diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 986982c7dfe..8a80cf89832 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # zeitgeist
   - name: "zeitgeist"
-    version: 0.4.4
+    version: 0.5.3
     refPaths:
     - path: hack/verify-dependencies.sh
       match: VERSION=(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+(?P<buildmetadata>[0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang
   - name: "golang"
-    version: 1.22.2
+    version: 1.22.3
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/Makefile
       match: GO_VERSION\ \?=\ \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dependencies:
   # - v1.100.0-go1.17-bullseye.0 satisfies SemVer regex, while:
   # - v1.100-go1.17-bullseye.0 does not
   - name: "Kubernetes version (stable.0)"
-    version: v1.30.0
+    version: v1.31.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/Makefile
       match: KUBERNETES_VERSION\ \?=\ v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: "KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
 
   - name: "Kubernetes version (next candidate.0)"
-    version: v1.30.0
+    version: v1.31.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # go-runner
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner (go1.22-bookworm)"
-    version: v2.3.1-go1.22.2-bookworm.0
+    version: v2.3.1-go1.22.3-bookworm.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
       match: v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: REVISION:\ '\d+'
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner (go1.21-bookworm)"
-    version: v2.3.1-go1.21.9-bookworm.0
+    version: v2.3.1-go1.21.10-bookworm.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
       match: v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)
@@ -145,8 +145,29 @@ dependencies:
       match: REVISION:\ '\d+'
 
   # kube-cross
+  - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross (v1.31-go1.22)"
+    version: v1.31.0-go1.22.3-bullseye.0
+    refPaths:
+    - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
+      match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
+
+  - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross: config variant (v1.31-go1.22)"
+    version: go1.22-bullseye
+    refPaths:
+    - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
+      match: "CONFIG: 'go\\d+.\\d+-bullseye'"
+
+  - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross: image revision (v1.31-go1.22)"
+    version: 0
+    refPaths:
+    - path: images/build/cross/Makefile
+      match: REVISION \?= \d+
+    - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
+      match: REVISION:\ '\d+'
+
+
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross (v1.30-go1.22)"
-    version: v1.30.0-go1.22.2-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.30.0-go1.22.3-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
@@ -166,7 +187,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: REVISION:\ '\d+'
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross (v1.29-go1.21)"
-    version: v1.29.0-go1.21.9-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.29.0-go1.21.10-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
@@ -186,7 +207,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: REVISION:\ '\d+'
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross (v1.28-go1.21)"
-    version: v1.28.0-go1.21.9-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.28.0-go1.21.10-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
@@ -206,7 +227,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: REVISION:\ '\d+'
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross (v1.27-go1.21)"
-    version: v1.27.0-go1.21.9-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.27.0-go1.21.10-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
@@ -281,9 +302,26 @@ dependencies:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "CONFIG: 'go\\d+.\\d+-bullseye'"
 
+  # Golang (previous release branches: 1.30)
+  - name: "golang (previous release branches: 1.30)"
+    version: 1.22.3
+    refPaths:
+    - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
+      match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
+    - path: images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
+      match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
+    - path: images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
+      match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
+
+  - name: "golang: after kubernetes/kubernetes update (previous release branches: 1.30)"
+    version: 1.22.2
+    refPaths:
+    - path: images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
+      match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
+
   # Golang (previous release branches: 1.29)
   - name: "golang (previous release branches: 1.29)"
-    version: 1.21.9
+    version: 1.21.10
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
@@ -300,7 +338,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang (previous release branches: 1.28)
   - name: "golang (previous release branches: 1.28)"
-    version: 1.21.9
+    version: 1.21.10
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
@@ -323,7 +361,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang (previous release branches: 1.27)
   - name: "golang (previous release branches: 1.27)"
-    version: 1.21.9
+    version: 1.21.10
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
diff --git a/hack/verify-dependencies.sh b/hack/verify-dependencies.sh
index 1db72061c08..53366c8817e 100755
--- a/hack/verify-dependencies.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-dependencies.sh
@@ -18,16 +18,30 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-VERSION=0.4.4
+VERSION=0.5.3
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 BIN_PATH="$REPO_ROOT/bin"
 ZEITGEIST_BIN="$BIN_PATH/zeitgeist"
 
+# Get the architecture
+arch=$(uname -m | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+# Convert x86_64 to amd64
+if [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
+    arch="amd64"
+fi
+
+# Get the platform
+platform=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+echo "Architecture: $arch"
+echo "Platform: $platform"
+
 if [[ ! -f "$ZEITGEIST_BIN" ]]; then
+    echo "Installing zeitgeist"
     mkdir -p "$BIN_PATH"
     curl -sSfL -o "$ZEITGEIST_BIN" \
-        https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/zeitgeist/releases/download/v$VERSION/zeitgeist-amd64-linux
+        https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/zeitgeist/releases/download/v$VERSION/zeitgeist-"$arch"-"$platform"
     chmod +x "$ZEITGEIST_BIN"
 fi
 
diff --git a/images/build/cross/Makefile b/images/build/cross/Makefile
index c442a5e9081..af285eabeb8 100644
--- a/images/build/cross/Makefile
+++ b/images/build/cross/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ IMGNAME = kube-cross
 # Example:
 # - v1.100.0-go1.17-bullseye.0 satisfies SemVer regex, while:
 # - v1.100-go1.17-bullseye.0 does not
-KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= v1.30.0
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.22.2
+KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.22.3
 GO_MAJOR_VERSION ?= 1.22
 OS_CODENAME ?= bullseye
 REVISION ?= 0
diff --git a/images/build/cross/variants.yaml b/images/build/cross/variants.yaml
index 07d26fe56ff..06c108bac1b 100644
--- a/images/build/cross/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/build/cross/variants.yaml
@@ -1,37 +1,46 @@
 variants:
+  v1.31-go1.22-bullseye:
+    CONFIG: 'go1.22-bullseye'
+    TYPE: 'default'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.31.0-go1.22.3-bullseye.0'
+    KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.31.0'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.3'
+    GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.22'
+    OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
+    REVISION: '0'
   v1.30-go1.22-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'go1.22-bullseye'
     TYPE: 'default'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.30.0-go1.22.2-bullseye.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.30.0-go1.22.3-bullseye.0'
     KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.30.0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.2'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.3'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.22'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
     REVISION: '0'
   v1.29-go1.21-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'go1.21-bullseye'
     TYPE: 'default'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.29.0-go1.21.9-bullseye.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.29.0-go1.21.10-bullseye.0'
     KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.29.0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.21.9'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.21.10'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.21'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
     REVISION: '0'
   v1.28-go1.21-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'go1.21-bullseye'
     TYPE: 'default'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.28.0-go1.21.9-bullseye.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.28.0-go1.21.10-bullseye.0'
     KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.28.0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.21.9'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.21.10'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.21'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
     REVISION: '0'
   v1.27-go1.21-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'go1.21-bullseye'
     TYPE: 'default'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.27.0-go1.21.9-bullseye.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.27.0-go1.21.10-bullseye.0'
     KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.27.0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.21.9'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.21.10'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.21'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
     REVISION: '0'
diff --git a/images/build/go-runner/Makefile b/images/build/go-runner/Makefile
index 8820a93e0cb..8f50c705ad3 100644
--- a/images/build/go-runner/Makefile
+++ b/images/build/go-runner/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ IMGNAME = go-runner
 APP_VERSION = $(shell cat VERSION)
 GO_MAJOR_VERSION ?= 1.22
 REVISION ?= 0
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.22.2
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.22.3
 OS_CODENAME ?= bookworm
 
 # Build args
diff --git a/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml b/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
index 1c364b29f8c..28cf721675b 100644
--- a/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 variants:
   go1.22-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.22-bookworm'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.3.1-go1.22.2-bookworm.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.3.1-go1.22.3-bookworm.0'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.22'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
     REVISION: '0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.2'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.3'
     DISTROLESS_IMAGE: 'static-debian12'
   go1.21-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.21-bookworm'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.3.1-go1.21.9-bookworm.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.3.1-go1.21.10-bookworm.0'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.21'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
     REVISION: '0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.21.9'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.21.10'
     DISTROLESS_IMAGE: 'static-debian12'
   go1.21-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'go1.21-bullseye'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.3.1-go1.21.9-bullseye.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.3.1-go1.21.10-bullseye.0'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.21'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
     REVISION: '0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.21.9'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.21.10'
     DISTROLESS_IMAGE: 'static-debian11'
diff --git a/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml b/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
index 06dbd2da072..b3cb0609a8a 100644
--- a/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 variants:
   go1.22-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.22-bookworm'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.2'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.3'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
     REVISION: '0'
   go1.21-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.21-bookworm'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.21.9'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.21.10'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
     REVISION: '0'