diff --git a/apis/duck/patch_test.go b/apis/duck/patch_test.go
index 2ea2f5601..07141af86 100644
--- a/apis/duck/patch_test.go
+++ b/apis/duck/patch_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestCreatePatch(t *testing.T) {
 		want: JSONPatch{{
 			Operation: "replace",
 			Path:      "/status/patchable/field1",
-			Value:     13.0,
+			Value:     json.Number("13"),
 		}},
 	}, {
 		name: "patch two fields",
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestCreatePatch(t *testing.T) {
 		want: JSONPatch{{
 			Operation: "replace",
 			Path:      "/status/patchable/field1",
-			Value:     42.0,
+			Value:     json.Number("42"),
 		}, {
 			Operation: "remove",
 			Path:      "/status/patchable/field2",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 586774931..76e347eb4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.38.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.13.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.31.0
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.71.1
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7e5af9371..19c0dc72b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8T
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
-gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 h1:Ci3iUJyx9UeRx7CeFN8ARgGbkESwJK+KB9lLcWxY/Zw=
-gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:AH3dM2RI6uoBZxn3LVrfvJ3E0/9dG4cSrbuBJT4moAY=
+gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0 h1:JELs8RLM12qJGXU4u/TO3V25KW8GreMKl9pdkk14RM0=
+gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0/go.mod h1:AH3dM2RI6uoBZxn3LVrfvJ3E0/9dG4cSrbuBJT4moAY=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.0.0-20181121035319-3f7ecaa7e8ca h1:PupagGYwj8+I4ubCxcmcBRk3VlUWtTg5huQpZR9flmE=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.0.0-20181121035319-3f7ecaa7e8ca/go.mod h1:Y+Yx5eoAFn32cQvJDxZx5Dpnq+c3wtXuadVZAcxbbBo=
 gonum.org/v1/netlib v0.0.0-20181029234149-ec6d1f5cefe6/go.mod h1:wa6Ws7BG/ESfp6dHfk7C6KdzKA7wR7u/rKwOGE66zvw=
diff --git a/vendor/gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2/jsonpatch.go b/vendor/gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2/jsonpatch.go
index 0d7823b3c..d88162ff5 100644
--- a/vendor/gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2/jsonpatch.go
+++ b/vendor/gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2/jsonpatch.go
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ func CreatePatch(a, b []byte) ([]Operation, error) {
 	}
 	var aI interface{}
 	var bI interface{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(a, &aI)
-	if err != nil {
+	aDec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(a))
+	aDec.UseNumber()
+	if err := aDec.Decode(&aI); err != nil {
 		return nil, errBadJSONDoc
 	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &bI)
-	if err != nil {
+	bDec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(b))
+	bDec.UseNumber()
+	if err := bDec.Decode(&bI); err != nil {
 		return nil, errBadJSONDoc
 	}
 	return handleValues(aI, bI, "", []Operation{})
@@ -94,6 +96,11 @@ func matchesValue(av, bv interface{}) bool {
 		if ok && bt == at {
 			return true
 		}
+	case json.Number:
+		bt, ok := bv.(json.Number)
+		if ok && bt == at {
+			return true
+		}
 	case float64:
 		bt, ok := bv.(float64)
 		if ok && bt == at {
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@ func handleValues(av, bv interface{}, p string, patch []Operation) ([]Operation,
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-	case string, float64, bool:
+	case string, float64, bool, json.Number:
 		if !matchesValue(av, bv) {
 			patch = append(patch, NewOperation("replace", p, bv))
 		}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 035ac536a..3c44f6da0 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools/internal/stdlib
 golang.org/x/tools/internal/typeparams
 golang.org/x/tools/internal/typesinternal
 golang.org/x/tools/internal/versions
-# gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0
+# gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2
 # google.golang.org/api v0.183.0