diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index fe57ba1cf4..e10c81e581 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
 	libvirt.org/go/libvirt v1.10006.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.7.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.17.3
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 7148333233..62460ed385 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ libvirt.org/go/libvirt v1.10006.0 h1:VzbLKReneWBIiplgOvZHxMiLLJ0HxAyp4MMPcYTHJjY
 libvirt.org/go/libvirt v1.10006.0/go.mod h1:1WiFE8EjZfq+FCVog+rvr1yatKbKZ9FaFMZgEqxEJqQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0 h1:TgtAeesdhpm2SGwkQasmbeqDo8th5wOBA5h/AjTKA4I=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0/go.mod h1:VHVDI/KrK4fjnV61bE2g3sA7tiETLn8sooImelsCx3Y=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.5 h1:FNg2av2yX4eegJzoZAqV7VfhCKdbyl/I+8tuyhA8xLc=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.5/go.mod h1:V9ZhKLvQtsDODwjXOKgbitjyCmC71yMBwDcMyNNIov0=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.6 h1:XW9k29YWKmMZMzxkGIpW+TygLv+aDTkzhSp7i6MgzOQ=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.6/go.mod h1:wmlCVPoxbFcHeZzp4Vgphi7I8nSXAgY3cqJFeaF2QLM=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.7.6 h1:xho6HRkpSQpvpriLMIXABwrzqnzjqyYamtM9a9oQp+4=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.7.6/go.mod h1:ckOdUw20CBIuoUxohDAYtC5Ko9UVHN5vdgXCQJbZ4XE=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6 h1:12IXsozEsIXWAMRpgRlYS1jjAHQXHtWEOMdULh3DbEw=