diff --git a/pkg/deepcopy/gen.go b/pkg/deepcopy/gen.go
index 54a72363b..7e674a80a 100644
--- a/pkg/deepcopy/gen.go
+++ b/pkg/deepcopy/gen.go
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ type ObjectGenCtx struct {
 // writeHeader writes out the build tag, package declaration, and imports
 func writeHeader(pkg *loader.Package, out io.Writer, packageName string, imports *importsList, headerText string) {
 	// NB(directxman12): blank line after build tags to distinguish them from comments
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, `// +build !ignore_autogenerated
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, `//go:build !ignore_autogenerated
+// +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 %[3]s