diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation.go
index 10a6c4b7a72..b4a6b51ef38 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation.go
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ type typeNode struct {
 	// hasValidations. These let us emit the iteration code for list and
 	// map types, but we might not have enough information to know if we can
 	// skip them at discovery time.
-	typeValIterations    validators.Validations    // validations on each val
-	typeKeyIterations    validators.Validations    // validations on each key
-	lowestStabilityLevel validators.StabilityLevel // populated to the lowest stability level of any validation in this type
+	typeValIterations    validators.Validations       // validations on each val
+	typeKeyIterations    validators.Validations       // validations on each key
+	lowestStabilityLevel validators.TagStabilityLevel // populated to the lowest stability level of any validation in this type
 }
 
 // DiscoverType walks the given type recursively, building a type-graph in this
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (td *typeDiscoverer) discoverType(t *types.Type, fldPath *field.Path) (*typ
 	// This is the type-node being assembled in the rest of this function.
 	thisNode := &typeNode{
 		valueType:            t,
-		lowestStabilityLevel: validators.Stable,
+		lowestStabilityLevel: validators.TagStabilityLevelStable,
 	}
 	td.typeNodes[t] = thisNode
 
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ func (td *typeDiscoverer) verifySupportedType(t *types.Type) error {
 // discoverStruct walks a struct type recursively.
 func (td *typeDiscoverer) discoverStruct(thisNode *typeNode, fldPath *field.Path) error {
 	var fields []*childNode
-	structLowestStability := validators.Stable
+	structLowestStability := validators.TagStabilityLevelStable
 
 	klog.V(5).InfoS("discoverStruct", "type", thisNode.valueType)
 
@@ -813,8 +813,8 @@ func (td *typeDiscoverer) discoverStruct(thisNode *typeNode, fldPath *field.Path
 // analyzeFieldTags processes the tags for a field, checking for declarative native
 // validation and stability levels.
 // This returns lowest stability level of tags for the field.
-func (td *typeDiscoverer) analyzeFieldTags(tags []codetags.Tag, node *childNode, fldPath *field.Path) (validators.StabilityLevel, error) {
-	fieldLowestStabilityLevel := validators.Stable
+func (td *typeDiscoverer) analyzeFieldTags(tags []codetags.Tag, node *childNode, fldPath *field.Path) (validators.TagStabilityLevel, error) {
+	fieldLowestStabilityLevel := validators.TagStabilityLevelStable
 	var isDeclarativeNative bool
 	for _, tag := range tags {
 		if tag.Name == declarativeNativeTag {
@@ -838,13 +838,13 @@ func (td *typeDiscoverer) analyzeFieldTags(tags []codetags.Tag, node *childNode,
 			if stability, err := td.validator.Stability(tag.Name); err != nil {
 				// This case should ideally not be hit if our tag registry is complete.
 				return fieldLowestStabilityLevel, fmt.Errorf("field %s: error occurred while finding stability level for %s tag: %w", fldPath.String(), tag.Name, err)
-			} else if stability != validators.Stable {
+			} else if stability != validators.TagStabilityLevelStable {
 				return fieldLowestStabilityLevel, fmt.Errorf("field %s: +k8s:declarativeValidationNative can only be used with stable validation tags, but found %q which is %s", fldPath.String(), tag.Name, stability)
 			}
 		}
 
 		// If the type has non stable validations.
-		if node.node != nil && node.node.lowestStabilityLevel != validators.Stable {
+		if node.node != nil && node.node.lowestStabilityLevel != validators.TagStabilityLevelStable {
 			return fieldLowestStabilityLevel, fmt.Errorf("field %s: is marked with +k8s:declarativeValidationNative but its type %q contains non-stable validation tags", fldPath.String(), node.node.valueType.Name)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation_test.go
index 2d3ad2384da..2e8dc0c1e35 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validation_test.go
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func TestDiscoverStruct(t *testing.T) {
 		name                   string
 		typeToTest             *types.Type
 		expectErr              error
-		expectedStabilityLevel validators.StabilityLevel
+		expectedStabilityLevel validators.TagStabilityLevel
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "simple struct with stable validations",
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func TestDiscoverStruct(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr:              nil,
-			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.Stable,
+			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "struct with non-stable validation on a field",
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func TestDiscoverStruct(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr:              nil,
-			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.Alpha,
+			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "struct with declarative native fields with stable validations",
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ func TestDiscoverStruct(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr:              nil,
-			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.Stable,
+			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "struct with declarative native field string with non-stable validations",
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func TestDiscoverStruct(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr:              nil,
-			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.Stable,
+			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "struct with a field whose type has non-stable validations",
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func TestDiscoverStruct(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr:              nil,
-			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.Alpha,
+			expectedStabilityLevel: validators.TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/each.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/each.go
index bbdc08204ca..917fd7f49d7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/each.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/each.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (evtv eachValTagValidator) getMapValidations(t *types.Type, validations Val
 func (evtv eachValTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            evtv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         evtv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Declares a validation for each value in a map or list.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (ektv eachKeyTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            ektv.TagName(),
 		Scopes:         ektv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Description:    "Declares a validation for each value in a map or list.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
 			Description: "<validation-tag>",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/enum.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/enum.go
index 2c109ccd753..579c5b792ec 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/enum.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/enum.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (*enumExcludeTagValidator) GetValidations(_ Context, _ codetags.Tag) (Valid
 func (eetv *enumExcludeTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            eetv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         eetv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description: `Indicates that an constant value is not part of an enum, even if the constant's type is tagged with k8s:enum.
 May be conditionally excluded via +k8s:ifEnabled(Option)=+k8s:enumExclude or +k8s:ifDisabled(Option)=+k8s:enumExclude.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (etv *enumTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, _ codetags.Tag) (Va
 func (etv *enumTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            etv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         etv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that a string type is an enum. All constant values of this type are considered values in the enum unless excluded using +k8s:enumExclude.",
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/equality.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/equality.go
index 005213b4667..d676343c5c4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/equality.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/equality.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (v neqTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag) (Vali
 func (v neqTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:              v.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel:   Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel:   TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:           v.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:      "Verifies the field's value is not equal to a specific disallowed value. Supports string, integer, and boolean types.",
 		PayloadsRequired: true,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/format.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/format.go
index 47088db2b51..aa86fc33f4c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/format.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/format.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func getFormatValidationFunction(format string) (FunctionGen, error) {
 func (ftv formatTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            ftv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         ftv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that a string field has a particular format.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{ // Keep this list alphabetized.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/immutable.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/immutable.go
index 82cdf4d2df5..30c8ee63d42 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/immutable.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/immutable.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (immutableTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, _ codetags.Tag) (Va
 func (itv immutableTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            itv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         itv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that a field may not be updated.",
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/item.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/item.go
index 6f570597f4c..5e3e8e37260 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/item.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/item.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func parseTypedValue(value string, argType codetags.ArgType) (any, codetags.Valu
 func (itv itemTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            itv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         itv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description: "Declares a validation for an item of a slice declared as a +k8s:listType=map. " +
 			"The item to match is declared by providing field-value pair arguments. All key fields must be specified.",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/limits.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/limits.go
index bab98acf943..899dadb4f8e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/limits.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/limits.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (maxLengthTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag) (
 func (mltv maxLengthTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            mltv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         mltv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that a string field has a limit on its length.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (maxItemsTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag) (V
 func (mitv maxItemsTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            mitv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         mitv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that a list has a limit on its size.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (minimumTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag) (Va
 func (mtv minimumTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            mtv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         mtv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that a numeric field has a minimum value.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/list.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/list.go
index d5a80b056de..7bc8f5c9909 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/list.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/list.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (lttv listTypeTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Ta
 func (lttv listTypeTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            lttv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         lttv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Declares a list field's semantic type and ownership behavior. atomic: single ownership, set: shared ownership with uniqueness, map: shared ownership with key-based uniqueness.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (lmktv listMapKeyTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags
 func (lmktv listMapKeyTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            lmktv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         lmktv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Declares a named sub-field of a list's value-type to be part of the list-map key.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (utv uniqueTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag)
 func (utv uniqueTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            utv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         utv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Declares that a list field's elements are unique. This tag can be used with listType=atomic to add uniqueness constraints, or independently to specify uniqueness semantics.",
 		Payloads: []TagPayloadDoc{{
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func (cutv customUniqueTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetag
 func (cutv customUniqueTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            cutv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         cutv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that uniqueness validation for this list is implemented via custom, handwritten validation. This disables generation of uniqueness validation for this list.",
 		Payloads:       nil,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/native.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/native.go
index 341c05b8f72..5fbb7898c86 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/native.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/native.go
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ func (d *declarativeValidationNative) Docs() TagDoc {
 		Tag:            d.TagName(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that all validations for the field, including any on the field's type, are declarative and do not have a corresponding handwritten equivalent. This is only allowed for validations that are 'Stable'. When used, validation errors will be marked to show they originated from a declarative-only validation.",
 		Scopes:         d.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/opaque.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/opaque.go
index 2b4124be68c..f8d75573b52 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/opaque.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/opaque.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (opaqueTypeTagValidator) GetValidations(_ Context, _ codetags.Tag) (Validat
 func (opaqueTypeTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            opaqueTypeTagName,
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         []Scope{ScopeField},
 		Description: "Indicates that any validations declared on the referenced type will be ignored. " +
 			"If a referenced type's package is not included in the generator's current " +
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/options.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/options.go
index 71037240764..477d971513b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/options.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/options.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (itv ifTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag) (Val
 func (itv ifTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            itv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Args: []TagArgDoc{{
 			Description: "<option>",
 			Type:        codetags.ArgTypeString,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/registry.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/registry.go
index dc1dab8734b..133c1cb1f1e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/registry.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/registry.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (reg *registry) addTagValidator(tv TagValidator) {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tag %q was registered twice", name))
 	}
 	switch level := tv.Docs().StabilityLevel; level {
-	case Alpha, Beta, Stable:
+	case TagStabilityLevelAlpha, TagStabilityLevelBeta, TagStabilityLevelStable:
 		// valid
 	case "":
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tag %q is missing stability level", name))
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@ type Validator interface {
 	Docs() []TagDoc
 
 	// Stability returns the stability level for a given tag.
-	Stability(tag string) (StabilityLevel, error)
+	Stability(tag string) (TagStabilityLevel, error)
 }
 
 // Stability returns the stability level for a given tag.
-func (reg *registry) Stability(tag string) (StabilityLevel, error) {
+func (reg *registry) Stability(tag string) (TagStabilityLevel, error) {
 	tagName := strings.TrimPrefix(tag, "+")
 	tv, ok := reg.tagValidators[tagName]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/required.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/required.go
index b20835adbff..45309ecec90 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/required.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/required.go
@@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ func (rtv requirednessTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 
 	switch rtv.mode {
 	case requirednessRequired:
-		doc.StabilityLevel = Stable
+		doc.StabilityLevel = TagStabilityLevelStable
 		doc.Description = "Indicates that a field must be specified by clients."
 	case requirednessOptional:
-		doc.StabilityLevel = Stable
+		doc.StabilityLevel = TagStabilityLevelStable
 		doc.Description = "Indicates that a field is optional to clients."
 	case requirednessForbidden:
-		doc.StabilityLevel = Alpha
+		doc.StabilityLevel = TagStabilityLevelAlpha
 		doc.Description = "Indicates that a field may not be specified."
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown requiredness mode: %q", rtv.mode))
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/subfield.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/subfield.go
index 8fc275d2474..b883cd7af20 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/subfield.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/subfield.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (stv subfieldTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags.Tag
 func (stv subfieldTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            stv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         stv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Declares a validation for a subfield of a struct.",
 		Args: []TagArgDoc{{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/testing.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/testing.go
index 8471c34630d..a0202ef4598 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/testing.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/testing.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (fixedResultTagValidator) toFixedResultArgs(in codetags.Tag) (fixedResultAr
 func (frtv fixedResultTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	doc := TagDoc{
 		Tag:            frtv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         frtv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 	}
 	doc.PayloadsType = codetags.ValueTypeString
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/union.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/union.go
index 8006423531a..118f3fe4076 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/union.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/union.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (udtv unionDiscriminatorTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag c
 func (udtv unionDiscriminatorTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            udtv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Beta,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelBeta,
 		Scopes:         udtv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that this field is the discriminator for a union.",
 		Args: []TagArgDoc{{
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (umtv unionMemberTagValidator) GetValidations(context Context, tag codetags
 func (umtv unionMemberTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            umtv.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Scopes:         umtv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		Description:    "Indicates that this field is a member of a union.",
 		Args: []TagArgDoc{{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/update.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/update.go
index 056f9a81b5c..b1fb7ee2d8e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/update.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/update.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func constraintName(c validate.UpdateConstraint) string {
 func (utc updateTagCollector) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            utc.TagName(),
-		StabilityLevel: Alpha,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelAlpha,
 		Scopes:         utc.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
 		PayloadsType:   codetags.ValueTypeString,
 		Description: "Provides constraints on the allowed update operations of a field. " +
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/validators.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/validators.go
index 6d85eb83bcc..6739358674b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/validators.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/validators.go
@@ -247,29 +247,29 @@ type ListSelectorTerm struct {
 	Value any
 }
 
-// StabilityLevel indicates the stability of a validation tag.
-type StabilityLevel string
+// TagStabilityLevel indicates the stability of a validation tag.
+type TagStabilityLevel string
 
 const (
-	// Alpha indicates that a tag's semantics may change in the future.
-	Alpha StabilityLevel = "Alpha"
-	// Beta indicates that a tag's semantics will remain unchanged for the
+	// TagStabilityLevelAlpha indicates that a tag's semantics may change in the future.
+	TagStabilityLevelAlpha TagStabilityLevel = "Alpha"
+	// TagStabilityLevelBeta indicates that a tag's semantics will remain unchanged for the
 	// foreseeable future. This is used for soaking tags before qualifying to stable.
-	Beta StabilityLevel = "Beta"
-	// Stable indicates that a tag's semantics will remain unchanged for the
+	TagStabilityLevelBeta TagStabilityLevel = "Beta"
+	// TagStabilityLevelStable indicates that a tag's semantics will remain unchanged for the
 	// foreseeable future.
-	Stable StabilityLevel = "Stable"
+	TagStabilityLevelStable TagStabilityLevel = "Stable"
 )
 
-var stabilityOrder = map[StabilityLevel]int{
-	Alpha:  0,
-	Beta:   1,
-	Stable: 2,
+var stabilityOrder = map[TagStabilityLevel]int{
+	TagStabilityLevelAlpha:  0,
+	TagStabilityLevelBeta:   1,
+	TagStabilityLevelStable: 2,
 }
 
 // Min returns the minimum of two stability levels, or an error if either
 // stability level is unknown.
-func (s StabilityLevel) Min(other StabilityLevel) (StabilityLevel, error) {
+func (s TagStabilityLevel) Min(other TagStabilityLevel) (TagStabilityLevel, error) {
 	sOrder, okS := stabilityOrder[s]
 	if !okS {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown stability level %q", s)
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ type TagDoc struct {
 	// Tag is the tag name, without the leading '+'.
 	Tag string
 	// StabilityLevel is the stability level of the tag.
-	StabilityLevel StabilityLevel
+	StabilityLevel TagStabilityLevel
 	// Args lists any arguments this tag might take.
 	Args []TagArgDoc `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Usage is how the tag is used, including arguments.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/zeroorone.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/zeroorone.go
index 1c2e0d8acde..d204819a153 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/zeroorone.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/validators/zeroorone.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (zmtv zeroOrOneOfMemberTagValidator) Docs() TagDoc {
 	return TagDoc{
 		Tag:            zmtv.TagName(),
 		Scopes:         zmtv.ValidScopes().UnsortedList(),
-		StabilityLevel: Stable,
+		StabilityLevel: TagStabilityLevelStable,
 		Description:    "Indicates that this field is a member of a zero-or-one-of union.",
 		Docs:           "A zero-or-one-of union allows at most one member to be set. Unlike regular unions, having no members set is valid.",
 		Warning:        "This tag should only be used on sets of list items, and never on struct fields directly.",