diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e8146c181..80596cdcd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
 
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.33.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dfd2cd813..734a29786 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzk
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 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-runtime v0.23.0 h1:Ubi7klJWiwEWqDY+odSVZiFA0aDSevOCXpa38yCSYu8=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.0/go.mod h1:DBOIr9NsprUqCZ1ZhsuJ0wAnQSIxY/C6VjZbmLgw0j0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1 h1:TjJSM80Nf43Mg21+RCy3J70aj/W6KyvDtOlpKf+PupE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XeLlZ/jmk4i1HRopwe7/aU3H5n1zNUcX6TM94b3QxOY=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 h1:jTijUJbW353oVOd9oTlifJqOGEkUw2jB/fXCbTiQEco=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482 h1:2WOzJpHUBVrrkDjU4KBT8n5LDcj824eX0I5UKcgeRUs=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=