diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index 3ee2de3172..61d47498fd 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 
 )
 
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 43c7e5df9a..7ee2e6d22f 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 h1:BZqlfIlq5YbRMFko6/PM7F
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340/go.mod h1:yD4MZYeKMBwQKVht279WycxKyM84kkAx2DPrTXaeb98=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661 h1:FepOBzJ0GXm8t0su67ln2wAZjbQ6RxQGZDnzuLcrUTI=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0 h1:xdF9svGCbezxOn9Y6QmlVnNaZ0n9QkRJpNuKJkeorUw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:iSUcU8rHBNRa6wZJvU6klHKI3EVQC0aMcgjeSofBwKw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1 h1:OA3w1CjCmXXXDL7aY3WDe+seL0mdFVJX1K5mZwqKbDE=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1/go.mod h1:pXv5LqLxuIbhGIXykyNKiJh+KrLweSBajVHHitPLyoY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2268f123d3..7966e3ec96 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 23f117ad74..76a1574920 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661 h1:FepOBzJ0GXm8t0su67ln2wAZjbQ6R
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0 h1:xdF9svGCbezxOn9Y6QmlVnNaZ0n9QkRJpNuKJkeorUw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:iSUcU8rHBNRa6wZJvU6klHKI3EVQC0aMcgjeSofBwKw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1 h1:OA3w1CjCmXXXDL7aY3WDe+seL0mdFVJX1K5mZwqKbDE=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1/go.mod h1:pXv5LqLxuIbhGIXykyNKiJh+KrLweSBajVHHitPLyoY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 313cf3a781..6106cb73de 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.17.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.17.1
 )
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 543ad565fc..0557159f0f 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -486,12 +486,12 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661 h1:FepOBzJ0GXm8t0su67ln2wAZjbQ6R
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0 h1:xdF9svGCbezxOn9Y6QmlVnNaZ0n9QkRJpNuKJkeorUw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:iSUcU8rHBNRa6wZJvU6klHKI3EVQC0aMcgjeSofBwKw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0 h1:rJmzFq0k/MsukjmRf8WU9m/XhwHP7DqXR4cPf3CBHtA=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0/go.mod h1:nYD8jaN0cH6erGXmCz4DPrX5qwxkVbE/kC9hMp5Fn3c=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1 h1:OA3w1CjCmXXXDL7aY3WDe+seL0mdFVJX1K5mZwqKbDE=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.1/go.mod h1:pXv5LqLxuIbhGIXykyNKiJh+KrLweSBajVHHitPLyoY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.1 h1:f8T5mPVwNxxFYhdWARJcbtf3hZIqAzSmD/L2WdiEgmI=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.1/go.mod h1:tOLF0saxjx08hoQfXOR484cK+sMmusSGhh1209klXF8=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.23.0 h1:8fyDGWbWTeCcCTwA04v4Nfr45KKxbSPH1WO9K+jVrBg=