diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 068e5e437..58f3aff3b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240424173406-2676848ed820
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240424173219-03f2f3350dc5
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240424175805-8ca47d2d6148
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240424173636-178bcf2846fe
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240424174244-e13cfb16afe7
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240424213639-6b47d7dcbef7
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240425013935-73cb3a739e5b
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20240424174344-623e3ec725a2
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 86a6e6051..c66bd3cfe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240424173219-03f2f3350dc5 h1:l6ErQDrxBVdvr45UjLjVyv
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240424173219-03f2f3350dc5/go.mod h1:Xbr0GEGusNQhkPdkN3/WJL9E50/dq40D+fHHqjG+FL8=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240424175805-8ca47d2d6148 h1:JyVWRQclarJirMPSVOmlvmTFAz0meV2PUS7DuMsyvuw=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240424175805-8ca47d2d6148/go.mod h1:ZISE294tQHLpDaYy8BiO8VL4o7f4dbidMl/tp2VjA8A=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240424173636-178bcf2846fe h1:IQdT0pQXL7lMUFKmcaTihi5PR/06Pt1KB9iQlNi94f0=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240424173636-178bcf2846fe/go.mod h1:ZPkWxMmsYk/QFsT0UVJVWjMScWAjVY80wXZ+xVoairM=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240424174244-e13cfb16afe7 h1:5+Mm3LNH2d5Ey7tbDmx4nJUqKZ0ylOzYnr/b1Bv7B78=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240424174244-e13cfb16afe7/go.mod h1:XyaS7Q/NW59f7dTJ/dReUyrly0iZclrZGCtnjUgK94c=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240424213639-6b47d7dcbef7 h1:N10W+GQ30UTWwkO933EejukDdxhVu/rqy/VtdCekV1U=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240424213639-6b47d7dcbef7/go.mod h1:ZPkWxMmsYk/QFsT0UVJVWjMScWAjVY80wXZ+xVoairM=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240425013935-73cb3a739e5b h1:5dg5tFXNtbxGwscKSTUyX3NP6cJNytoqYH+A4olraos=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240425013935-73cb3a739e5b/go.mod h1:6Oko1NRQ5MyeUcF0JAAUaA5xKzcr5MjtYZpQBBAo5zs=
 k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20240424174344-623e3ec725a2 h1:7ZAMF20uvkfYUfPz1MCzWJdywHFKIY1m/rxrMR0rj1k=
 k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20240424174344-623e3ec725a2/go.mod h1:h98u50VVdJusKyfzWFQqYrUril5YyAUI2ERw3ibC4C4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 h1:QXU6cPEOIslTGvZaXvFWiP9VKyeet3sawzTOvdXb4Vw=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go b/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go
index d9de48268..9ed701016 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go
@@ -2087,6 +2087,9 @@ func TestForceApply(t *testing.T) {
 		"post":        1,
 	}
 
+	// Set the patch retry back off period to something low, so the test can run more quickly
+	patchRetryBackOffPeriod = 1 * time.Millisecond
+
 	for _, testingOpenAPISchema := range testingOpenAPISchemas {
 		for _, openAPIFeatureToggle := range applyFeatureToggles {
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go b/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go
index cbe3b0307..4903beb81 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ import (
 const (
 	// maxPatchRetry is the maximum number of conflicts retry for during a patch operation before returning failure
 	maxPatchRetry = 5
-	// backOffPeriod is the period to back off when apply patch results in error.
-	backOffPeriod = 1 * time.Second
 	// how many times we can retry before back off
 	triesBeforeBackOff = 1
 	// groupVersionKindExtensionKey is the key used to lookup the
@@ -59,6 +57,9 @@ const (
 	groupVersionKindExtensionKey = "x-kubernetes-group-version-kind"
 )
 
+// patchRetryBackOffPeriod is the period to back off when apply patch results in error.
+var patchRetryBackOffPeriod = 1 * time.Second
+
 var createPatchErrFormat = "creating patch with:\noriginal:\n%s\nmodified:\n%s\ncurrent:\n%s\nfor:"
 
 // Patcher defines options to patch OpenAPI objects.
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ func (p *Patcher) Patch(current runtime.Object, modified []byte, source, namespa
 	}
 	for i := 1; i <= p.Retries && apierrors.IsConflict(err); i++ {
 		if i > triesBeforeBackOff {
-			p.BackOff.Sleep(backOffPeriod)
+			p.BackOff.Sleep(patchRetryBackOffPeriod)
 		}
 		current, getErr = p.Helper.Get(namespace, name)
 		if getErr != nil {