diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8afb9947..b03e62d3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.37.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.37.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.37.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20261023123148-ca04ba58ecab
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20260202104230-4dbfa5c66aa2 // controller-runtime v0.23
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0d2ba2d3..d2e4273f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0 h1:Tf+J3AH7xnUzZyVVXhTgGhEKnFqye14aadWv7bzXdzc=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0/go.mod h1:o+/RWfJ6PwpnFn7OyAG3QnO47BFsymfEfrz6XyYSSp0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260721132016-d427ff9ee9ad h1:oXImqH8mQNk7PmvzKhmN3ddJoY6OnyM225MXwGHPm0A=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260721132016-d427ff9ee9ad/go.mod h1:0/mqHCVhlumdJ3BhCfnjSZQE037nAhNodh1/hK0T8/I=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 h1:jVkFFVfXdXP74B/zbO3hM3hpSFD0xvhQ5U686DPurkE=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3/go.mod h1:M2s5JB1lIYP3jzZdorPLHXIPJzt9vv2muW5a6L9DtNM=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20261023123148-ca04ba58ecab h1:pjQrNLaF//ytZtWwCAHtW+pqwSKjtWDqzA8+TCX37RI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20261023123148-ca04ba58ecab/go.mod h1:DdQ0BJxlQtuMlKDqdg7X5IMMQCXIk2b3d1/4M9OhUYo=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.36.0 h1:/YpDJ4vReG7ZmzSpBGxduXgywWkJU9zHubgJG03MT+Y=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.36.0/go.mod h1:tJo1aepTXyR+8Xs3sUsGBDk4Ub2AM5dPAPKJx0mpm5c=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.2 h1:bEkK3PVOIVK9X8QWLGVhJgmFc++47vfT6wakSzAOLsQ=