diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2cce97bdd6..594c9b5700 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260626114624-be93311217bd
 	pkg.package-operator.run/boxcutter v0.15.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.22.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.23.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/crdify v0.6.1-0.20260602124154-bb9957dbf465
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.3-0.20250322232337-35a7c28c31ee // indirect
 	github.com/monochromegane/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20200626010858-205db1a8cc00 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
-	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.43.0 // indirect
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.44.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/operator-framework/operator-lib v0.19.0 // indirect
 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d7aa9bc71f..6f47a4b011 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f h1:KUppIJq7/+SVif2QVs3tOP0zanoHgBEVAwHxUSIzRqU=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
-github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.32.1 h1:6tlvcDm/3sE8lGJbZ4+d4mO3RLy24/tQWOFzVSQNIfw=
-github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.32.1/go.mod h1:+aXOY+vzZ5mu2iI2HpTZUPmM//oQfsNFX6gU9kNcA44=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.43.0 h1:VlG/1FxqNxhSO+lq/OHBNaaqwiBK/mO8JbVkX9Y+FeU=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.43.0/go.mod h1:REff/hsDsodHoKlWsP2mAPhu1+5/6hVYNf9rIEBpeSg=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.33.0 h1:C8gBA6Uc2ZEubiV+SXiu5tZnMTwEmXHgkJwGozKtZf8=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.33.0/go.mod h1:+aXOY+vzZ5mu2iI2HpTZUPmM//oQfsNFX6gU9kNcA44=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.44.0 h1:eAiGl3Pw5jz5GQdDff0BcxYpAX1JxW8xD7mFUuwNfZQ=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.44.0/go.mod h1:e/C2HwaZ1DhvjzXXuFhcR7hY7Sh9pl7MmoWKEjzwcdA=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8Oi/yOhh5U=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1 h1:y0fUlFfIZhPF1W537XOLg0/fcx6zcHCJwooC2xJA040=
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.36.0 h1:/YpDJ4vReG7Zm
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.36.0/go.mod h1:tJo1aepTXyR+8Xs3sUsGBDk4Ub2AM5dPAPKJx0mpm5c=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.1 h1:BKgU9OeE8xv8EbbM8cY0NVzTQs35rokkdq1jh12fMb4=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.1/go.mod h1:4QqLdT6z/L6Olj8JJCtvztid4/fnIiYsfaTFScegctc=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.22.0 h1:eG3FAVja/KnlXKIWg95udIFz1cMyAtMjP11cqBh3t+k=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.22.0/go.mod h1:VizwUStoZK7rReCj704czGGrB7mLxXTiJSJt7wN5ilI=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.23.0 h1:GFmPTaHSyje/kZv/4XOdR1v3rWz0/OJixwpPnGyV4Sw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.23.0/go.mod h1:JJRl1h3BoHJWtCVgwGsITk+dusn8LatINcIBhO8aP9A=
 sigs.k8s.io/crdify v0.6.1-0.20260602124154-bb9957dbf465 h1:/i/qwIYxowBuOlNUY6d6E5PvNise/KlAqIOi78ma6g4=
 sigs.k8s.io/crdify v0.6.1-0.20260602124154-bb9957dbf465/go.mod h1:ZIFxaYNgKYmFtZCLPysncXQ8oqwnNlHQbRUfxJHZwzU=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.0 h1:735YBRj5NXFrOGX0GoSjwzUIzbz8kiEOfADsqHFmHgE=