diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 420cabec4..42ff6ad8e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.3
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251219084037-98d557b7f1e7
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7f48d3296..1cbe34446 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912 h1:Y3gxNAuB0OBLImH611+UDZcmKS3g6CthxToOb37KgwE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzkbzn+gDM4X9T4Ck=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251219084037-98d557b7f1e7 h1:H6xtwB5tC+KFSHoEhA1o7DnOtHDEo+n9OBSHjlajVKc=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251219084037-98d557b7f1e7/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.33.0 h1:qPrZsv1cwQiFeieFlRqT627fVZ+tyfou/+S5S0H5ua0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.33.0/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0 h1:OU7jrPPiZusryu6YK0jYSjPqg8Vhf8cAzluP9XGI5uk=