diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03b96905..9246c97c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )