diff --git a/go.work.sum b/go.work.sum
index b03cf8a8891..d1a8cace313 100644
--- a/go.work.sum
+++ b/go.work.sum
@@ -233,7 +233,10 @@ go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 h1:ADUqmZGgLDDfbSL9ZmPxKTybcoEYHgpYfELNoN+7hsw=
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 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20210508222113-6edffad5e616 h1:VLliZ0d+/avPrXXH+OakdXhpJuEoBZuwh1m2j7U6Iug=
 golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20190719004257-d2bd2a29d028 h1:4+4C/Iv2U4fMZBiMCc98MG1In4gJY5YRhtpDNeDeHWs=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240208230135-b75ee8823808 h1:+Kc94D8UVEVxJnLXp/+FMfqQARZtWHfVrcRtcG8aT3g=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0/go.mod h1:HvlwmtVNQAhOuCjW7xxvovg8wbNq7LwfXh/k7wXUl58=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.16.1/go.mod h1:kYVVN6I1mBNoB1OX+noeBjbRk4IUEPa7JJ+TJMEooJ0=
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@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.0 h1:AQvPpx3LzTDM0AjnIRlVFwFFGC+npRopjZxLJj6gdno=
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+k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240226174109-00c4be8627da/go.mod h1:5177teI4XU3cmd0ZSDKF3jxMubfjilA5FNOegKTCgK4=
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diff --git a/pkg/apis/apiserverinternal/types.go b/pkg/apis/apiserverinternal/types.go
index f315142f559..39022fd34dc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/apiserverinternal/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apiserverinternal/types.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ type StorageVersionCondition struct {
 	// +optional
 	ObservedGeneration int64
 	// Last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-	// +required
 	LastTransitionTime metav1.Time
 	// The reason for the condition's last transition.
 	// +required
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/generated.proto
index 6e6bab52182..ef442904802 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/generated.proto
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ message StorageVersionCondition {
   optional int64 observedGeneration = 3;
 
   // Last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-  // +required
   optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time lastTransitionTime = 4;
 
   // The reason for the condition's last transition.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/types.go
index 0ffcf95f066..31a419abf13 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ type StorageVersionCondition struct {
 	// +optional
 	ObservedGeneration int64 `json:"observedGeneration,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=observedGeneration"`
 	// Last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-	// +required
 	LastTransitionTime metav1.Time `json:"lastTransitionTime,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=lastTransitionTime"`
 	// The reason for the condition's last transition.
 	// +required