diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2ae7d96062..7175c8777e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ require (
 	//pinned k8s.io to v0.26.x tag
 	k8s.io/api v0.26.3
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.3
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.3
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.9
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.26.3
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.26.9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 28195d2105..48f0a02d91 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.26.3/go.mod h1:PXsqwPMXBSBcL1lJ9CYDKy7kIReUydukS5JiRlxC3qE=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.3 h1:5PGMm3oEzdB1W/FTMgGIDmm100vn7IaUP5er36dB+YE=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.26.3/go.mod h1:jdA5MdjNWGP+njw1EKMZc64xAT5fIhN6VJrElV3sfpQ=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.0/go.mod h1:DnPGDnARWFvYa3pMHgSxtbZb7gpzzAZ1pTfaUNDVlmA=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.3 h1:dQx6PNETJ7nODU3XPtrwkfuubs6w7sX0M8n61zHIV/k=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.3/go.mod h1:ats7nN1LExKHvJ9TmwootT00Yz05MuYqPXEXaVeOy5I=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.9 h1:5yAV9cFR7Z4gIorKcAjWnx4uxtxiFsERwq4Pvmx0CCg=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.9/go.mod h1:qYzLkrQ9lhrZRh0jNKo2cfvf/R1/kQONnSiyB7NUJU0=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.3 h1:3ULe0oI28xmgeLMVXIstB+ZL5CTGvWSMVMLeHxitIuc=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.26.3/go.mod h1:5YEhXLV4kLt/OSy9yQwtSSNZU2Z7aTEYta1A+Jg4VC4=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.19.0/go.mod h1:H9E/VT95blcFQnlyShFgnFT9ZnJOAceiUHM3MlRC+mU=