diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0225253154..57e893ab88 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.21
 toolchain go1.21.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible // Using v4 to match upstream
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.7.0
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
-	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6493bade63..e10dd3c6f1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 h1:rAQeMHw1c7zTmncogyy8VvRZwtkmkZ4FxER
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.0.2 h1:QkIBuU5k+x7/QXPvPPnWXWlCdaBFApVqftFV6k087DA=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.0.2/go.mod h1:GpiZQP3dDbg4JouG/NNS7QWXpgx6x8QiMKdmN72jogE=
-github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible h1:vgGkfT/9f8zE6tvSCe74nfpAVDQ2tG6yudJd8LBksgI=
-github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible h1:4onqiflcdA9EOZ4RxV643DvftH5pOlLGNtQ5lPWQu84=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.7.0 h1:nJqP7uwL84RJInrohHfW0Fx3awjbm8qZeFv0nW9SYGc=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.7.0/go.mod h1:VNkHZ/282BpEyt/tObQO8s5CMPmYYq14uClGH4abBuQ=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3 h1:s/nj+GCswXYzN5v2DpNMuMQYe+0DDwt5WVCU6CWBdXk=
diff --git a/pkg/client/fake/client.go b/pkg/client/fake/client.go
index 820b2f58b9..790a1faab1 100644
--- a/pkg/client/fake/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/fake/client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5"
+	// Using v4 to match upstream
+	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
 	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
@@ -1049,7 +1050,7 @@ func (c *fakeClient) deleteObject(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, accessor meta
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO: implement propagation
+	//TODO: implement propagation
 	return c.tracker.Delete(gvr, accessor.GetNamespace(), accessor.GetName())
 }