diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 22456b5a5..739738f5c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230810042731-2f6eec10c476
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230815235018-4c378f8a8a61
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816000758-856e847bb7cb
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816040348-b97d8af0937c
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230807211050-31137ad9f7f2
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230807211544-e54c40adc2b2
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ require (
 replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230810042731-2f6eec10c476
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230815235018-4c378f8a8a61
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816000758-856e847bb7cb
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816040348-b97d8af0937c
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230807211050-31137ad9f7f2
 	k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230807211544-e54c40adc2b2
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f559af762..396b15e8e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -674,8 +674,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230810042731-2f6eec10c476 h1:1LpPoqkYurARQ/TQ0U3DRAclyCkM7hM
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230810042731-2f6eec10c476/go.mod h1:RFi7MZgMNqcWc0azfutkpPR/OdHWZjnTAwdFHTKjAUQ=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230815235018-4c378f8a8a61 h1:PQAKasgkOolbHn5mI2MIMaytDF453zUaMrnG6nrqwy4=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230815235018-4c378f8a8a61/go.mod h1:X0xh/chESs2hP9koe+SdIAcXWcQ+RM5hy0ZynB+yEvw=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816000758-856e847bb7cb h1:QLY5cHaZwawHP6394w6miAQAaJ2fwlA/TfRHXmG4U3M=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816000758-856e847bb7cb/go.mod h1:xt/XQN6z9voSDnQ/uCIJ3a5n5sk2lhhnwzWGeuDhsvE=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816040348-b97d8af0937c h1:P3i5n8yHv4kog3UH5DsTY/Ea/lKR5kIABlNHdpi3IVA=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230816040348-b97d8af0937c/go.mod h1:8j1NqdeVD9eU4kSF8iq14yzTJQLAM897lcLSv3p/JB4=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230807211050-31137ad9f7f2 h1:bgkLpsQhIRm8Rd6h9V/n50sN63k6sEzX+Q8nCpZCCX4=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230807211050-31137ad9f7f2/go.mod h1:wjy+fowSTnR9NfN23CZuwDq+yF+viZTN5nbGbXcOYBM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
diff --git a/pkg/cel/lazy/lazy_test.go b/pkg/cel/lazy/lazy_test.go
index 54f288d8a..19de8e991 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/lazy/lazy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/lazy/lazy_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ func TestLazyMapType(t *testing.T) {
 	if evalCounter != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("expected eval %d times but got %d", 1, evalCounter)
 	}
+
+	// unused due to boolean short-circuiting
+	// if `variables.unused` is evaluated, the whole test will have a fatal error and exit.
+	exp = "variables.dict.a == 'wrong' && variables.unused == 'unused'"
+	v, err = compileAndRun(env, activation, exp)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%q: %v", exp, err)
+	}
+	if v.Value().(bool) != false {
+		t.Errorf("%q: wrong result: %v", exp, v.Value())
+	}
 }
 
 type testActivation struct {