diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1b1993a..3fa8379 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7b5bc49..60d0094 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4 h1:HhDfevmPS+OalTjQRKbTHppRIz01AWi8s45TMXStgYY=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 h1:AZYQSJemyQB5eRxqcPky+/7EdBj0xi3g0ZcxxJ7vbWU=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 h1:jVkFFVfXdXP74B/zbO3hM3hpSFD0xvhQ5U686DPurkE=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3/go.mod h1:M2s5JB1lIYP3jzZdorPLHXIPJzt9vv2muW5a6L9DtNM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.34.0 h1:hSfpvjjTQXQY2Fol2CS0QHMNs/WI1MOSGzCm1KhM5ec=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.34.0/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1 h1:TjJSM80Nf43Mg21+RCy3J70aj/W6KyvDtOlpKf+PupE=