diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bc4d4beccf..4e5fd32297 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.17.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.28.5
+	k8s.io/api v0.28.6
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.5
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.5
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.5
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.6
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.6
 	k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.28.5
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.28.5
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fe706112b3..6e6b09fda0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -945,21 +945,21 @@ 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=
 k8s.io/api v0.21.1/go.mod h1:FstGROTmsSHBarKc8bylzXih8BLNYTiS3TZcsoEDg2s=
-k8s.io/api v0.28.5 h1:XIPNr3nBgTEaCdEiwZ+dXaO9SB4NeTOZ2pNDRrFgfb4=
-k8s.io/api v0.28.5/go.mod h1:98zkTCc60iSnqqCIyCB1GI7PYDiRDYTSfL0PRIxpM4c=
+k8s.io/api v0.28.6 h1:yy6u9CuIhmg55YvF/BavPBBXB+5QicB64njJXxVnzLo=
+k8s.io/api v0.28.6/go.mod h1:AM6Ys6g9MY3dl/XNaNfg/GePI0FT7WBGu8efU/lirAo=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.1/go.mod h1:KESQFCGjqVcVsZ9g0xX5bacMjyX5emuWcS2arzdEouA=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.5 h1:YKW9O9T/0Gkyl6LTFDLIhCbouSRh+pHt2vMLB38Snfc=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.5/go.mod h1:7p7TQ0X9zCJLNFlOTi5dncAi2dkPsdsrcvu5ILa7PEk=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.4/go.mod h1:gxLnyZcGNdZTCLnq3fgzyg2A5BVCHTNDFrw8AmuJ+0g=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.1/go.mod h1:jbreFvJo3ov9rj7eWT7+sYiRx+qZuCYXwWT1bcDswPY=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.5 h1:EEj2q1qdTcv2p5wl88KavAn3VlFRjREgRu8Sm/EuMPY=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.5/go.mod h1:wI37ncBvfAoswfq626yPTe6Bz1c22L7uaJ8dho83mgg=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.6 h1:RsTeR4z6S07srPg6XYrwXpTJVMXsjPXn0ODakMytSW0=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.6/go.mod h1:QFNX/kCl/EMT2WTSz8k4WLCv2XnkOLMaL8GAVRMdpsA=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.21.1/go.mod h1:nLLYZvMWn35glJ4/FZRhzLG/3MPxAaZTgV4FJZdr+tY=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.28.5 h1:3hRmQvqkWPCQr6kYi9lrMQF84V8/ScNx/8VyjhbPTi4=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.28.5/go.mod h1:tLFNbfELieGsn/utLLdSarJ99MjguBe11jkKITe3z4w=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.21.1/go.mod h1:/kEw4RgW+3xnBGzvp9IWxKSNA+lXn3A7AuH3gdOAzLs=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.28.5 h1:6UNmc33vuJhh3+SAOEKku3QnKa+DtPKGnhO2MR0IEbk=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.28.5/go.mod h1:+pt086yx1i0HAlHzM9S+RZQDqdlzuXFl4hY01uhpcpA=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.28.6 h1:Gge6ziyIdafRchfoBKcpaARuz7jfrK1R1azuwORIsQI=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.28.6/go.mod h1:+nu0Yp21Oeo/cBCsprNVXB2BfJTV51lFfe5tXl2rUL8=
 k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.28.5 h1:KyFY6l5xK5oxRjjGotgivlbQ0AReRctMMoNpxSJaJxM=
 k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.28.5/go.mod h1:nJzrDb8AWtUm1RSoXx+lDb2f7i54Ndfx4v8x3s4kZ2Y=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.1/go.mod h1:hUlps5+9QaTrKx+jiM4rmq7YmH8wPOIko64uZCHDh6Q=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 4da0896722..5495a0522e 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.34.2
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.28.5
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.5
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.5
+	k8s.io/api v0.28.6
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.6
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.6
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index c5f6a5050b..9a40854012 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -1070,21 +1070,21 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt
 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 v0.21.1/go.mod h1:FstGROTmsSHBarKc8bylzXih8BLNYTiS3TZcsoEDg2s=
-k8s.io/api v0.28.5 h1:XIPNr3nBgTEaCdEiwZ+dXaO9SB4NeTOZ2pNDRrFgfb4=
-k8s.io/api v0.28.5/go.mod h1:98zkTCc60iSnqqCIyCB1GI7PYDiRDYTSfL0PRIxpM4c=
+k8s.io/api v0.28.6 h1:yy6u9CuIhmg55YvF/BavPBBXB+5QicB64njJXxVnzLo=
+k8s.io/api v0.28.6/go.mod h1:AM6Ys6g9MY3dl/XNaNfg/GePI0FT7WBGu8efU/lirAo=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.1/go.mod h1:KESQFCGjqVcVsZ9g0xX5bacMjyX5emuWcS2arzdEouA=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.5 h1:YKW9O9T/0Gkyl6LTFDLIhCbouSRh+pHt2vMLB38Snfc=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.5/go.mod h1:7p7TQ0X9zCJLNFlOTi5dncAi2dkPsdsrcvu5ILa7PEk=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.4/go.mod h1:gxLnyZcGNdZTCLnq3fgzyg2A5BVCHTNDFrw8AmuJ+0g=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.1/go.mod h1:jbreFvJo3ov9rj7eWT7+sYiRx+qZuCYXwWT1bcDswPY=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.5 h1:EEj2q1qdTcv2p5wl88KavAn3VlFRjREgRu8Sm/EuMPY=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.5/go.mod h1:wI37ncBvfAoswfq626yPTe6Bz1c22L7uaJ8dho83mgg=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.6 h1:RsTeR4z6S07srPg6XYrwXpTJVMXsjPXn0ODakMytSW0=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.6/go.mod h1:QFNX/kCl/EMT2WTSz8k4WLCv2XnkOLMaL8GAVRMdpsA=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.21.1/go.mod h1:nLLYZvMWn35glJ4/FZRhzLG/3MPxAaZTgV4FJZdr+tY=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.28.5 h1:3hRmQvqkWPCQr6kYi9lrMQF84V8/ScNx/8VyjhbPTi4=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.28.5/go.mod h1:tLFNbfELieGsn/utLLdSarJ99MjguBe11jkKITe3z4w=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.21.1/go.mod h1:/kEw4RgW+3xnBGzvp9IWxKSNA+lXn3A7AuH3gdOAzLs=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.28.5 h1:6UNmc33vuJhh3+SAOEKku3QnKa+DtPKGnhO2MR0IEbk=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.28.5/go.mod h1:+pt086yx1i0HAlHzM9S+RZQDqdlzuXFl4hY01uhpcpA=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.28.6 h1:Gge6ziyIdafRchfoBKcpaARuz7jfrK1R1azuwORIsQI=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.28.6/go.mod h1:+nu0Yp21Oeo/cBCsprNVXB2BfJTV51lFfe5tXl2rUL8=
 k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.28.5 h1:KyFY6l5xK5oxRjjGotgivlbQ0AReRctMMoNpxSJaJxM=
 k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.28.5/go.mod h1:nJzrDb8AWtUm1RSoXx+lDb2f7i54Ndfx4v8x3s4kZ2Y=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.1/go.mod h1:hUlps5+9QaTrKx+jiM4rmq7YmH8wPOIko64uZCHDh6Q=