diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9a58bad..98f5122 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ linters-settings:
       # Ensures that i.e. k8s.io/api/rbac/v1 is aliased as rbacv1
       - pkg: k8s.io/api/(\w+)/(v[\w\d]+)
         alias: $1$2
+      - pkg: k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1
+        alias: apiextv1
       - pkg: github.com/(openshift)/api/(\w+)/(v[\w\d]+)
         alias: $1$2$3
       - pkg: github.com/kuadrant/(authorino)/api/(v[\w\d]+)
diff --git a/controllers/authorization/suite_test.go b/controllers/authorization/suite_test.go
index 1e69875..b3686b2 100644
--- a/controllers/authorization/suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/authorization/suite_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/odh-platform/pkg/spi"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/odh-platform/test"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/odh-platform/test/k8senvtest"
-	v1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
+	apiextv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var _ = SynchronizedBeforeSuite(func(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	testScheme := runtime.NewScheme()
 	pschema.RegisterSchemes(testScheme)
-	utilruntime.Must(v1.AddToScheme(testScheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(apiextv1.AddToScheme(testScheme))
 
 	authzCtrl := authorization.NewPlatformAuthorizationReconciler(
 		nil, // SetupWithManager will ensure the client defined for the manager is propagated to the controller under test