diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 840e615d..2df6e327 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.35.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260319190234-28399d86e0b5
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.31.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ea611f40..d40d620f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1951,6 +1951,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20200729134348-d5654de09c73/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20201110183641-67b214c5f920/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 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 v0.0.0-20260319190234-28399d86e0b5 h1:kBawHLSnx/mYHmRnNUf9d4CpjREbeZuxoSGOX/J+aYM=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260319190234-28399d86e0b5/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/pdf v0.1.1/go.mod h1:n8OzWcQ6Sp37PL01nO98y4iUCRdTGarVfzxY20ICaU4=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=