diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1c68d3af1..1938ac43c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
 	gopkg.in/go-jose/go-jose.v2 v2.6.3
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250801044626-ba64d0b968d7
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250725024258-04507a37f6a4
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20250808193944-42e61823a9d3
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20250725025923-b9f1c2d98961
+	k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0-rc.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
-	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20250808195814-fdcaab077c28
+	k8s.io/kms v0.34.0-rc.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3732cdbe9..17e659604 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -296,18 +296,18 @@ gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:YD8tP3GAjkrDg1eZH7EGmyESg/lsYs
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250801044626-ba64d0b968d7 h1:VM2py+e7YvL40BiVX6QtFC8Pe7VnGD9vhDVE5pGK068=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250801044626-ba64d0b968d7/go.mod h1:wKZv1VB6nzJ6L449TteVelrBfRsawhrthiOsEylKo8U=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250725024258-04507a37f6a4 h1:N25HX4lRPTvLHSUPoCMFP+B/oEcOmPESB+BRkYMD8Io=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250725024258-04507a37f6a4/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20250808193944-42e61823a9d3 h1:7dMxoy9e95ZXAn8abXx/qpF+V3twhoNh8keqBVCJ/M8=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20250808193944-42e61823a9d3/go.mod h1:bLptp3xZzkMA+9nNINzOSIABmHK/qYdHq7gaZ4/68Kk=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20250725025923-b9f1c2d98961 h1:gWZcTfCQXU9F1Yqzs0dRUxDKI6fxb+1hqrzd8XAP8y0=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20250725025923-b9f1c2d98961/go.mod h1:+EKWDhmrFYENWq8vZZtJ9DvxEebCdVtSK4MGTw6CDuE=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:S4iMsAUFx9YBgUqBCrD2N9JrL2m85JdRVtfwVi4O3t4=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:bntA2P5s25PXa3bIe29bG45qv3JvSJkfyf1MYMV0V1c=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:2GL0UZ8BHpUoCFI2jaqoyTMvH9/upz7jfsRBnlHIzVM=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:xrjjcJOOgyXrDkxHvEPRH2rFYF6CmMOZCMFV24UYUv8=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:A1rEDyNrSFIXQ1T9pAmIGLujjUlv/CrXYAApVf4Nl1w=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:lgnCyQpX3+Eal5C/gky5+GDmWGNbYHBYclgJ6hbM2lk=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:LbJMxk4TNqKg3lJSAN+xjoklJRPuWWIOIoQ6qRAqjZE=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
-k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20250808195814-fdcaab077c28 h1:SaJZ90UgT9ZgjL6+LMnP3Wg46EYNAYqx3CDLNuyTJA4=
-k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20250808195814-fdcaab077c28/go.mod h1:SKJNbZX2eJwX2/wmF4lZnp4nCVJXJ5Bx4N+SN/atd2g=
+k8s.io/kms v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:VcJPV0Ell4D5FIuCmsHsxnnv31kdDI7Sen3EBdv/OBM=
+k8s.io/kms v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:s1CFkLG7w9eaTYvctOxosx88fl4spqmixnNpys0JAtM=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b h1:MloQ9/bdJyIu9lb1PzujOPolHyvO06MXG5TUIj2mNAA=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b/go.mod h1:UZ2yyWbFTpuhSbFhv24aGNOdoRdJZgsIObGBUaYVsts=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8tmbZBHi4zVsl1Y=