diff --git a/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-basic.yaml b/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-basic.yaml
index c9c2ca32bf..810075d5db 100644
--- a/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-basic.yaml
+++ b/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-basic.yaml
@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[5m]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[5m]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[5m]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[5m]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[5m]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[5m]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[5m]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[5m]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[30m]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[30m]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[30m]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[30m]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[30m]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[30m]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[30m]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[30m]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1h]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[1h]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[1h]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[1h]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[1h]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[1h]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[1h]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -124,18 +124,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[6h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[6h]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[6h]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[6h]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[6h]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[6h]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[6h]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[6h]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1h]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[1h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[1h]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[1h]))
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[30m]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[30m]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[30m]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[30m]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[30m]))
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[5m]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[5m]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[5m]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[5m]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[5m]))
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[6h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[6h]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[6h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[6h]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[6h]))
diff --git a/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-extended.yaml b/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-extended.yaml
index 965c93b1c9..f141e1e276 100644
--- a/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-extended.yaml
+++ b/bindata/assets/alerts/kube-apiserver-slos-extended.yaml
@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[2h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[2h]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[2h]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[2h]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[2h]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[2h]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[2h]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[2h]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1d]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1d]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[1d]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[1d]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[1d]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[1d]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[1d]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[1d]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[3d]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[3d]))
             -
             (
               (
-                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[3d]))
+                sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope=~"resource|",le="1"}[3d]))
                 or
                 vector(0)
               )
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[3d]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="namespace",le="5"}[3d]))
               +
-              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[3d]))
+              sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"LIST|GET",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",scope="cluster",le="30"}[3d]))
             )
           )
           +
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1d]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[1d]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[1d]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[1d]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[1d]))
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[2h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[2h]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[2h]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[2h]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[2h]))
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ spec:
         (
           (
             # too slow
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[3d]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_count{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward"}[3d]))
             -
-            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[3d]))
+            sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",subresource!~"proxy|attach|log|exec|portforward",le="1"}[3d]))
           )
           +
           sum by (cluster) (rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",verb=~"POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE",code=~"5.."}[3d]))
diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml
index 79e4b9387c..67318b2232 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_kube-apiserver-operator_04_servicemonitor-apiserver.yaml
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ spec:
       sourceLabels:
       - __name__
       - le
+    - action: drop
+      regex: apiserver_request_slo_duration_seconds_.*
+      sourceLabels:
+      - __name__
     relabelings:
     - action: replace
       targetLabel: apiserver