diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 518382579..8e8791324 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.0.0
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.2.2
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230130210333-a26a16a095ca
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230202210342-9b5d68cb0e83
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230201050110-6b018d253590
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230131094649-f457a57d6d25
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230201170840-3a60a56f0f68
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230202170845-9f7ac0b5843a
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230130211557-69cf3ad36fff
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230130210333-a26a16a095ca
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230202210342-9b5d68cb0e83
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230201050110-6b018d253590
 	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230131094649-f457a57d6d25
-	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230201170840-3a60a56f0f68
+	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230202170845-9f7ac0b5843a
 	k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230130211557-69cf3ad36fff
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e0e15e95c..05264d848 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -991,14 +991,14 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230130210333-a26a16a095ca h1:DiK/fyFP99vwPb6bD0ALCpIDGGttJRr8PzyjlkQb1vE=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230130210333-a26a16a095ca/go.mod h1:/G4byrYDtfU5j3WB+BljcHzz/uTgbShQjqqd+4Nf8/k=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230202210342-9b5d68cb0e83 h1:kWspOswplGj/UVdyhRB2RmYtGsq8KiL+MEQkyw1MfWA=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230202210342-9b5d68cb0e83/go.mod h1:kztCBMp8TXHBwcut4WQtjJSrBDDfLqtW2X8pForayko=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230201050110-6b018d253590 h1:muV0ohc7LRKeEFqSUewjQZCoSmvLa6z3H+dXVYax3Ag=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230201050110-6b018d253590/go.mod h1:vHN6PbAMjAdfTmelSxvL6ArY78dheDkun5qgeM5sRXE=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230131094649-f457a57d6d25 h1:5suLWNQTq4QEG8pC4JsGdQpcZ7qeYYJ4Ttmn3tyCVZI=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230131094649-f457a57d6d25/go.mod h1:LfqF5JRk3r8vO49GdJJcGA3vBtuzvI65sHmyjlxt4dM=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230201170840-3a60a56f0f68 h1:7YIqc10iBorNME9eYMm4gwqbAEJwrEcGlVRgaRjvXvQ=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230201170840-3a60a56f0f68/go.mod h1:mtEnLgGKMjfYKeCr1OPRvRTg4HsZ8qc2atq6cA1bk6c=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230202170845-9f7ac0b5843a h1:8wRzoHCfxQXFFA4Y1/T1Nb3dtkk2/VYbBwDErUFuhUo=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230202170845-9f7ac0b5843a/go.mod h1:mtEnLgGKMjfYKeCr1OPRvRTg4HsZ8qc2atq6cA1bk6c=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230130211557-69cf3ad36fff h1:uYQsfINuDGLeHW7bOQhbYSMsiClLpY1bWeTdCXLC1RA=
diff --git a/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/admission_test.go b/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/admission_test.go
index 438b408e3..d658b5885 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/admission_test.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/admission_test.go
@@ -275,13 +275,11 @@ func setupTestCommon(t *testing.T, compiler ValidatorCompiler, shouldStartInform
 		features.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy: {
 			Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}})
 	if err != nil {
-		// FIXME: handle error.
-		panic("Unexpected error")
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to add feature gate: %v", err)
 	}
 	err = featureGate.SetFromMap(map[string]bool{string(features.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy): true})
 	if err != nil {
-		// FIXME: handle error.
-		panic("Unexpected error.")
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to store flag gate: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	plug, err := NewPlugin()