diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/generated.proto
index 1fe85e85c09..8ead10a6383 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/generated.proto
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ message RuntimeClass {
   // in a pod.
   // The Handler must be lowercase, conform to the DNS Label (RFC 1123) requirements,
   // and is immutable.
+  // +required
   // +k8s:format="k8s-short-name"
   // +k8s:immutable
-  // +required
   // +k8s:required
   optional string handler = 2;
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/types.go
index e45a02a8c5a..8867fef62e0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1/types.go
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ type RuntimeClass struct {
 	// in a pod.
 	// The Handler must be lowercase, conform to the DNS Label (RFC 1123) requirements,
 	// and is immutable.
+	// +required
 	// +k8s:format="k8s-short-name"
 	// +k8s:immutable
-	// +required
 	// +k8s:required
 	Handler string `json:"handler" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=handler"`
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/generated.proto
index bebee4e49ee..a2878c56549 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/generated.proto
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ message RuntimeClassSpec {
   // in a pod.
   // The runtimeHandler must be lowercase, conform to the DNS Label (RFC 1123)
   // requirements, and is immutable.
+  // +required
   // +k8s:format="k8s-short-name"
   // +k8s:immutable
-  // +required
   // +k8s:required
   optional string runtimeHandler = 1;
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/types.go
index 4837a8a19a6..7a31e113588 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ type RuntimeClassSpec struct {
 	// in a pod.
 	// The runtimeHandler must be lowercase, conform to the DNS Label (RFC 1123)
 	// requirements, and is immutable.
+	// +required
 	// +k8s:format="k8s-short-name"
 	// +k8s:immutable
-	// +required
 	// +k8s:required
 	RuntimeHandler string `json:"runtimeHandler" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=runtimeHandler"`
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/generated.proto
index 95dcf2400aa..35368345eae 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/generated.proto
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ message RuntimeClass {
   // in a pod.
   // The handler must be lowercase, conform to the DNS Label (RFC 1123) requirements,
   // and is immutable.
+  // +required
   // +k8s:format="k8s-short-name"
   // +k8s:immutable
-  // +required
   // +k8s:required
   optional string handler = 2;
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/types.go
index 10f38330ea7..473f11e7e17 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/node/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ type RuntimeClass struct {
 	// in a pod.
 	// The handler must be lowercase, conform to the DNS Label (RFC 1123) requirements,
 	// and is immutable.
+	// +required
 	// +k8s:format="k8s-short-name"
 	// +k8s:immutable
-	// +required
 	// +k8s:required
 	Handler string `json:"handler" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=handler"`