diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f31d862d..60e9547f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 071bade6..cf9c9d04 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5E
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XeLlZ/jmk4i1HRopwe7/aU3H5n1zNUcX6TM94b3QxOY=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482 h1:2WOzJpHUBVrrkDjU4KBT8n5LDcj824eX0I5UKcgeRUs=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2 h1:qdOxHwrl2Kaag1aQEarlYcOA9vSyGCp3CIki3aW8c4Q=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=