diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8b345dc90..6f57104cd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230425174508-34a8caec8792
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230425174017-478f0974b2e7
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230425180616-6c514ab3ffc5
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230426214258-68394bf4659a
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230425180508-25833dc857cd
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230425181524-5ea13ac087e1
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ require (
 replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230425174508-34a8caec8792
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230425174017-478f0974b2e7
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230425180616-6c514ab3ffc5
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230426214258-68394bf4659a
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230425180508-25833dc857cd
 	k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20230425181524-5ea13ac087e1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 881fe8091..53d703f88 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -883,8 +883,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230425174508-34a8caec8792 h1:mGcfWRFyPLifZx7CBntz6LxPBBE6Gtq
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20230425174508-34a8caec8792/go.mod h1:LQhP+jUK/yp/Z1OG2fUqsYRc/AKbQQVkgXyiJ44Q+qo=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230425174017-478f0974b2e7 h1:kc4xpkjTIwj4xzt2kaydYoy7CVavI8fnN3TxrsBh2/s=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20230425174017-478f0974b2e7/go.mod h1:8pvYyRbWovK8tOF+ubfyUBX6aGREZx9m61vDDA9aDTU=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230425180616-6c514ab3ffc5 h1:tbzR21/s+ZwDPnhanVzRFEhfCkxQGNPP2vDrQJWCRdM=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230425180616-6c514ab3ffc5/go.mod h1:mOtwcrxgBPCkq+D7sTFzZU6AtYLwM5e3yb7ZOL8Jo4A=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230426214258-68394bf4659a h1:DJK/gsrfYrbzazQyWJDLxjeOWO7z+yT+wAndLomlfro=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20230426214258-68394bf4659a/go.mod h1:mOtwcrxgBPCkq+D7sTFzZU6AtYLwM5e3yb7ZOL8Jo4A=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230425180508-25833dc857cd h1:B08ilgekcDw06evInMZEb3QBb3P56QwiiZ+0GgY42nY=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20230425180508-25833dc857cd/go.mod h1:/xqjhhBDsK5gm+edxsyMtzFn22ruDQedvXFBEH3IfmA=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1 h1:m4bYOKall2MmOiRaR1J+We67Do7vm9KiQVlT96lnHUw=
diff --git a/pkg/cel/common/values.go b/pkg/cel/common/values.go
index e6d7b9975..d9034a80f 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/common/values.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/common/values.go
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/cel-go/common/types/ref"
 	"github.com/google/cel-go/common/types/traits"
 
+	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/strfmt"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel"
-	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/strfmt"
 )
 
 // UnstructuredToVal converts a Kubernetes unstructured data element to a CEL Val.
@@ -425,7 +426,22 @@ var _ = traits.Lister(&unstructuredList{})
 func (t *unstructuredList) ConvertToNative(typeDesc reflect.Type) (interface{}, error) {
 	switch typeDesc.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Slice:
-		return t.elements, nil
+		switch t.itemsSchema.Type() {
+		// Workaround for https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/117590 until we
+		// resolve the desired behavior in cel-go via https://github.com/google/cel-go/issues/688
+		case "string":
+			var result []string
+			for _, e := range t.elements {
+				s, ok := e.(string)
+				if !ok {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected all elements to be of type string, but got %T", e)
+				}
+				result = append(result, s)
+			}
+			return result, nil
+		default:
+			return t.elements, nil
+		}
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("type conversion error from '%s' to '%s'", t.Type(), typeDesc)
 }