diff --git a/ray-operator/go.mod b/ray-operator/go.mod
index 4c7c78f8022..4d01d0942d2 100644
--- a/ray-operator/go.mod
+++ b/ray-operator/go.mod
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0
-	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.3
+	k8s.io/apiserver v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.35.0
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.3
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/scheduler-plugins v0.33.5
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 	volcano.sh/apis v1.13.0
 )
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20251125145642-4e65d59e963e // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // indirect
diff --git a/ray-operator/go.sum b/ray-operator/go.sum
index bb02d283651..860ba57339d 100644
--- a/ray-operator/go.sum
+++ b/ray-operator/go.sum
@@ -252,18 +252,18 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/api v0.35.0 h1:iBAU5LTyBI9vw3L5glmat1njFK34srdLmktWwLTprlY=
 k8s.io/api v0.35.0/go.mod h1:AQ0SNTzm4ZAczM03QH42c7l3bih1TbAXYo0DkF8ktnA=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3 h1:p10fGlkDY09eWKOTeUSioxwLukJnm+KuDZdrW71y40g=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3/go.mod h1:aujxvqGFRdb/cmXYfcRTeppN7S2XV/t7WMEc64zB5A0=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.0 h1:3xHk2rTOdWXXJM+RDQZJvdx0yEOgC0FgQ1PlJatA5T4=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.0/go.mod h1:E1Ahk9SADaLQ4qtzYFkwUqusXTcaV2uw3l14aqpL2LU=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0 h1:Z2L3IHvPVv/MJ7xRxHEtk6GoJElaAqDCCU0S6ncYok8=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0/go.mod h1:jQCgFZFR1F4Ik7hvr2g84RTJSZegBc8yHgFWKn//hns=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.3 h1:uGH1qpDvSiYG4HVFqc6A3L4CKiX+aBWDrrsxHYK0Bdo=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.3/go.mod h1:QPnnahMO5C2m3lm6fPW3+JmyQbvHZQ8uudAu/493P2w=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.35.0 h1:CUGo5o+7hW9GcAEF3x3usT3fX4f9r8xmgQeCBDaOgX4=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.35.0/go.mod h1:QUy1U4+PrzbJaM3XGu2tQ7U9A4udRRo5cyxkFX0GEds=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.35.0 h1:IAW0ifFbfQQwQmga0UdoH0yvdqrbwMdq9vIFEhRpxBE=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.35.0/go.mod h1:q2E5AAyqcbeLGPdoRB+Nxe3KYTfPce1Dnu1myQdqz9o=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.35.0 h1:TvrtfKYZTm9oDF2z+veFKSCcgZE3Igv0svY+ehCmjHQ=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.35.0/go.mod h1:iS1gvVf3c/T71N5DOGYO+Gt3PdJ6B9LYSvIyQ4FHzgc=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.34.3 h1:zsEgw6ELqK0XncCQomgO9DpUIzlrYuZYA0Cgo+JWpVk=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.34.3/go.mod h1:5iIlD8wPfWE/xSHTRfbjuvUul2WZbI2nOUK65XL0E/c=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.35.0 h1:+yBrOhzri2S1BVqyVSvcM3PtPyx5GUxCK2tinZz1G94=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.35.0/go.mod h1:85SCX4UCa6SCFt6p3IKAPej7jSnF3L8EbfSyMZayJR0=
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b h1:gMplByicHV/TJBizHd9aVEsTYoJBnnUAT5MHlTkbjhQ=
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b/go.mod h1:CgujABENc3KuTrcsdpGmrrASjtQsWCT7R99mEV4U/fM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20251125145642-4e65d59e963e h1:iW9ChlU0cU16w8MpVYjXk1
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20251125145642-4e65d59e963e/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzkbzn+gDM4X9T4Ck=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4 h1:GEjV7KV3TY8e+tJ2LCTxUTanW4z/FmNB7l327UfMq9A=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1 h1:TjJSM80Nf43Mg21+RCy3J70aj/W6KyvDtOlpKf+PupE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1 h1:NPxFutNkKNa8UfLd2CMlEuhIPMQgDQ6DXNKG9sHbJU8=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1/go.mod h1:AR5RSqciWP98OPckEjOjh2XJhAe2Na4LHyXD2FUY7Qk=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ 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/scheduler-plugins v0.33.5 h1:9u4QAYbuoxa59aStrJKP4Bii2EQrZmGPN2tzvfs2gL0=
 sigs.k8s.io/scheduler-plugins v0.33.5/go.mod h1:q0+XHXZIlS44iPpqbs+elZPAs/ockuQr+hjhiKnkzKM=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.1 h1:JrhdFMqOd/+3ByqlP2I45kTOZmTRLBUm5pvRjeheg7E=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.1/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
+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/yaml v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=
 volcano.sh/apis v1.13.0 h1:MZKCBBxsgsT4eJXO1//MXq2KddBFLq9tZETTAt2YjMI=