diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c083865f3..ae446bf4a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.9.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20251204222945-bbcbaa8f8665
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251204222403-72d71eac265e
+	k8s.io/api v0.35.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0-rc.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 725b05a13..18f57b35f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1/go.mod h1:cWUDdTG/fYaXco+Dcufb5Vnc6Gp2YChqWtbxRZE0mXw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20251204222945-bbcbaa8f8665 h1:yCdvBpHA4R+NYVHh6B+ZWOmN0FhnqP1uGX9oNLhDWLw=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20251204222945-bbcbaa8f8665/go.mod h1:etlr1bA5uFLXrSHE4hq3fjX6JCVC4aD10YGu8kktjJM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251204222403-72d71eac265e h1:j68TlPomsB5ecepACqUXTMgiob1Hmx4N+VTd+jzORI8=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251204222403-72d71eac265e/go.mod h1:jQCgFZFR1F4Ik7hvr2g84RTJSZegBc8yHgFWKn//hns=
+k8s.io/api v0.35.0-rc.1 h1:fwHM/uv0uqBgF52XgzEB55KuGJpq5jSjRxpLgKm2fYY=
+k8s.io/api v0.35.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:tGYydD3U+0MB/q1KqQsL0dAN7KB7XIf875oM8n3Vp+A=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0-rc.1 h1:D2/Z5cEbcl3X9GtMyMmA20iYsoPx03B1b5LMLQuVnBI=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jQCgFZFR1F4Ik7hvr2g84RTJSZegBc8yHgFWKn//hns=
 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=