diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a63225ab1..c48ebaf3c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.28.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230505201702-9f6742963106
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fc72a45d7..9912d0498 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3 h1:2TuvuokmfXvDUamSx1SuAOO3eTyye+47mJCigw
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3/go.mod h1:j7bialYoSn142nv9sCOJmQgDXQXxnroFU4VnX/brVJ0=
 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 v4.4.0 h1:ZNWce/g8uFW41cK9XYCj7RRt6919IWznPZ2VOCuHLjg=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.0/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=