diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher_test.go
index 1a59615ce39..e5f8181b7cf 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher_test.go
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ func TestCacheWatcherDrainingNoBookmarkAfterResourceVersionSent(t *testing.T) {
 		{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				ResourceVersion: "10",
-				Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+				Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 			},
 		}},
 		{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod(15)},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index 8caa3551a77..7854cc0b887 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ func TestDoNotPopExpiredWatchersWhenNoEventsSeen(t *testing.T) {
 		{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &example.Pod{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				ResourceVersion: "102",
-				Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+				Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 			},
 		}},
 	}, true)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/watcher_tests.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/watcher_tests.go
index 79564da9848..6b17f85d78f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/watcher_tests.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/watcher_tests.go
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ func RunWatchSemantics(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, store storage.Interfac
 			Object: &example.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					ResourceVersion: createdInitialPods[len(createdInitialPods)-1].ResourceVersion,
-					Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+					Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 				},
 			},
 		}}
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ func RunWatchSemanticInitialEventsExtended(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, st
 		watchEvents = append(watchEvents, watch.Event{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &example.Pod{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				ResourceVersion: globalResourceVersion,
-				Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+				Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 			},
 		}})
 		return watchEvents
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go
index a98a7aa8a1f..1aca351d99f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go
@@ -24,18 +24,12 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/path"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
-const (
-	// initialEventsAnnotationKey the name of the key
-	// under which an annotation marking the end of list stream
-	// is kept.
-	initialEventsAnnotationKey = "k8s.io/initial-events-end"
-)
-
 type SimpleUpdateFunc func(runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error)
 
 // SimpleUpdateFunc converts SimpleUpdateFunc into UpdateFunc
@@ -140,7 +134,7 @@ func AnnotateInitialEventsEndBookmark(obj runtime.Object) error {
 	if objAnnotations == nil {
 		objAnnotations = map[string]string{}
 	}
-	objAnnotations[initialEventsAnnotationKey] = "true"
+	objAnnotations[metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey] = "true"
 	objMeta.SetAnnotations(objAnnotations)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -153,5 +147,5 @@ func HasInitialEventsEndBookmarkAnnotation(obj runtime.Object) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	objAnnotations := objMeta.GetAnnotations()
-	return objAnnotations[initialEventsAnnotationKey] == "true", nil
+	return objAnnotations[metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey] == "true", nil
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util_test.go
index 8f44d44411a..ed9f43ef6a6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestHasInitialEventsEndBookmarkAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	createAnnotatedPod := func(name, value string) *example.Pod {
 		p := createPod(name)
 		p.Annotations = map[string]string{}
-		p.Annotations["k8s.io/initial-events-end"] = value
+		p.Annotations[metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey] = value
 		return p
 	}
 	scenarios := []struct {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go
index f733e244ccc..14221cd2400 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ loop:
 				}
 			case watch.Bookmark:
 				// A `Bookmark` means watch has synced here, just update the resourceVersion
-				if meta.GetAnnotations()["k8s.io/initial-events-end"] == "true" {
+				if meta.GetAnnotations()[metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey] == "true" {
 					if exitOnInitialEventsEndBookmark != nil {
 						*exitOnInitialEventsEndBookmark = true
 					}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_watchlist_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_watchlist_test.go
index 76eacb5a515..a2eec9193f4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_watchlist_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_watchlist_test.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "2",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 					},
 				}},
 			},
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "5",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 					},
 				}},
 			},
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "2",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 					},
 				}},
 			},
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "1",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 					},
 				}},
 			},
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "2",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 					},
 				}},
 				{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod("p3", "3")},
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "2",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "true"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
 					},
 				}},
 				{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod("p3", "3")},
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func TestWatchList(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: &v1.Pod{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						ResourceVersion: "2",
-						Annotations:     map[string]string{"k8s.io/initial-events-end": "false"},
+						Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "false"},
 					},
 				}},
 			},