diff --git a/core/go.mod b/core/go.mod
index 884df81f9..ec3e59980 100644
--- a/core/go.mod
+++ b/core/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/open-feature/flagd-schemas v0.2.9-0.20250106184836-37baa2cdea48
-	github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/apis v0.2.44
+	github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/apis v0.2.45
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5
 	github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0