diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6aaf8da58..baf5ca31d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221003194454-3cedfadbe658
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220929193440-66e26ac34f07
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221003194729-f24bd6967c44
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220930234846-815a25776f41
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221005195346-15b7f35f77a5
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20220927064431-aef5f8fcd82d
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20220803162953-67bda5d908f1
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221003194454-3cedfadbe658
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221003191214-669318b25bc7
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220929193440-66e26ac34f07
 	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221003194729-f24bd6967c44
-	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220930234846-815a25776f41
+	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221005195346-15b7f35f77a5
 	k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20220927064431-aef5f8fcd82d
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d4b7ba858..d7ebe4b1e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -976,14 +976,14 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20221003194454-3cedfadbe658 h1:0xWYwVNLchx3hp1Y16uO8/UacSN04D5n7y3/mRWMv+Q=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221003194454-3cedfadbe658/go.mod h1:55a/w41XyLRGlOX8Myq7ywr3hPPuPMvA3EzNcy7Xq3w=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221003191214-669318b25bc7 h1:s0YX63Tnr9pY2nY6P6hGuuQs5OOmXPojLQITLR29SzA=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221003191214-669318b25bc7/go.mod h1:55a/w41XyLRGlOX8Myq7ywr3hPPuPMvA3EzNcy7Xq3w=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220929193440-66e26ac34f07 h1:AvRAbH6TxNfcKjK4Fs4celvuGprlNrafnWm651nHHdc=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220929193440-66e26ac34f07/go.mod h1:zdDPkAEkslrVOG1IzqRpqLwHlA/W9IhQ6nE1h5IJ7ME=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221003194729-f24bd6967c44 h1:7QcyPPeWqMzvUb48tUKFdfa4EQRBM7ejPASNuq41IOg=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221003194729-f24bd6967c44/go.mod h1:L8bGeaYpjNdKbWOEKSpYJz92KWxN9pe2ZDmx7yJ0/lM=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220930234846-815a25776f41 h1:XFeMqZOIXqOSMqUTYwVhASgeqxazuquZPn+dDwAU6Ww=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220930234846-815a25776f41/go.mod h1:egwjwf+X9WyTBARCdV9R9B//zOsdCui/5972ysTANp0=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221005195346-15b7f35f77a5 h1:RK2POcLCS3rQmGEJefNNySUs1+vGjWaMpSzwFhwZMkg=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221005195346-15b7f35f77a5/go.mod h1:BEgS7UMi0/ra2EieIAd8zKD5oeRZEotNs4plwovSWJE=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20220927064431-aef5f8fcd82d h1:l7VUaBHD3i5eEYPEalQmceGJRxFLeqcd1guFh64XbTk=
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 5383666b1..8a57165c3 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ const (
 	// audited.
 	AdvancedAuditing featuregate.Feature = "AdvancedAuditing"
 
+	// owner: @cici37 @jpbetz
+	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/3488
+	// alpha: v1.26
+	//
+	// Enables expression validation in Admission Control
+	CELValidatingAdmission featuregate.Feature = "CELValidatingAdmission"
+
 	// owner: @cici37
 	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/2876
 	// alpha: v1.23
@@ -215,6 +222,8 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	AdvancedAuditing: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 
+	CELValidatingAdmission: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+
 	CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	DryRun: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.28