diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b5c87b700..212149c8e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.4.0
 	github.com/open-feature/flagd-schemas v0.2.9-0.20250529171004-2852d7772e6b
-	github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/api v0.2.45
+	github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/api v0.2.47
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
@@ -105,5 +105,3 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
-
-replace github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/api => ./api
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7c34a32c4..b05dec813 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1 h1:Cwbd75ZBPxFSuZ6T+rN/WCb/gOc6YgFBXLlZLhC7Ds4=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1/go.mod h1:PvZbdDc8J6XJEpDK4HCuRBm8a6Fzp9/DmhC9C7yFlog=
 github.com/open-feature/flagd-schemas v0.2.9-0.20250529171004-2852d7772e6b h1:BThJr+zA4uku7BGDkzjwf7eMQZDEdnpXricDphI5y94=
 github.com/open-feature/flagd-schemas v0.2.9-0.20250529171004-2852d7772e6b/go.mod h1:WKtwo1eW9/K6D+4HfgTXWBqCDzpvMhDa5eRxW7R5B2U=
+github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/api v0.2.47 h1:Q8g3Ks63J+AreouX0pn+YMLfoWuQoWfmBb28VCPCxAE=
+github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/api v0.2.47/go.mod h1:Y3jZiRdhJu7V96VH8jXuV19yHE/02468NWWtX/ehmf0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=