diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 07ff35d38..649fe3fce 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0
 	github.com/giantswarm/apiextensions-application v0.6.1
 	github.com/giantswarm/apiextensions/v6 v6.6.0
-	github.com/giantswarm/backoff v1.0.0
+	github.com/giantswarm/backoff v1.0.1
 	github.com/giantswarm/certs/v4 v4.0.0
 	github.com/giantswarm/errors v0.3.0
 	github.com/giantswarm/exporterkit v1.2.0
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a5a07def3..119a05252 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:IbckMUScFkM3pff0VJDNKRiT6TG/YpiHIM2y
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1/go.mod h1:6RYKKt7H4d4+iWqouImQ9R2FZql3VbhNgx27UK13J/0=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.5.0/go.mod h1:ED5hyg4y6t3/9Ku1R6dU/4KyJ48DZ4jPhfY1O2AihPM=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.8.0/go.mod h1:i736AoUSYt75HyZLoJW9ERYxcy6eaN6h4BZXU064P/U=
-github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.2 h1:6Yo7N8UP2K6LWZnW94DLVSSrbobcWdVzAYOisuDPIFo=
-github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.2/go.mod h1:scbssz8iZGpm3xbr14ovlUdkxfGXNInqkPWOWmG2CLw=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/certifi/gocertifi v0.0.0-20191021191039-0944d244cd40/go.mod h1:sGbDF6GwGcLpkNXPUTkMRoywsNa/ol15pxFe6ERfguA=
 github.com/certifi/gocertifi v0.0.0-20200922220541-2c3bb06c6054/go.mod h1:sGbDF6GwGcLpkNXPUTkMRoywsNa/ol15pxFe6ERfguA=
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ github.com/giantswarm/apiextensions/v6 v6.6.0 h1:qtsZuxsfigUB6xRd/UygQjh3Oaf54uX
 github.com/giantswarm/apiextensions/v6 v6.6.0/go.mod h1:Wgc2Rx8YAYF2HidjabEvhsj5ADL+RteIC86ofulY+YE=
 github.com/giantswarm/app/v7 v7.0.1 h1:17WeHLroqYoWdcBjncjvBB9kumbo6xZlputgsKtnAeo=
 github.com/giantswarm/app/v7 v7.0.1/go.mod h1:/4BNdqZPXqjb7v1p4I92E6fzTLz0LswTCDCYVIP446M=
-github.com/giantswarm/backoff v1.0.0 h1:1oeTvyPsm1tJrHlSmfxbIWuoCNWPOkWJCb8kfLvE2T0=
-github.com/giantswarm/backoff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:l/WqbggvG5Ndxxws0LUgVEvP5E82Qj5/PF8SMip/1QM=
+github.com/giantswarm/backoff v1.0.1 h1:paqQhjUsibkf+wWFCHsk7VXAkcM1L3ssAe7V7i8twpM=
+github.com/giantswarm/backoff v1.0.1/go.mod h1:RGj8b06J3irMNFRoSiMnngS50K+QbpSvu77sW03bxqQ=
 github.com/giantswarm/certs/v4 v4.0.0 h1:kaxovkDF2fiXxkLNB8WZ/RLyYdNctSfFM7VhNqka9t4=
 github.com/giantswarm/certs/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:9hGD/dtmE8f/T9M70zaW8QeXHsawevSv7Xy70bMG51A=
 github.com/giantswarm/errors v0.3.0 h1:8y3L4496su7mqUjCb79edyXFkli9ythdXoFVaes442I=