diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 372b9eff9..f2a032eb4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.46.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.3
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251222233032-718f0e51e6d2
-	kubevirt.io/api v1.7.0
+	kubevirt.io/api v1.8.2
 	kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.11.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.34.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.34.3 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c33a76607..d829decef 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20251222233032-718f0e51e6d2 h1:OfgiEo21hGiwx1oJUU5MpEaeOEg6coWndBkZF/lkFuE=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251222233032-718f0e51e6d2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
-kubevirt.io/api v1.7.0 h1:Kxmtk6HtFkKpZA7UcTRHWoxFKnwJaUmPzTXQVmvP5Bc=
-kubevirt.io/api v1.7.0/go.mod h1:i9ptPTe87h5qun3mjAfcaIH1e8/W5c0LwqSBeNr/TRQ=
+kubevirt.io/api v1.8.2 h1:h8AACJlity2n8gRE6e9PgikLAwzmNz6gzVjT1kbsDZY=
+kubevirt.io/api v1.8.2/go.mod h1:EUaPeD1GQK4IIEp8TVtk5dsFlYQGzFfcWi4CV4rs0rY=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0 h1:yBLY6qEogUp8F+XSJvabIkx9uEEDeToYDfRr0mbUxJc=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0/go.mod h1:VGp35wxpLXU18b7cnEpmcThI3AjcZUSfg/Zfql44U4o=
 kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/api v0.2.4 h1:fZYvD3/Vnitfkx6IJxjLAk8ugnZQ7CXVYcRfkSKmuZY=