
 	}
@@ -559,11 +558,11 @@ func protobufTagToField(tag string, field *protoField, m types.Member, t *types.
 	// protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Id,customtype=github.com/gogo/protobuf/test.Uuid"
 	parts := strings.Split(tag, ",")
 	if len(parts) < 3 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("member %q of %q malformed 'protobuf' tag, not enough segments\n", m.Name, t.Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("member %q of %q malformed 'protobuf' tag, not enough segments", m.Name, t.Name)
 	}
 	protoTag, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("member %q of %q malformed 'protobuf' tag, field ID is %q which is not an integer: %v\n", m.Name, t.Name, parts[1], err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("member %q of %q malformed 'protobuf' tag, field ID is %q which is not an integer: %w", m.Name, t.Name, parts[1], err)
 	}
 	field.Tag = protoTag
 
@@ -584,7 +583,7 @@ func protobufTagToField(tag string, field *protoField, m types.Member, t *types.
 			name = types.Name{
 				Name:    parts[0][last+1:],
 				Package: prefix,
-				Path:    strings.Replace(prefix, ".", "/", -1),
+				Path:    strings.ReplaceAll(prefix, ".", "/"),
 			}
 		} else {
 			name = types.Name{
@@ -603,7 +602,7 @@ func protobufTagToField(tag string, field *protoField, m types.Member, t *types.
 	for i, extra := range parts[3:] {
 		parts := strings.SplitN(extra, "=", 2)
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("member %q of %q malformed 'protobuf' tag, tag %d should be key=value, got %q\n", m.Name, t.Name, i+4, extra)
+			return fmt.Errorf("member %q of %q malformed 'protobuf' tag, tag %d should be key=value, got %q", m.Name, t.Name, i+4, extra)
 		}
 		switch parts[0] {
 		case "name":
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/namer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/namer.go
index 70fad316613..54806384739 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/namer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/namer.go
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func (n *protobufNamer) GoNameToProtoName(name types.Name) types.Name {
 }
 
 func protoSafePackage(name string) string {
-	pkg := strings.Replace(name, "/", ".", -1)
-	return strings.Replace(pkg, "-", "_", -1)
+	pkg := strings.ReplaceAll(name, "/", ".")
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(pkg, "-", "_")
 }
 
 type typeNameSet map[types.Name]*protobufPackage
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser.go
index c4cf66e7447..32f9e0da274 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser.go
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ func RewriteGeneratedGogoProtobufFile(name string, extractFn ExtractFunc, option
 // TODO: move into upstream gogo-protobuf once https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/issues/181
 // has agreement
 func rewriteOptionalMethods(decl ast.Decl, isOptional OptionalFunc) {
-	switch t := decl.(type) {
-	case *ast.FuncDecl:
+	if t, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl); ok {
 		ident, ptr, ok := receiver(t)
 		if !ok {
 			return
@@ -150,8 +149,7 @@ type optionalAssignmentVisitor struct {
 // Visit walks the provided node, transforming field initializations of the form
 // m.Field = &OptionalType{} -> m.Field = OptionalType{}
 func (v optionalAssignmentVisitor) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
-	switch t := n.(type) {
-	case *ast.AssignStmt:
+	if t, ok := n.(*ast.AssignStmt); ok {
 		if len(t.Lhs) == 1 && len(t.Rhs) == 1 {
 			if !isFieldSelector(t.Lhs[0], "m", "") {
 				return nil
@@ -195,13 +193,11 @@ func (v *optionalItemsVisitor) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 					t.Lhs[0] = &ast.StarExpr{X: &ast.Ident{Name: "m"}}
 				}
 			}
-			switch rhs := t.Rhs[0].(type) {
-			case *ast.CallExpr:
+			if rhs, ok := t.Rhs[0].(*ast.CallExpr); ok {
 				if ident, ok := rhs.Fun.(*ast.Ident); ok && ident.Name == "append" {
 					ast.Walk(v, rhs)
 					if len(rhs.Args) > 0 {
-						switch arg := rhs.Args[0].(type) {
-						case *ast.Ident:
+						if arg, ok := rhs.Args[0].(*ast.Ident); ok {
 							if arg.Name == "m" {
 								rhs.Args[0] = &ast.StarExpr{X: &ast.Ident{Name: "m"}}
 							}
@@ -212,8 +208,7 @@ func (v *optionalItemsVisitor) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 			}
 		}
 	case *ast.IfStmt:
-		switch cond := t.Cond.(type) {
-		case *ast.BinaryExpr:
+		if cond, ok := t.Cond.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
 			if cond.Op == token.EQL {
 				if isFieldSelector(cond.X, "m", "Items") && isIdent(cond.Y, "nil") {
 					cond.X = &ast.StarExpr{X: &ast.Ident{Name: "m"}}
@@ -225,8 +220,7 @@ func (v *optionalItemsVisitor) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 			// if err := m[len(m.Items)-1].Unmarshal(data[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
 			// 	return err
 			// }
-			switch s := t.Init.(type) {
-			case *ast.AssignStmt:
+			if s, ok := t.Init.(*ast.AssignStmt); ok {
 				if call, ok := s.Rhs[0].(*ast.CallExpr); ok {
 					if sel, ok := call.Fun.(*ast.SelectorExpr); ok {
 						if x, ok := sel.X.(*ast.IndexExpr); ok {
@@ -302,15 +296,13 @@ func receiver(f *ast.FuncDecl) (ident *ast.Ident, pointer bool, ok bool) {
 // dropExistingTypeDeclarations removes any type declaration for which extractFn returns true. The function
 // returns true if the entire declaration should be dropped.
 func dropExistingTypeDeclarations(decl ast.Decl, extractFn ExtractFunc) bool {
-	switch t := decl.(type) {
-	case *ast.GenDecl:
+	if t, ok := decl.(*ast.GenDecl); ok {
 		if t.Tok != token.TYPE {
 			return false
 		}
 		specs := []ast.Spec{}
 		for _, s := range t.Specs {
-			switch spec := s.(type) {
-			case *ast.TypeSpec:
+			if spec, ok := s.(*ast.TypeSpec); ok {
 				if extractFn(spec) {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -329,15 +321,13 @@ func dropExistingTypeDeclarations(decl ast.Decl, extractFn ExtractFunc) bool {
 // to prevent generation from being able to define side-effects.  The function returns true
 // if the entire declaration should be dropped.
 func dropEmptyImportDeclarations(decl ast.Decl) bool {
-	switch t := decl.(type) {
-	case *ast.GenDecl:
+	if t, ok := decl.(*ast.GenDecl); ok {
 		if t.Tok != token.IMPORT {
 			return false
 		}
 		specs := []ast.Spec{}
 		for _, s := range t.Specs {
-			switch spec := s.(type) {
-			case *ast.ImportSpec:
+			if spec, ok := s.(*ast.ImportSpec); ok {
 				if spec.Name != nil && spec.Name.Name == "_" {
 					continue
 				}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser_test.go
index 7fa6e23176c..db765a30c2e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/parser_test.go
@@ -107,10 +107,8 @@ func TestProtoParser(t *testing.T) {
 		if !test.err {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error %s", test.expr, err)
-			} else {
-				if actual != ident.Name {
-					t.Errorf("%s: expected %s, got %s", test.expr, ident.Name, actual)
-				}
+			} else if actual != ident.Name {
+				t.Errorf("%s: expected %s, got %s", test.expr, ident.Name, actual)
 			}
 		} else {
 			if err == nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen/generators/lister.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen/generators/lister.go
index c0548b50d3e..8112d40da25 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen/generators/lister.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen/generators/lister.go
@@ -237,25 +237,25 @@ func (g *listerGenerator) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w io
 	}
 
 	if tags.NonNamespaced {
-		sw.Do(typeListerInterface_NonNamespaced, m)
+		sw.Do(typeListerInterfaceNonNamespaced, m)
 	} else {
 		sw.Do(typeListerInterface, m)
 	}
 
 	sw.Do(typeListerStruct, m)
 	sw.Do(typeListerConstructor, m)
-	sw.Do(typeLister_List, m)
+	sw.Do(typeListerList, m)
 
 	if tags.NonNamespaced {
-		sw.Do(typeLister_NonNamespacedGet, m)
+		sw.Do(typeListerNonNamespacedGet, m)
 		return sw.Error()
 	}
 
-	sw.Do(typeLister_NamespaceLister, m)
+	sw.Do(typeListerNamespaceLister, m)
 	sw.Do(namespaceListerInterface, m)
 	sw.Do(namespaceListerStruct, m)
-	sw.Do(namespaceLister_List, m)
-	sw.Do(namespaceLister_Get, m)
+	sw.Do(namespaceListerList, m)
+	sw.Do(namespaceListerGet, m)
 
 	return sw.Error()
 }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ type $.type|public$Lister interface {
 }
 `
 
-var typeListerInterface_NonNamespaced = `
+var typeListerInterfaceNonNamespaced = `
 // $.type|public$Lister helps list $.type|publicPlural$.
 // All objects returned here must be treated as read-only.
 type $.type|public$Lister interface {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func New$.type|public$Lister(indexer cache.Indexer) $.type|public$Lister {
 }
 `
 
-var typeLister_List = `
+var typeListerList = `
 // List lists all $.type|publicPlural$ in the indexer.
 func (s *$.type|private$Lister) List(selector labels.Selector) (ret []*$.type|raw$, err error) {
 	err = cache.ListAll(s.indexer, selector, func(m interface{}) {
@@ -311,14 +311,14 @@ func (s *$.type|private$Lister) List(selector labels.Selector) (ret []*$.type|ra
 }
 `
 
-var typeLister_NamespaceLister = `
+var typeListerNamespaceLister = `
 // $.type|publicPlural$ returns an object that can list and get $.type|publicPlural$.
 func (s *$.type|private$Lister) $.type|publicPlural$(namespace string) $.type|public$NamespaceLister {
 	return $.type|private$NamespaceLister{indexer: s.indexer, namespace: namespace}
 }
 `
 
-var typeLister_NonNamespacedGet = `
+var typeListerNonNamespacedGet = `
 // Get retrieves the $.type|public$ from the index for a given name.
 func (s *$.type|private$Lister) Get(name string) (*$.type|raw$, error) {
   obj, exists, err := s.indexer.GetByKey(name)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ type $.type|private$NamespaceLister struct {
 }
 `
 
-var namespaceLister_List = `
+var namespaceListerList = `
 // List lists all $.type|publicPlural$ in the indexer for a given namespace.
 func (s $.type|private$NamespaceLister) List(selector labels.Selector) (ret []*$.type|raw$, err error) {
 	err = cache.ListAllByNamespace(s.indexer, s.namespace, selector, func(m interface{}) {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func (s $.type|private$NamespaceLister) List(selector labels.Selector) (ret []*$
 }
 `
 
-var namespaceLister_Get = `
+var namespaceListerGet = `
 // Get retrieves the $.type|public$ from the indexer for a given namespace and name.
 func (s $.type|private$NamespaceLister) Get(name string) (*$.type|raw$, error) {
 	obj, exists, err := s.indexer.GetByKey(s.namespace + "/" + name)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/prerelease-lifecycle-generators/status.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/prerelease-lifecycle-generators/status.go
index 1e41379b21a..532135e9a3d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/prerelease-lifecycle-generators/status.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/prerelease-lifecycle-generators/status.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func extractReplacementTag(t *types.Type) (group, version, kind string, hasRepla
 	}
 	// If there are multiple values, abort.
 	if len(tagVals) > 1 {
-		return "", "", "", false, fmt.Errorf("Found %d %s tags: %q", len(tagVals), replacementTagName, tagVals)
+		return "", "", "", false, fmt.Errorf("found %d %s tags: %q", len(tagVals), replacementTagName, tagVals)
 	}
 	tagValue := tagVals[0]
 	parts := strings.Split(tagValue, ",")