diff --git a/e2e/go.mod b/e2e/go.mod
index 8843cfa2e..8cf27e02a 100644
--- a/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/e2e/go.mod
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.34.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 // indirect
 	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20250424013628-d5e74d29daa3 // indirect
 	oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4 // indirect
diff --git a/e2e/go.sum b/e2e/go.sum
index f82662556..3e23e70e4 100644
--- a/e2e/go.sum
+++ b/e2e/go.sum
@@ -3977,8 +3977,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20211116205334-6203023598ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzkbzn+gDM4X9T4Ck=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 h1:jVkFFVfXdXP74B/zbO3hM3hpSFD0xvhQ5U686DPurkE=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3/go.mod h1:M2s5JB1lIYP3jzZdorPLHXIPJzt9vv2muW5a6L9DtNM=
 knative.dev/eventing v0.45.0 h1:LwNmhsw94isfEFOtjN1tpcduD5EzTKo4nbenTxSLd4o=
 knative.dev/eventing v0.45.0/go.mod h1:Fz5VjV/vWVN93UfTX3lzc+uFrvJ9wxiiKrRIPhQxoj8=
 knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20231017124814-2a7676e912b7 h1:6+1icZuxiZO1paFZ4d/ysKWVG2M4WB7OxNJNyLG0P/E=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 20002aa20..fed206011 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260304202019-5b3e3fdb0acf // indirect
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.35.3 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 // indirect
 	oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.6.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.21.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4f37cd13c..bcbe253c0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260304202019-5b3e3fdb0acf h1:btPscg4cMql0XdYK2jLsJc
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260304202019-5b3e3fdb0acf/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.35.3 h1:1KqSYXk/sodU7VeDvK6atX2kAGUZd2QTeR5K7Hb9r9w=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.35.3/go.mod h1:GPHxZqRe+u/i3gTBoVQHeIyq2NilfNPj9hDWeuN3x5s=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 h1:AZYQSJemyQB5eRxqcPky+/7EdBj0xi3g0ZcxxJ7vbWU=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 h1:jVkFFVfXdXP74B/zbO3hM3hpSFD0xvhQ5U686DPurkE=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3/go.mod h1:M2s5JB1lIYP3jzZdorPLHXIPJzt9vv2muW5a6L9DtNM=
 oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.6.0 h1:X4ELRsiGkrbeox69+9tzTu492FMUu7zJQW6eJU+I2oc=
 oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.6.0/go.mod h1:magiQDfG6H1O9APp+rOsvCPcW1GD2MM7vgnKY0Y+u1o=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/internal/third_party/forked/golang/net/ip.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/internal/third_party/forked/golang/net/ip.go
index 4340b6e74..407c24636 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/internal/third_party/forked/golang/net/ip.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/internal/third_party/forked/golang/net/ip.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var IPv4 = stdnet.IPv4
 // Parse IPv4 address (d.d.d.d).
 func parseIPv4(s string) IP {
 	var p [IPv4len]byte
-	for i := 0; i < IPv4len; i++ {
+	for i := range IPv4len {
 		if len(s) == 0 {
 			// Missing octets.
 			return nil
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/OWNERS b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/OWNERS
index 0d6392752..55da8262a 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/OWNERS
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/OWNERS
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 approvers:
 - apelisse
+- skitt
 - stewart-yu
 - thockin
 reviewers:
 - apelisse
+- skitt
 - stewart-yu
 - thockin
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/ptr.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/ptr.go
index 659ed3b9e..260f4f29a 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/ptr.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/ptr.go
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ import (
 //
 // This function is only valid for structs and pointers to structs.  Any other
 // type will cause a panic.  Passing a typed nil pointer will return true.
-func AllPtrFieldsNil(obj interface{}) bool {
+func AllPtrFieldsNil(obj any) bool {
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
 	if !v.IsValid() {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("reflect.ValueOf() produced a non-valid Value for %#v", obj))
 	}
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 		if v.IsNil() {
 			return true
 		}
 		v = v.Elem()
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
-		if v.Field(i).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !v.Field(i).IsNil() {
+		if v.Field(i).Kind() == reflect.Pointer && !v.Field(i).IsNil() {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func To[T any](v T) *T {
 	return &v
 }
 
-// Deref dereferences ptr and returns the value it points to if no nil, or else
+// Deref dereferences ptr and returns the value it points to if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
 func Deref[T any](ptr *T, def T) T {
 	if ptr != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/trace/trace.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/trace/trace.go
index 559aebb59..7fa546450 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/trace/trace.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/trace/trace.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var klogV = func(lvl klog.Level) bool {
 // Field is a key value pair that provides additional details about the trace.
 type Field struct {
 	Key   string
-	Value interface{}
+	Value any
 }
 
 func (f Field) format() string {
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 08365f5db..acddc9513 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1107,8 +1107,8 @@ k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/openapi/testing
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/term
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation
-# k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
-## explicit; go 1.23
+# k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3
+## explicit; go 1.25
 k8s.io/utils/buffer
 k8s.io/utils/clock
 k8s.io/utils/exec