diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e3dffa4e45a..1f383157182 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -131,6 +131,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241105132330-32ad38e42d3f // indirect; indirect // gomodjail:confined
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 // indirect; indirect // gomodjail:confined
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 // indirect; indirect // gomodjail:confined
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2 // indirect; indirect // gomodjail:confined
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0 // indirect; indirect // gomodjail:confined
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect; indirect // gomodjail:confined
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index aa99e082895..d625e0ddffe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 h1:M3sRQVHv7vB20Xc2ybTt7ODCeFj6J
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 h1:/Rv+M11QRah1itp8VhT6HoVx1Ray9eB4DBr+K+/sCJ8=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3/go.mod h1:18nIHnGi6636UCz6m8i4DhaJ65T6EruyzmoQqI2BVDo=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2 h1:MdmvkGuXi/8io6ixD5wud3vOLwc1rj0aNqRlpuvjmwA=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2/go.mod h1:N8f93tFZh9U6vpxwRArLiikrE5/2tiu1w1AGfACIGE4=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0 h1:nbCitCK2hfnhyiKo6uf2HxUPTCodY6Qaf85SbDIaMBk=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0/go.mod h1:N8f93tFZh9U6vpxwRArLiikrE5/2tiu1w1AGfACIGE4=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=