diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 204c356766..b9000bcf8f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e
 	sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator v0.6.13
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.4
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 060e868efa..d0b2032958 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -796,10 +796,10 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
 sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator v0.6.13 h1:QSQcAkpt/hF97Ogyoz6sj3WD2twTd2cmxFb4e6Rs9gA=
 sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator v0.6.13/go.mod h1:CnvFyzR/xeLHmUY/BD0qW6q0wp6KIwXmFp4eTfrHdP8=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.4 h1:jBKQH1H/HUdUFk8T6qDzIxZJfWw1F5ZP0ZpYQJDmTHs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.4/go.mod h1:pXv5LqLxuIbhGIXykyNKiJh+KrLweSBajVHHitPLyoY=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.4 h1:0SVj0x/pZm5yaEkl2Rj7i3YXIbZ0vCGcUrwI26RGMgc=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.4/go.mod h1:odnzMkDndCRPCWdwl0CRofyZyY857wN34bUih1MLKIc=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.5 h1:lNA2fPN4fkXEs+oOQlnwxT/4VwRFBpv5kkSoJG8nqBA=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.5/go.mod h1:pXv5LqLxuIbhGIXykyNKiJh+KrLweSBajVHHitPLyoY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.5 h1:p2fjSv/exSFgYw+pO6iap1RVJPc0LJ+/A/PAMPl9vhU=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.5/go.mod h1:odnzMkDndCRPCWdwl0CRofyZyY857wN34bUih1MLKIc=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=