diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_test.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_test.go
index af5651f56b3..50adf83fa60 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_test.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestGetConntrackMax(t *testing.T) {
 // TestLoadConfig tests proper operation of loadConfig()
 func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
-	yamlTemplate := `apiVersion: kubeproxyconfig.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+	yamlTemplate := `apiVersion: kubeproxy.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
 bindAddress: %s
 clientConnection:
   acceptContentTypes: "abc"
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func TestLoadConfigFailures(t *testing.T) {
 			expErr: "mapping values are not allowed in this context",
 		},
 	}
-	version := "apiVersion: kubeproxyconfig.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
+	version := "apiVersion: kubeproxy.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		options := NewOptions()
 		config := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", version, tc.config)
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/register.go b/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/register.go
index 36a01578d20..d543b07a4d4 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/register.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/register.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // GroupName is the group name use in this package
-const GroupName = "kubeproxyconfig.k8s.io"
+const GroupName = "kubeproxy.config.k8s.io"
 
 // SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
 var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/v1alpha1/register.go b/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/v1alpha1/register.go
index 1cc891204a8..0c387fbc2e1 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/v1alpha1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/apis/kubeproxyconfig/v1alpha1/register.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // GroupName is the group name use in this package
-const GroupName = "kubeproxyconfig.k8s.io"
+const GroupName = "kubeproxy.config.k8s.io"
 
 // SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
 var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: "v1alpha1"}