diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3a1a75fa2..28711b48d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.7.0 // indirect