diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index 852c2e679be..d65d4428006 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -11041,7 +11041,7 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.flowcontrol.v1alpha1.FlowSchema"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "atomic"
         },
         "kind": {
           "description": "Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds",
@@ -11086,7 +11086,7 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.flowcontrol.v1alpha1.PolicyRulesWithSubjects"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "atomic"
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -11199,7 +11199,7 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.flowcontrol.v1alpha1.NonResourcePolicyRule"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "atomic"
         },
         "resourceRules": {
           "description": "`resourceRules` is a slice of ResourcePolicyRules that identify matching requests according to their verb and the target resource. At least one of `resourceRules` and `nonResourceRules` has to be non-empty.",
@@ -11207,7 +11207,7 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.flowcontrol.v1alpha1.ResourcePolicyRule"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "atomic"
         },
         "subjects": {
           "description": "subjects is the list of normal user, serviceaccount, or group that this rule cares about. There must be at least one member in this slice. A slice that includes both the system:authenticated and system:unauthenticated user groups matches every request. Required.",
@@ -11215,7 +11215,7 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.flowcontrol.v1alpha1.Subject"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "atomic"
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -11295,7 +11295,7 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.flowcontrol.v1alpha1.PriorityLevelConfiguration"
           },
           "type": "array",
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "set"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "atomic"
         },
         "kind": {
           "description": "Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/generated.proto
index 65143d29fc9..b8054528f52 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/generated.proto
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ message FlowSchemaList {
   optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
 
   // `items` is a list of FlowSchemas.
-  // +listType=set
+  // +listType=atomic
   repeated FlowSchema items = 2;
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ message FlowSchemaSpec {
   // `rules` describes which requests will match this flow schema. This FlowSchema matches a request if and only if
   // at least one member of rules matches the request.
   // if it is an empty slice, there will be no requests matching the FlowSchema.
-  // +listType=set
+  // +listType=atomic
   // +optional
   repeated PolicyRulesWithSubjects rules = 4;
 }
@@ -210,20 +210,20 @@ message PolicyRulesWithSubjects {
   // subjects is the list of normal user, serviceaccount, or group that this rule cares about.
   // There must be at least one member in this slice.
   // A slice that includes both the system:authenticated and system:unauthenticated user groups matches every request.
-  // +listType=set
+  // +listType=atomic
   // Required.
   repeated Subject subjects = 1;
 
   // `resourceRules` is a slice of ResourcePolicyRules that identify matching requests according to their verb and the
   // target resource.
   // At least one of `resourceRules` and `nonResourceRules` has to be non-empty.
-  // +listType=set
+  // +listType=atomic
   // +optional
   repeated ResourcePolicyRule resourceRules = 2;
 
   // `nonResourceRules` is a list of NonResourcePolicyRules that identify matching requests according to their verb
   // and the target non-resource URL.
-  // +listType=set
+  // +listType=atomic
   // +optional
   repeated NonResourcePolicyRule nonResourceRules = 3;
 }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ message PriorityLevelConfigurationList {
   optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta metadata = 1;
 
   // `items` is a list of request-priorities.
-  // +listType=set
+  // +listType=atomic
   repeated PriorityLevelConfiguration items = 2;
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/types.go
index b53abd0e919..16bcf819eab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type FlowSchemaList struct {
 	metav1.ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=metadata"`
 
 	// `items` is a list of FlowSchemas.
-	// +listType=set
+	// +listType=atomic
 	Items []FlowSchema `json:"items" protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=items"`
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ type FlowSchemaSpec struct {
 	// `rules` describes which requests will match this flow schema. This FlowSchema matches a request if and only if
 	// at least one member of rules matches the request.
 	// if it is an empty slice, there will be no requests matching the FlowSchema.
-	// +listType=set
+	// +listType=atomic
 	// +optional
 	Rules []PolicyRulesWithSubjects `json:"rules,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=rules"`
 }
@@ -152,18 +152,18 @@ type PolicyRulesWithSubjects struct {
 	// subjects is the list of normal user, serviceaccount, or group that this rule cares about.
 	// There must be at least one member in this slice.
 	// A slice that includes both the system:authenticated and system:unauthenticated user groups matches every request.
-	// +listType=set
+	// +listType=atomic
 	// Required.
 	Subjects []Subject `json:"subjects" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=subjects"`
 	// `resourceRules` is a slice of ResourcePolicyRules that identify matching requests according to their verb and the
 	// target resource.
 	// At least one of `resourceRules` and `nonResourceRules` has to be non-empty.
-	// +listType=set
+	// +listType=atomic
 	// +optional
 	ResourceRules []ResourcePolicyRule `json:"resourceRules,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=resourceRules"`
 	// `nonResourceRules` is a list of NonResourcePolicyRules that identify matching requests according to their verb
 	// and the target non-resource URL.
-	// +listType=set
+	// +listType=atomic
 	// +optional
 	NonResourceRules []NonResourcePolicyRule `json:"nonResourceRules,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=nonResourceRules"`
 }
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ type PriorityLevelConfigurationList struct {
 	// +optional
 	metav1.ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=metadata"`
 	// `items` is a list of request-priorities.
-	// +listType=set
+	// +listType=atomic
 	Items []PriorityLevelConfiguration `json:"items" protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=items"`
 }