diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index 475e9d0137b..298af757dac 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -4996,6 +4996,10 @@ const (
 	TLSCertKey = "tls.crt"
 	// TLSPrivateKeyKey is the key for the private key field in a TLS secret.
 	TLSPrivateKeyKey = "tls.key"
+	// SecretTypeBootstrapToken is used during the automated bootstrap process (first
+	// implemented by kubeadm). It stores tokens that are used to sign well known
+	// ConfigMaps. They are used for authn.
+	SecretTypeBootstrapToken SecretType = "bootstrap.kubernetes.io/token"
 )
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object