diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 32bb5a3f5..621db8d92 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221028075226-689257039cfb
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221028155017-b03a432a2a6d
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20221028082309-76d40a058aae
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155553-a232cf00b972
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155554-0d5739633518
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221028160413-57523092d0c2
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20221028160522-56bb98a3ab81
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20221028075226-689257039cfb
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221028155017-b03a432a2a6d
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20221028082309-76d40a058aae
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155553-a232cf00b972
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155554-0d5739633518
 	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20221028154808-081720d0e256
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221028160413-57523092d0c2
 	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20221028160522-56bb98a3ab81
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 62d9ade9c..c3a5c4d4b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221028155017-b03a432a2a6d h1:fg/DbLqFKxFESf3AnU5iwC
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20221028155017-b03a432a2a6d/go.mod h1:zSkBXgO5G/dSQOe256tx5Yo2OJytojpY3bsXu/4/ZJE=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20221028082309-76d40a058aae h1:phqrhTIhN89dieCciPqSOFn2AUFK/WhRMNxsP9rg9AE=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20221028082309-76d40a058aae/go.mod h1:8Za6U2FoTs3UoLXV5Q8VJIpf4bJypigmS2rfXgvwaH4=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155553-a232cf00b972 h1:Xhhs4dBca/3rT0is6GDMtFjKyviLZkdlw1xRwvYFsww=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155553-a232cf00b972/go.mod h1:9OZTm80DH1AI7P4cpx8yehVlTU1xZQCsMtAtlJYLWDw=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155554-0d5739633518 h1:KlSjZkXeVyocbVpEU157nadMdQIfWXchaItVtjmMVUE=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20221028155554-0d5739633518/go.mod h1:9OZTm80DH1AI7P4cpx8yehVlTU1xZQCsMtAtlJYLWDw=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221028160413-57523092d0c2 h1:lHXBae/IFHPh8Lu9rDRTzt6KyTiBkKvRJWeLTYpXFDA=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20221028160413-57523092d0c2/go.mod h1:ng9M2gjWKyA3UKzYYImYBFvpk731uuzazqB7Ti2cKmA=
 k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20221028160522-56bb98a3ab81 h1:3CC/oNrmdSptGTCO0NGfo4HsUGjQOfFL8xAret+O6Vc=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go b/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go
index acea48130..0f8a6997e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func TestKubectlCommandHandlesPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected plugin execution: expected %q, got %q", test.expectPlugin, pluginsHandler.executedPlugin)
 			}
 
-			if len(pluginsHandler.withArgs) != len(test.expectPluginArgs) {
+			if !cmp.Equal(pluginsHandler.withArgs, test.expectPluginArgs, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()) {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected plugin execution args: expected %q, got %q", test.expectPluginArgs, pluginsHandler.withArgs)
 			}
 		})