diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d9b602522..e79a6aa65 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251111163417-95abcf5c77ba // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.77.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.2 // indirect