diff --git a/examples/dyplomat/go.mod b/examples/dyplomat/go.mod
index b9655ccbb..aa5b5fd3b 100644
--- a/examples/dyplomat/go.mod
+++ b/examples/dyplomat/go.mod
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy v1.36.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.80.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.35.3
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.3
+	k8s.io/api v0.35.4
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.4
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator v0.7.11
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/dyplomat/go.sum b/examples/dyplomat/go.sum
index 78a08fc20..79cf88ecf 100644
--- a/examples/dyplomat/go.sum
+++ b/examples/dyplomat/go.sum
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
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-k8s.io/api v0.35.3/go.mod h1:9Y9tkBcFwKNq2sxwZTQh1Njh9qHl81D0As56tu42GA4=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.3 h1:MeaUwQCV3tjKP4bcwWGgZ/cp/vpsRnQzqO6J6tJyoF8=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.3/go.mod h1:jQCgFZFR1F4Ik7hvr2g84RTJSZegBc8yHgFWKn//hns=
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+k8s.io/api v0.35.4 h1:P7nFYKl5vo9AGUp1Z+Pmd3p2tA7bX2wbFWCvDeRv988=
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+k8s.io/client-go v0.35.4 h1:DN6fyaGuzK64UvnKO5fOA6ymSjvfGAnCAHAR0C66kD8=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.35.4/go.mod h1:2Pg9WpsS4NeOpoYTfHHfMxBG8zFMSAUi4O/qoiJC3nY=
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