diff --git a/clustertool/go.mod b/clustertool/go.mod
index 683a64e3237..71f0bf83ad4 100644
--- a/clustertool/go.mod
+++ b/clustertool/go.mod
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.18.4
-	k8s.io/api v0.34.0-beta.0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-beta.0
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-beta.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.20.1
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
-	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8 // indirect
 	github.com/gertd/go-pluralize v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/getsops/gopgagent v0.0.0-20241224165529-7044f28e491e // indirect
@@ -287,5 +287,5 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.7.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.2.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/clustertool/go.sum b/clustertool/go.sum
index 2a5b7280b42..2fa811faf5e 100644
--- a/clustertool/go.sum
+++ b/clustertool/go.sum
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 h1:iM5WgngdRBanHcxugY4JySA0nk1wZorNOpTgCMedv
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:pxXPTn3joSm21Gbwsv0w9OSA2y1HFR9qXEeXQVeNoDQ=
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.8.0 h1:fFtUGXUzXPHTIUdne5+zzMPTfffl3RD5qYnkY40vtxU=
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.8.0/go.mod h1:vM4b+DJCtHn+zz7h3FFp/hDAI9WNWCsZj23V5ytsSxQ=
+github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0 h1:NpKPmjDBgUfBms6tr6JZkTHtfFGcMKsw3eGcmD/sapM=
+github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0/go.mod h1:vM4b+DJCtHn+zz7h3FFp/hDAI9WNWCsZj23V5ytsSxQ=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8 h1:FfZ3gj38NjllZIeJAmMhr+qKL8Wu+nOoI3GqacKw1NM=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8/go.mod h1:ByKUIKGjh1ODkGM1asKUbQZOLGrPjydw3hYPU2YU9t8=
 github.com/gertd/go-pluralize v0.2.1 h1:M3uASbVjMnTsPb0PNqg+E/24Vwigyo/tvyMTtAlLgiA=
@@ -945,12 +947,16 @@ k8s.io/api v0.33.2 h1:YgwIS5jKfA+BZg//OQhkJNIfie/kmRsO0BmNaVSimvY=
 k8s.io/api v0.33.2/go.mod h1:fhrbphQJSM2cXzCWgqU29xLDuks4mu7ti9vveEnpSXs=
 k8s.io/api v0.34.0-beta.0 h1:Yok13a6+0GTJYv56+lSNlgRjF46TLUVv+gaijkLdkB4=
 k8s.io/api v0.34.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:OOkMaR1spg7vtjCCQSdxgiRD0Bbp2pcTCBxJtEEb4Pk=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:S4iMsAUFx9YBgUqBCrD2N9JrL2m85JdRVtfwVi4O3t4=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:bntA2P5s25PXa3bIe29bG45qv3JvSJkfyf1MYMV0V1c=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.33.2 h1:6gnkIbngnaUflR3XwE1mCefN3YS8yTD631JXQhsU6M8=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.33.2/go.mod h1:IvVanieYsEHJImTKXGP6XCOjTwv2LUMos0YWc9O+QP8=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.33.2 h1:IHFVhqg59mb8PJWTLi8m1mAoepkUNYmptHsV+Z1m5jY=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.33.2/go.mod h1:BHW0YOu7n22fFv/JkYOEfkUYNRN0fj0BlvMFWA7b+SM=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-beta.0 h1:C6teSJBCx6ArW7122MM9hQqeGW2w/QQ0lB4x4Z4Iftc=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:TP8uyOuDEOnzGpLOdffo8hPnIjVDljZCxCM/fruV+5M=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:2GL0UZ8BHpUoCFI2jaqoyTMvH9/upz7jfsRBnlHIzVM=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.33.2 h1:KGTRbxn2wJagJowo29kKBp4TchpO1DRO3g+dB/KOJN4=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.33.2/go.mod h1:9qday04wEAMLPWWo9AwqCZSiIn3OYSZacDyu/AcoM/M=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.33.2 h1:koNYQKSDdq5AExa/RDudXMhhtFasEg48KLS2KSAU74Y=
@@ -959,6 +965,8 @@ k8s.io/client-go v0.33.2 h1:z8CIcc0P581x/J1ZYf4CNzRKxRvQAwoAolYPbtQes+E=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.33.2/go.mod h1:9mCgT4wROvL948w6f6ArJNb7yQd7QsvqavDeZHvNmHo=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-beta.0 h1:snyuzY74xHIp7qxMYul8QRn1WxPNhs281srSl2CX9nY=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:KNxQTmxlWq7adFeedQLu+qVkIBTZqhghesFk41YWyBQ=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:xrjjcJOOgyXrDkxHvEPRH2rFYF6CmMOZCMFV24UYUv8=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:A1rEDyNrSFIXQ1T9pAmIGLujjUlv/CrXYAApVf4Nl1w=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.33.2 h1:sCCsn9s/dG3ZrQTX/Us0/Sx2R0G5kwa0wbZFYoVp/+0=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.33.2/go.mod h1:/41uw9wKzuelhN+u+/C59ixxf4tYQKW7p32ddkYNe2k=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
@@ -994,6 +1002,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.7.0 h1:qPeWmscJcXP0snki5IYF79Z8xrl8ETFxg
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.7.0/go.mod h1:dDy58f92j70zLsuZVuUX5Wp9vtxXpaZnkPGWeqDfCps=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.2.0 h1:msyqjP8Nyd5sF3QSmJouFSzcBIdwq4ct8d1/7VSBHIQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.2.0/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 h1:jTijUJbW353oVOd9oTlifJqOGEkUw2jB/fXCbTiQEco=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.5.0 h1:M10b2U7aEUY6hRtU870n2VTPgR5RZiL/I6Lcc2F4NUQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.5.0/go.mod h1:wZs27Rbxoai4C0f8/9urLZtZtF3avA3gKvGyPdDqTO4=