diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index a44c7c8b..91710b68 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: 0.1.18
+  newTag: 0.1.19
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e3ea2412..135f57a4 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 v0.0.1-0.20260316202252-4e24ce7ae372
+	github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260506165801-7e73c2416704
 	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 26789f38..4712ab35 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-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/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260506165801-7e73c2416704 h1:/bbdHCdc+M0tIsO+Q/VOob+P56v4P9BNpGeWmtKDgB0=
+github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260506165801-7e73c2416704/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 f3c693fa..6e9775cd 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260316202252-4e24ce7ae372
+# github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws v0.0.1-0.20260506165801-7e73c2416704
 ## explicit; go 1.25.7
 github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/utils/updater
 # github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1