diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 38c6cad6b5b..11ad7c5bfcc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.2
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.30.2
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
-	k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1
 )
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v27.0.0+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v27.1.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.9.0+incompatible // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e4c0cc185b6..9630c6d7273 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ github.com/docker/cli v26.1.4+incompatible h1:I8PHdc0MtxEADqYJZvhBrW9bo8gawKwwen
 github.com/docker/cli v26.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible h1:AtKxIZ36LoNK51+Z6RpzLpddBirtxJnzDrHLEKxTAYk=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/docker v27.0.0+incompatible h1:JRugTYuelmWlW0M3jakcIadDx2HUoUO6+Tf2C5jVfwA=
-github.com/docker/docker v27.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v27.1.0+incompatible h1:rEHVQc4GZ0MIQKifQPHSFGV/dVgaZafgRf8fCPtDYBs=
+github.com/docker/docker v27.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2 h1:bX3YxiGzFP5sOXWc3bTPEXdEaZSeVMrFgOr3T+zrFAo=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2/go.mod h1:P3ci7E3lwkZg6XiHdRKft1KckHiO9a2rNtyFbZ/ry9M=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240620174524-b456828f718b h1:Q9xmGWBvOGd8UJyccgpYlLosk/JlfP3xQLNkQlHJeXw=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240620174524-b456828f718b/go.mod h1:UxDHUPsUwTOOxSU+oXURfFBcAS6JwiRXTYqYwfuGowc=
-k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.2 h1:cgKNIvsOiufgcs4yjvgkK0+aPCfa8pUwzXdJtkbhsH8=
-k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.2/go.mod h1:rz7GHXaxwnigrqob0lJsiA07Df8RE3n1TSaC2CTeuB4=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0 h1:jgGTlFYnhF1PM1Ax/lAlxUPE+KfCIXHaathvJg1C3ak=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=