diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9703b21..fa16e62 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.6
 
 require (
 	github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.0
-	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.137.0
+	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.137.1
 	github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis v1.137.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.28.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index be57606..d024841 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.19.0 h1:BNumdw748Pg9798NzxHmmpKuXFRLHSPuv
 github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.19.0/go.mod h1:u5OKwiDyUdCuW9vhDV92ozCVkynXUBrYCMHr4rVNiCY=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/api v0.35.1 h1:hkd+5iV4xb7glnlo8rCqeXFIy9KmXF958x4une4cs6E=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/api v0.35.1/go.mod h1:RwZzKp8K415AS0zg8VoODjBxYepCAUYyLgXnZc1bmbo=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.137.0 h1:3+5h0d6K8cJXJl73ixviV4JMLwk31lB0rpM2ZZ9K/yw=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.137.0/go.mod h1:wu6Q9hz+1Iod1/c1P6Eees6MTfXm9sS5jgirjyWSPWQ=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.137.1 h1:Rm5gDgKhLJq8gZL1EkBFF38UM5oHbnwbCr1HvD0g17s=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.137.1/go.mod h1:wu6Q9hz+1Iod1/c1P6Eees6MTfXm9sS5jgirjyWSPWQ=
 github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis v1.137.0 h1:YK7OFoJ6lY4s4+Uoh0VWr/eJVo94S5fgSiiQBc+3ojs=
 github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis v1.137.0/go.mod h1:QUINW0KPDxMiYQ5bAmIKnsK3oWpseuqMrHnLrMEC5W4=
 github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.61.2 h1:kG8DgmOqqlljWqxa4x0ER4+L5zg1lxNd1dQXT9gKbvA=