diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 30be6d4..4509060 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251218160917-61b37f7a4624
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260106112306-0fe9cd71b2f8
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b58bd0..17ce8ba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20251218160917-61b37f7a4624 h1:wadElzGW3vTZ1Et18CImPEErLaXvMSU5369b0to32+0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251218160917-61b37f7a4624/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260106112306-0fe9cd71b2f8 h1:oV4uULAC2QPIdMQwjMaNIwykyhWhnhBwX40yd5h9u3U=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260106112306-0fe9cd71b2f8/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4 h1:GEjV7KV3TY8e+tJ2LCTxUTanW4z/FmNB7l327UfMq9A=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1 h1:NPxFutNkKNa8UfLd2CMlEuhIPMQgDQ6DXNKG9sHbJU8=