diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index acf92eb..f291c6e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250721164621-a45f3dfb1074 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.33.3 // indirect