diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bf3fb0d..f5664bb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.6
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.6
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260319190234-28399d86e0b5
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework v0.6.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7dea803..489e1a9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -866,6 +866,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzkbzn+gDM4X9T4Ck=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260319190234-28399d86e0b5 h1:kBawHLSnx/mYHmRnNUf9d4CpjREbeZuxoSGOX/J+aYM=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260319190234-28399d86e0b5/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.9.1 h1:p5YT2NfFWsYyTieYgwcQ8aKV3xRvFH4uuN/zB2gBbMQ=
 mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.9.1/go.mod h1:3xYtNemnKiXaTh6R4VtlqDATFwBbdXI8lJvH/4qk7mw=
 mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20250301125049-0df0534333a4 h1:WjUu4yQoT5BHT1w8Zu56SP8367OuBV5jvo+4Ulppyf8=