diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0c503b26..4ac93527 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.11.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0bab3671..c6180fce 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912 h1:Y3gxNAuB0OBLImH611+UDZ
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d h1:wAhiDyZ4Tdtt7e46e9M5ZSAJ/MnPGPs+Ki1gHw4w1R0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzkbzn+gDM4X9T4Ck=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 h1:jpcvIRr3GLoUoEKRkHKSmGjxb6lWwrBlJsXc+eUYQHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.11.1 h1:7CyGCTxv1p3Y2kRe1ljTj/w4TcdIdWNj0CTBc4i1aBo=