diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 281ac28a1..257baedda 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.21
 require (
 	github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.0
 	github.com/gardener/external-dns-management v0.14.2
-	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.86.0
+	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.86.1
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.13.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cb61b7e6b..764104997 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.21.0 h1:kgr3KR+lVL4+k2WD+9PMrTY1eePkQ7CZHSCB5A
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.21.0/go.mod h1:1tAeHycB0Vb2GfCX6sUCc6V6frGrCQI//quVg4K3GNA=
 github.com/gardener/external-dns-management v0.14.2 h1:l7ohlZTOplyK+1AuzO9a1J4/ChyGIuKtLFoyrU+T2uI=
 github.com/gardener/external-dns-management v0.14.2/go.mod h1:dwWtamT74fAhrw2v8N/72XEtc9TvG4R6Gwd0FXKF9Do=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.86.0 h1:r0DjNZbUc2F/feWDrySZ/AU/5LAr0LoKXdraFtPb6NQ=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.86.0/go.mod h1:8eHlXs2EkaghrgQwK8qEiVw3dZGpNJaq+I9IkPpReA4=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.86.1 h1:qWfT09rAuo6WodMxiduX7DE+1O9Jhv/HJl1zVl5mo0U=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.86.1/go.mod h1:8eHlXs2EkaghrgQwK8qEiVw3dZGpNJaq+I9IkPpReA4=
 github.com/gardener/hvpa-controller/api v0.5.0 h1:f4F3O7YUrenwh4S3TgPREPiB287JjjUiUL18OqPLyAA=
 github.com/gardener/hvpa-controller/api v0.5.0/go.mod h1:QQl3ELkCaki+8RhXl0FZMfvnm0WCGwGJlGmrxJj6lvM=
 github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.50.0 h1:3dcQjzueFU1TGgprV00adjb3OCR99myTBx8DQGxywks=