diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 26e4f98c..a630beaa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.36.3
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.36.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260507154919-ff6756f316d2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.13.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.24.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1050555a..372d9f7c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ k8s.io/streaming v0.36.3 h1:9rAaqBk0C0Pc7+/fqGekj07NV+/Xrew58p647A0JT8w=
 k8s.io/streaming v0.36.3/go.mod h1:z6fV3D+NVkoeqRMtWwlUZK6U17SY/LqNzOxWL6GyR/s=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260507154919-ff6756f316d2 h1:wU4tMEhLGgIbLvXQb1cfN+EcM0wf7zC6CPF+C79jroc=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260507154919-ff6756f316d2/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/cluster-api v1.13.4 h1:27PPEKSqESKeUIf475Ga6hSW1+gKxd5V5sCmMDgeBDo=