diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index c47facf0184..f0a2f9bb33d 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -92908,7 +92908,7 @@
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-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
      "apiVersion",
      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
index 8eab3551b2e..cea6a7054af 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
      "apiVersion",
      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index f849901a2b6..8ab198dea8b 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/admissionregistration.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1.json
index c71826b5f22..e1f00418afa 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1.json
@@ -6576,7 +6576,7 @@
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    "v1.OwnerReference": {
     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta1.json
index 5c6f8abab40..78bc79c312e 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta1.json
@@ -4071,7 +4071,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta2.json b/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta2.json
index d923346589f..c120736f433 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta2.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/apps_v1beta2.json
@@ -6576,7 +6576,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/auditregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/auditregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
index 31c35e8d076..d392dcd5f8c 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/auditregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/auditregistration.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1.json
index b5aefe5391a..74e689e0cdc 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1.json
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index 09eb2f9242a..ab5cf7822dc 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/authentication.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1.json
index fda6029a1ec..2762233b59c 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1.json
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index 13c79f300be..55ac86b634a 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v1.json
index 02cf09c45b3..d8d78c70c38 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v1.json
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
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diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta1.json
index b70c3aed55c..e0e93de4f13 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta1.json
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
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    "v1.OwnerReference": {
     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta2.json b/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta2.json
index d8ecd325c74..4d56d027511 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta2.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/autoscaling_v2beta2.json
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1.json
index 1ec8ff62587..d42ab3d3d81 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1.json
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1beta1.json
index 42e85cc2764..dcf1a670d31 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/batch_v1beta1.json
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/batch_v2alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/batch_v2alpha1.json
index d873aed032c..ec644ae9495 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/batch_v2alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/batch_v2alpha1.json
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/certificates.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/certificates.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index 87c10bf05b3..8eb149b3960 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/certificates.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/certificates.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/coordination.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/coordination.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index 1bcd45db4c4..7a295215a53 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/coordination.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/coordination.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/events.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/events.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index 592f4d9fab0..ffa3f940620 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/events.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/events.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/extensions_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/extensions_v1beta1.json
index 2055930d555..00e23d5fb12 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/extensions_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/extensions_v1beta1.json
@@ -7398,7 +7398,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/networking.k8s.io_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/networking.k8s.io_v1.json
index d509119ab8a..ef1be89e24c 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/networking.k8s.io_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/networking.k8s.io_v1.json
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@
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    "v1.OwnerReference": {
     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/policy_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/policy_v1beta1.json
index c7b73f1ebdc..ff5260f2e2a 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/policy_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/policy_v1beta1.json
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
     "required": [
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1.json
index 0cf28534bb3..c06d5b8604e 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1.json
@@ -3639,7 +3639,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
index a692988bbb3..fc589c4b6cc 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
@@ -3639,7 +3639,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index 064cd7a6e45..12a1b11a8a2 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/rbac.authorization.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -3639,7 +3639,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
index f796e0882b9..a5d2646bc31 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1beta1.json b/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
index ec43036a1de..8703cda70b3 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/scheduling.k8s.io_v1beta1.json
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/settings.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/settings.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
index 06353a28978..c8d6b2f72b3 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/settings.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/settings.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1.json
index d5b95765866..265b173984f 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1.json
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@
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     "id": "v1.OwnerReference",
-    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+    "description": "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
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      "kind",
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json b/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
index 6c6267d33ce..7c426ef148e 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/storage.k8s.io_v1alpha1.json
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
index 2e1ebc6faeb..4df05425719 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ span.icon > [class^="icon-"], span.icon > [class*=" icon-"] { cursor: default; }
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
index 52410f0691e..66119b6e034 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ When an object is created, the system will populate this list with the current s
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
index c8a6741907d..7be6ff6600f 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/scheduling.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ When an object is created, the system will populate this list with the current s
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
index 84807c8819b..756be117577 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ When an object is created, the system will populate this list with the current s
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1/definitions.html
index 784ba149432..8b8becbae02 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1/definitions.html
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ When an object is created, the system will populate this list with the current s
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
index 07c72e39fca..b2e678d8ab0 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1/definitions.html
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ When an object is created, the system will populate this list with the current s
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
index 6e058557097..c8f95f8fbd9 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/storage.k8s.io/v1beta1/definitions.html
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ span.icon > [class^="icon-"], span.icon > [class*=" icon-"] { cursor: default; }
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions.html b/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions.html
index 04527c20854..92d31c760e2 100755
--- a/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions.html
+++ b/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions.html
@@ -10780,7 +10780,7 @@ More info: <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifec
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_v1_ownerreference">v1.OwnerReference</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.</p>
+<p>OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/generated.proto
index acac65cd46a..989f076a103 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/generated.proto
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ message ObjectMeta {
 }
 
 // OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning
-// object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there
-// is no namespace field.
+// object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or
+// be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.
 message OwnerReference {
   // API version of the referent.
   optional string apiVersion = 5;
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go
index 4d3a55d7169..8f488ba7ea4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 // OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning
-// object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there
-// is no namespace field.
+// object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or
+// be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.
 type OwnerReference struct {
 	// API version of the referent.
 	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=apiVersion"`
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
index 35e800f8a48..679e709e8e3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (ObjectMeta) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
 }
 
 var map_OwnerReference = map[string]string{
-	"":                   "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there is no namespace field.",
+	"":                   "OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning object. An owning object must be in the same namespace as the dependent, or be cluster-scoped, so there is no namespace field.",
 	"apiVersion":         "API version of the referent.",
 	"kind":               "Kind of the referent. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/api-conventions.md#types-kinds",
 	"name":               "Name of the referent. More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#names",