diff --git a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
index fb318f8f..35d42db0 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: kube-rbac-proxy
-        image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.14.1
+        image: registry.k8s.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.14.1
         args:
         - "--secure-listen-address=0.0.0.0:8443"
         - "--upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 928c9bd9..a44c7c8b 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: ghcr.io/nearnodeflash/lustre-fs-operator
-  newTag: 0.1.17
+  newTag: 0.1.18
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 735c1f21..e3ea2412 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/NearNodeFlash/lustre-fs-operator
 go 1.25.7
 
 require (
-	github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260309165511-cf9255cfc6a7
+	github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260316202252-4e24ce7ae372
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 46afeb37..26789f38 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260309165511-cf9255cfc6a7 h1:GpeuGplIPXY3zRWITH7zDxDDLponSO8hSHzFKBVrBrQ=
-github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260309165511-cf9255cfc6a7/go.mod h1:4zp8Ar95lcBjmk/GavkALeIGP9btG176rFQ08XQtVXE=
+github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260316202252-4e24ce7ae372 h1:XHGgQFKImeAzM2CNNnCshrpf8NoDDplh6V0u7keVMbU=
+github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260316202252-4e24ce7ae372/go.mod h1:4zp8Ar95lcBjmk/GavkALeIGP9btG176rFQ08XQtVXE=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0 h1:ip6w0uFQkncKQ979AypyG0ER7mqUSBdKLOgAle/AT8A=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 8c9d7fef..f3c693fa 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260309165511-cf9255cfc6a7
+# github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260316202252-4e24ce7ae372
 ## explicit; go 1.25.7
 github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/utils/updater
 # github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1