diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 63bde22d9..06e1545dc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.1
-	kubevirt.io/api v1.6.0
+	kubevirt.io/api v1.6.1
 	kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.63.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 440a6b8c9..40c2da4d9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210802155522-efc7438f0176/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20211116205334-6203023598ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8tmbZBHi4zVsl1Y=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-kubevirt.io/api v1.6.0 h1:ZO3Dh0b24PCdCe76uLD4cRusXKrcarOzt229UFly7PQ=
-kubevirt.io/api v1.6.0/go.mod h1:p66fEy/g79x7VpgUwrkUgOoG2lYs5LQq37WM6JXMwj4=
+kubevirt.io/api v1.6.1 h1:iK0D7Z996yTOpm0p6PR0k2ebtRDCz9hlTTO7GX1FaUk=
+kubevirt.io/api v1.6.1/go.mod h1:p66fEy/g79x7VpgUwrkUgOoG2lYs5LQq37WM6JXMwj4=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.63.0 h1:+y378kAPIitSHFZCThSx9jr8UxwoArbEF5zRHA3xRMM=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.63.0/go.mod h1:VGp35wxpLXU18b7cnEpmcThI3AjcZUSfg/Zfql44U4o=
 kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/api v0.0.0-20220329064328-f3cc58c6ed90 h1:QMrd0nKP0BGbnxTqakhDZAUhGKxPiPiN5gSDqKUmGGc=