diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9bc04d7..b880257 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
-	github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.9.5
+	github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.9.6
 	github.com/ironcore-dev/metal-operator v0.0.0-20241009145147-7ccca8caf3b1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.22.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.36.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7e6ace4..40b25cb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16 h1:wwQJbIsHYGMUyLSPrEq1CT16AhnhNJQ51+4fdHUnCl4=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16/go.mod h1:WBLT9ZmE3lPoWsEzCh9LPo3TiwVN+ZKEjmz+hD27ysY=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
-github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.9.5 h1:vdUnCNolC0uDMZy5d8Noib5kdqdK9YpelVSgPc30qTc=
-github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.9.5/go.mod h1:pzrmJmc6LXtn48cTAgKHm5i8ry6q1Qw7SUh0XaYfIP4=
+github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.9.6 h1:4A7ysv18C9hw9hXYPtesM+uFQZxuC78jTD9jaLcjpiY=
+github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.9.6/go.mod h1:m4bb/NovyLb9h4DShqjNHXCt5dBOHObhpfKkeBVNjGA=
 github.com/ironcore-dev/metal-operator v0.0.0-20241009145147-7ccca8caf3b1 h1:akpmbhVHx8vUMY8sBzsaI6nwNYc/pEZQI5aSEsFfJs0=
 github.com/ironcore-dev/metal-operator v0.0.0-20241009145147-7ccca8caf3b1/go.mod h1:ov5kZfUtz4tqCMIRezEF6AszETONiYJf1IUMGTO351I=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=