diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 58185f3..29367ff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 821afe2..9c70816 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ 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 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0/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 v1.3.0 h1:a2VclLzOGrwOHDiV8EfBGhvjHvP46CtW5j6POvhYGGo=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0/go.mod h1:GeOyir5tyXNByN85N/dRIT9es5UQNerPYEKK56eTBm8=