diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/main.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/main.go
index 7aeee78bf60..eb976f86f61 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/main.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/prerelease-lifecycle-gen/main.go
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 // Generation is governed by comment tags in the source.  Any package may
 // request Status generation by including a comment in the file-comments of
 // one file, of the form:
-//   // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen=package
+//   // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen=true
 //
 // // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:introduced=1.19
-// // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:to-be-deprecated=1.22
-// // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:to-be-removed=1.25
+// // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:deprecated=1.22
+// // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:removed=1.25
+// // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:replacement=wardle.example.com,v1,Flunder
 //
 // Note that registration is a whole-package option, and is not available for
 // individual types.