diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/doc.go
index f7f8b78b42a..dfe99540b53 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/doc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:protobuf-gen=package
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
 
 // +groupName=node.k8s.io
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/doc.go
index 0e8338cf7ab..e87583cea93 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/doc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:protobuf-gen=package
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
 
 // +groupName=node.k8s.io