diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 4cda69bb..f74b99ad 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ annotations:
   catalog.cattle.io/type: cluster-tool
   catalog.cattle.io/ui-component: rancher-cis-benchmark
 apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: v7.7.0
+appVersion: v7.8.0-rc.1
 description: The cis-operator enables running CIS benchmark security scans on a kubernetes
   cluster
 icon: https://charts.rancher.io/assets/logos/cis-kube-bench.svg
 keywords:
 - security
 name: rancher-cis-benchmark
-version: 7.7.0
+version: 7.8.0-rc.1
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index cbe4a850..5ef34ebd 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 image:
   cisoperator:
     repository: rancher/cis-operator
-    tag: v1.3.10
+    tag: v1.3.11-rc.1
   securityScan:
     repository: rancher/security-scan
-    tag: v0.5.8
+    tag: v0.5.9-rc.1
   sonobuoy:
     repository: rancher/mirrored-sonobuoy-sonobuoy
     tag: v0.57.3
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ global:
     clusterName: ""
   kubectl:
     repository: rancher/kubectl
-    tag: v1.30.11
+    tag: v1.30.14
 
 alerts:
   enabled: false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 78507dcc..e0091d09 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/rancher/cis-operator
 
-go 1.24.4
-
-toolchain go1.24.6
+go 1.24.9
 
 // to keep dependencies in sync with rancher
 // k8s deps bumped due to kube bench bump in security-scan
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.21.1
 	github.com/rancher/kubernetes-provider-detector v0.1.5
 	github.com/rancher/lasso v0.0.0-20240924233157-8f384efc8813
-	github.com/rancher/security-scan v0.5.8
+	github.com/rancher/security-scan v0.5.9-rc.1
 	github.com/rancher/wrangler/v3 v3.1.0
 	github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f474d4d6..2a5d0b8d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ github.com/rancher/kubernetes-provider-detector v0.1.5 h1:hWRAsWuJOemzGjz/XrbTlM
 github.com/rancher/kubernetes-provider-detector v0.1.5/go.mod h1:ypuJS7kP7rUiAn330xG46mj+Nhvym05GM8NqMVekpH0=
 github.com/rancher/lasso v0.0.0-20240924233157-8f384efc8813 h1:V/LY8pUHZG9Kc+xEDWDOryOnCU6/Q+Lsr9QQEQnshpU=
 github.com/rancher/lasso v0.0.0-20240924233157-8f384efc8813/go.mod h1:IxgTBO55lziYhTEETyVKiT8/B5Rg92qYiRmcIIYoPgI=
-github.com/rancher/security-scan v0.5.8 h1:0p485iwxFLVzvGLUUIe4vXkHU8Ya6jMsMW3B1eSlXfc=
-github.com/rancher/security-scan v0.5.8/go.mod h1:9Oa1W70mcP5aWC6RyMZjepbWbUKWE8OtopwUlrdbun0=
+github.com/rancher/security-scan v0.5.9-rc.1 h1:MI5neZHgII+OfC8TxkGLBCKu+dTlP1VR0EwByQ8qORw=
+github.com/rancher/security-scan v0.5.9-rc.1/go.mod h1:0O3Fx4Hp7KHXdxJBKrQfOtYgRUzuRmoXhylHmbS5aqU=
 github.com/rancher/wrangler/v3 v3.1.0 h1:8ETBnQOEcZaR6WBmUSysWW7WnERBOiNTMJr4Dj3UG/s=
 github.com/rancher/wrangler/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:gUPHS1ANs2NyByfeERHwkGiQ1rlIa8BpTJZtNSgMlZw=
 github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0 h1:ZjScXvvxeQ63Dbyxy76Fj3AT3Ut0aKsyd2/tl3DTMuQ=
diff --git a/hack/make/deps.mk b/hack/make/deps.mk
index 1b9d76c3..74edde44 100644
--- a/hack/make/deps.mk
+++ b/hack/make/deps.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ GOLANGCI_VERSION = v1.64.8
 # renovate: datasource=github-release-attachments depName=k3d-io/k3d
 K3D_VERSION = v5.8.3
 
-KUBECTL_VERSION = 1.30.11
+KUBECTL_VERSION = 1.30.14
 # renovate: datasource=github-release-attachments depName=helm/helm
 HELM_VERSION = v3.17.2