diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index b0ddb0592..ad5c014f2 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ approvers:
   - sttts
   - yliaog
   - jpbetz
+  - enj
 reviewers:
   - aojea
   - apelisse
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ reviewers:
   - yliaog
   - jpbetz
   - jefftree
+  - enj
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
 emeritus_approvers:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 77e090f25..3c211ca0f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20251218022515-cc3b8d55eb43
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251204222123-56aa7d5cc8bb
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251218022201-cec5dd05301e
 	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 0092437fa..ffe1d55d7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20251218022515-cc3b8d55eb43 h1:3O08UsEzuxZLokQ1JfOHBklda+NOUKTX+4mEYtaLIzA=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20251218022515-cc3b8d55eb43/go.mod h1:OjSG925L2Qod5yd066wDJ6HLaA8lNCJRx5eAtCw5rOM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251204222123-56aa7d5cc8bb h1:yb4KUdenOGnO2tWDaMQFR74DE6bnjtSNCE3+InuoO6g=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251204222123-56aa7d5cc8bb/go.mod h1:jQCgFZFR1F4Ik7hvr2g84RTJSZegBc8yHgFWKn//hns=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251218022201-cec5dd05301e h1:BjYcwsSdsPnDkYoRmul2c3eZyu/31+UmlhaRIfwOZWE=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20251218022201-cec5dd05301e/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=