diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4db90349f8..32f340ff24 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/tomb.v2 v2.0.0-20161208151619-d5d1b5820637
 
 	//pinned k8s.io to v0.26.x tag
-	k8s.io/api v0.26.11
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.10
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.11
-	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.11
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.26.11
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.11
+	k8s.io/api v0.26.12
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.12
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.12
+	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.12
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.26.12
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.12
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230109183929-3758b55a6596
-	k8s.io/kubectl v0.26.11
+	k8s.io/kubectl v0.26.12
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.7
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/kothar/go-backblaze.v0 v0.0.0-20210124194846-35409b867216 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.26.11 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.26.12 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20220902162205-c0856e24416d // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5b72b85043..af886cf489 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -842,23 +842,23 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190418001031-e561f6794a2a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
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-k8s.io/api v0.26.11 h1:hLhTZRdYc3vBBOY4wbEyTLWgMyieOAk2Ws9NG57QqO4=
-k8s.io/api v0.26.11/go.mod h1:bSr/A0TKRt5W2OMDdexkM/ER1NxOxiQqNNFXW2nMZrM=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.10 h1:wAriTUc6l7gUqJKOxhmXnYo/VNJzk4oh4QLCUR4Uq+k=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.10/go.mod h1:N2qhlxkhJLSoC4f0M1/1lNG627b45SYqnOPEVFoQXw4=
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+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.12/go.mod h1:bvr3OVCML7icxP4rq/fJaNBPPiZ9KIi79n/icBbg5Rc=
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-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.11 h1:w//840HHdwSRKqD15j9YX9HLlU6RPlfrvW0xEhLk2+0=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.11/go.mod h1:2/HZp0l6coXtS26du1Bk36fCuAEr/lVs9Q9NbpBtd1Y=
-k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.11 h1:HO3Sgf06XkT8/8wWnhskfz4+LMKrChRz+A13vDJSQrE=
-k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.11/go.mod h1:D98GjQtDmqn7WDuKBgWivd6R8qEs3yzT19EmCM5pqBs=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.12 h1:y+OgufxqLIZtyXIydRhjLBGzrYLF+qwiDdCFXYOjeN4=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.12/go.mod h1:2/HZp0l6coXtS26du1Bk36fCuAEr/lVs9Q9NbpBtd1Y=
+k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.12 h1:g0h59NrpXbjxokffyVQTt8j6XtZLfcqxsLiPrNE40VU=
+k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.12/go.mod h1:g1q8WlUHIN6v1O+S9fH6gsp6vscWAL37vlMpVFbqm4I=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.19.0/go.mod h1:H9E/VT95blcFQnlyShFgnFT9ZnJOAceiUHM3MlRC+mU=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.26.11 h1:RjfZr5+vQjjTRmk4oCqHyC0cgrZXPjw+X+ge35sk4GI=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.26.11/go.mod h1:+emNszw9va/uRJIM5ALTBtFnlZMTjwBrNjRfEh0iuw8=
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+k8s.io/client-go v0.26.12/go.mod h1:V7thEnIFroyNZOU30dKLiiVeqQmJz45shJG1mu7nONQ=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.19.0/go.mod h1:moqLn7w0t9cMs4+5CQyxnfA/HV8MF6aAVENF+WZZhgk=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.11 h1:S0PJxapUhG6LWYezYB/FVE5Gf4BxGY0fCwnLrwfQ/70=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.11/go.mod h1:Hjxj7hpvSxcNnYIWzCSuEdwN0/9aHlezQRKJXr0Kv8U=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.26.11 h1:1/JmB6fexefGByfFyIK6aHksZZVtaDskttzXOzmZ6zA=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.26.11/go.mod h1:jYNisnoM6iWFRUg51pxaQabzL5fBYTr5CMpsLjUYGp0=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.12 h1:ocY1oVBBsiWvvSVldkRVBHOLL6qH+trXzyQRKj0T2Qg=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.12/go.mod h1:Hjxj7hpvSxcNnYIWzCSuEdwN0/9aHlezQRKJXr0Kv8U=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.26.12 h1:OyYjCtruv4/Yau5Z1v6e59N+JRDTj8JnW95W9w9AMpg=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.26.12/go.mod h1:X98Et5BxJ8i4TcDusUcKS8EYxCujBU1lCL3pc/CUtHQ=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200428234225-8167cfdcfc14/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20220902162205-c0856e24416d h1:U9tB195lKdzwqicbJvyJeOXV7Klv+wNAWENRnXEGi08=
@@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20200805222855-6aeccd4b50c6/go.mod h1:UuqjUnNftUyPE5H64/qeyjQoUZhGpeFDVdxjTeEVN2o=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230109183929-3758b55a6596 h1:8cNCQs+WqqnSpZ7y0LMQPKD+RZUHU17VqLPMW3qxnxc=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230109183929-3758b55a6596/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/kubectl v0.26.11 h1:cVPzYA4HKefU3tPiVK7hZpJ+5Lm04XoyvCCY5ODznpQ=
-k8s.io/kubectl v0.26.11/go.mod h1:xjEX/AHtEQrGj2AGqVopyHr/JU1hLy1k7Yn48JuK9LQ=
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+k8s.io/kubectl v0.26.12/go.mod h1:0O8moTv0xcYVuimWIaxRJLQY6h+e7O+cANf5jhEpW1o=
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