diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8fe348782..4e61ef2b2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260414002931-afd174a4e478 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260618152121-87f3d3e198d3 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.81.1 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260617174310-a95e086a2553 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect