diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index c5d57305c66..66979433579 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -9547,7 +9547,7 @@
           "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
         },
         "nodeName": {
-          "description": "NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty, the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource requirements.",
+          "description": "NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled. If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName. Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod. This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename",
           "type": "string"
         },
         "nodeSelector": {
diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json b/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json
index 7d42bbcac86..5f70c1db534 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json
@@ -5475,7 +5475,7 @@
             "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
           },
           "nodeName": {
-            "description": "NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty, the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource requirements.",
+            "description": "NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled. If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName. Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod. This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "nodeSelector": {
diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__apps__v1_openapi.json b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__apps__v1_openapi.json
index f7c3c21bda2..0fa977f7c3c 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__apps__v1_openapi.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__apps__v1_openapi.json
@@ -3832,7 +3832,7 @@
             "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
           },
           "nodeName": {
-            "description": "NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty, the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource requirements.",
+            "description": "NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled. If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName. Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod. This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "nodeSelector": {
diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__batch__v1_openapi.json b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__batch__v1_openapi.json
index cf865cbba15..c87ad10d747 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__batch__v1_openapi.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__batch__v1_openapi.json
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@
             "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
           },
           "nodeName": {
-            "description": "NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty, the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource requirements.",
+            "description": "NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled. If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName. Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod. This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "nodeSelector": {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/types.go b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
index 4fa9ca3738d..f392340ae5d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
@@ -3277,9 +3277,11 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	AutomountServiceAccountToken *bool
 
-	// NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node.  If it is non-empty,
-	// the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource
-	// requirements.
+	// NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled.
+	// If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName.
+	// Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod.
+	// This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node.
+	// https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename
 	// +optional
 	NodeName string
 	// SecurityContext holds pod-level security attributes and common container settings.
diff --git a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
index 1fc94fee217..adda68d7399 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -27342,7 +27342,7 @@ func schema_k8sio_api_core_v1_PodSpec(ref common.ReferenceCallback) common.OpenA
 					},
 					"nodeName": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty, the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource requirements.",
+							Description: "NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled. If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName. Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod. This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename",
 							Type:        []string{"string"},
 							Format:      "",
 						},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
index 021e45e890a..50d808d2a5c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
@@ -4041,9 +4041,11 @@ message PodSpec {
   // +optional
   optional bool automountServiceAccountToken = 21;
 
-  // NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty,
-  // the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource
-  // requirements.
+  // NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled.
+  // If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName.
+  // Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod.
+  // This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node.
+  // https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename
   // +optional
   optional string nodeName = 10;
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index 803679c48ba..49af61fdf89 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -3667,9 +3667,11 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	AutomountServiceAccountToken *bool `json:"automountServiceAccountToken,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,21,opt,name=automountServiceAccountToken"`
 
-	// NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty,
-	// the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource
-	// requirements.
+	// NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled.
+	// If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName.
+	// Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod.
+	// This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node.
+	// https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename
 	// +optional
 	NodeName string `json:"nodeName,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=nodeName"`
 	// Host networking requested for this pod. Use the host's network namespace.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
index 5470aebc559..57da6fed710 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ var map_PodSpec = map[string]string{
 	"serviceAccountName":            "ServiceAccountName is the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/",
 	"serviceAccount":                "DeprecatedServiceAccount is a deprecated alias for ServiceAccountName. Deprecated: Use serviceAccountName instead.",
 	"automountServiceAccountToken":  "AutomountServiceAccountToken indicates whether a service account token should be automatically mounted.",
-	"nodeName":                      "NodeName is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific node. If it is non-empty, the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that node, assuming that it fits resource requirements.",
+	"nodeName":                      "NodeName indicates in which node this pod is scheduled. If empty, this pod is a candidate for scheduling by the scheduler defined in schedulerName. Once this field is set, the kubelet for this node becomes responsible for the lifecycle of this pod. This field should not be used to express a desire for the pod to be scheduled on a specific node. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodename",
 	"hostNetwork":                   "Host networking requested for this pod. Use the host's network namespace. If this option is set, the ports that will be used must be specified. Default to false.",
 	"hostPID":                       "Use the host's pid namespace. Optional: Default to false.",
 	"hostIPC":                       "Use the host's ipc namespace. Optional: Default to false.",