diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 372b9eff9..0c9f4a52e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.46.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.3
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.34.3
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251222233032-718f0e51e6d2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
 	kubevirt.io/api v1.7.0
 	kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.11.4
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.34.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.34.3 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c33a76607..1e3308529 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ k8s.io/kubectl v0.34.3 h1:vpM6//153gh5gvsYHXWHVJ4l4xmN5QFwTSmlfd8icm8=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.34.3/go.mod h1:zZQHtIZoUqTP1bAnPzq/3W1jfc0NeOeunFgcswrfg1c=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210802155522-efc7438f0176/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20211116205334-6203023598ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251222233032-718f0e51e6d2 h1:OfgiEo21hGiwx1oJUU5MpEaeOEg6coWndBkZF/lkFuE=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251222233032-718f0e51e6d2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 h1:AZYQSJemyQB5eRxqcPky+/7EdBj0xi3g0ZcxxJ7vbWU=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 kubevirt.io/api v1.7.0 h1:Kxmtk6HtFkKpZA7UcTRHWoxFKnwJaUmPzTXQVmvP5Bc=
 kubevirt.io/api v1.7.0/go.mod h1:i9ptPTe87h5qun3mjAfcaIH1e8/W5c0LwqSBeNr/TRQ=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0 h1:yBLY6qEogUp8F+XSJvabIkx9uEEDeToYDfRr0mbUxJc=
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index cf216bbec..ddaef8096 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250106234829-0359904fc2a6 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index 5941db892..a6d0d6a63 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250106234829-0359904fc2a6 h1:SdzkGIk4b5LFkVO36PuO0Bx4tp
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250106234829-0359904fc2a6/go.mod h1:EJykeLsmFC60UQbYJezXkEsG2FLrt0GPNkU5iK5GWxU=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758 h1:sdbE21q2nlQtFh65saZY+rRM6x6aJJI8IUa1AmH/qa0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 h1:AZYQSJemyQB5eRxqcPky+/7EdBj0xi3g0ZcxxJ7vbWU=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1 h1:bQ+dKCS7jY9AgpefenBDtm6geJZCHVKbegpLynxgyus=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1/go.mod h1:3QXAdrmdxYuQ4MifvbCAFD9wLXn7jylnfBPYS4yVDdc=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=