diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5679340a5da6..19afe8ad8929 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ require (
 	gonum.org/v1/plot v0.15.0
 	google.golang.org/api v0.214.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.32.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.0
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hectane/go-acl v0.0.0-20190604041725-da78bae5fc95 // indirect
 	github.com/hooklift/assert v0.0.0-20170704181755-9d1defd6d214 // indirect
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 00d02a054814..ec509e2b07f4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.5/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJ
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.8/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.10/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.11/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 h1:b6R2BslTbIEToALKP7LxUvijTsNI9TAe80pLWN2g/HU=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
@@ -2503,8 +2504,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.20.6/go.mod h1:X9e8Qag6JV/bL5G6bU8sdVRltWKmdHsFUGS3eVndqE8=
 k8s.io/api v0.22.4/go.mod h1:Rgs+9gIGYC5laXQSZZ9JqT5NevNgoGiOdVWi1BAB3qk=
 k8s.io/api v0.22.5/go.mod h1:mEhXyLaSD1qTOf40rRiKXkc+2iCem09rWLlFwhCEiAs=
 k8s.io/api v0.23.5/go.mod h1:Na4XuKng8PXJ2JsploYYrivXrINeTaycCGcYgF91Xm8=
-k8s.io/api v0.32.0 h1:OL9JpbvAU5ny9ga2fb24X8H6xQlVp+aJMFlgtQjR9CE=
-k8s.io/api v0.32.0/go.mod h1:4LEwHZEf6Q/cG96F3dqR965sYOfmPM7rq81BLgsE0p0=
+k8s.io/api v0.31.3 h1:umzm5o8lFbdN/hIXbrK9oRpOproJO62CV1zqxXrLgk8=
+k8s.io/api v0.31.3/go.mod h1:UJrkIp9pnMOI9K2nlL6vwpxRzzEX5sWgn8kGQe92kCE=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.1/go.mod h1:DnPGDnARWFvYa3pMHgSxtbZb7gpzzAZ1pTfaUNDVlmA=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.1/go.mod h1:WlLqWAHZGg07AeltaI0MV5uk1Omp8xaN0JGLY6gkRpU=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.4/go.mod h1:WlLqWAHZGg07AeltaI0MV5uk1Omp8xaN0JGLY6gkRpU=
@@ -2527,8 +2528,8 @@ k8s.io/client-go v0.20.4/go.mod h1:LiMv25ND1gLUdBeYxBIwKpkSC5IsozMMmOOeSJboP+k=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.20.6/go.mod h1:nNQMnOvEUEsOzRRFIIkdmYOjAZrC8bgq0ExboWSU1I0=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.22.5/go.mod h1:cs6yf/61q2T1SdQL5Rdcjg9J1ElXSwbjSrW2vFImM4Y=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.23.5/go.mod h1:flkeinTO1CirYgzMPRWxUCnV0G4Fbu2vLhYCObnt/r4=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.32.0 h1:DimtMcnN/JIKZcrSrstiwvvZvLjG0aSxy8PxN8IChp8=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.32.0/go.mod h1:boDWvdM1Drk4NJj/VddSLnx59X3OPgwrOo0vGbtq9+8=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3 h1:CAlZuM+PH2cm+86LOBemaJI/lQ5linJ6UFxKX/SoG+4=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3/go.mod h1:2CgjPUTpv3fE5dNygAr2NcM8nhHzXvxB8KL5gYc3kJs=
 k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.22.4 h1:2ZhV/1K4GiCrnmDHHbBnN3bERWn+Nxrtxmxp6uYYThI=
 k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.22.4/go.mod h1:fTQZ6u9G6fg2LHhB8nEgZLnXIhCDSRYuLUUS5pgW8RY=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.19.7/go.mod h1:lwEq3YnLYb/7uVXLorOJfxg+cUu2oihFhHZ0n9NIla0=