diff --git a/examples/scratch-env/go.mod b/examples/scratch-env/go.mod
index 668cfad239..43ab61267c 100644
--- a/examples/scratch-env/go.mod
+++ b/examples/scratch-env/go.mod
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/api v0.31.0-beta.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-beta.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/api v0.31.0-rc.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-rc.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/scratch-env/go.sum b/examples/scratch-env/go.sum
index 24abf16a35..8fc42ecbd3 100644
--- a/examples/scratch-env/go.sum
+++ b/examples/scratch-env/go.sum
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:4qPGblT8h5w81f+dbj8gbYTnZATmHDRapPcmSfqKJec=
-k8s.io/api v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:0Zff1rZco/hYJZmBdGxE+Q0KBGRxIwPAFK6fHYxjvk8=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:jiCx1fngp4kwV0Z5RNjxdA7uGboTnGPQ8E11wq3dG3U=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:RLgkSUSiaHGOL8+Oy8hSDrw+f+fhKwg8HCf2avGCzQc=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:KoBE9f7sPz67HclZC/JgH1pIBvOlMZQAwoHQuriE/5E=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:op39m8L2YX8cUVTj8Fj+SD09axcxwPbFlipM3x+11fc=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:ZTCtLpZyZDJBji9GGwrzKjR60/lVXvm8WLdgTEqPRw4=
+k8s.io/api v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:R+jdJGdcV5EQ9hpMR4BhrOmVrCk+fcU1b8tnwSS/DwE=
+k8s.io/api v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:wb5Wz7B/Mz9Ri/aK+v7XFuePDh6OiZ0aCX6Yb9f/EAE=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:EJhqgU0Ue8W6m/kX0D9ozrrdxcMSBsXookDCGbE0Ueg=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:0YKjhnYYJUb3IwGZhy69qu2vtf6xYvfVOHV9wXE+q24=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:8guKYtBUM/ZEvvQoWfm3hl/NEj+1eVhuSnSpDHheJmw=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:9ShcEasfMftGPmxfB8lo2QE63SWT+IEVMrFR7IuWkuI=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:dsCs0l4s2KrHxbbXcHviMhkMBd81uhRPZExRpN6ykgI=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 h1:BZqlfIlq5YbRMFko6/PM7FjZpUb45WallggurYhKGag=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6be38e27a4..d4ae070959 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // Using v4 to match upstream
-	k8s.io/api v0.31.0-beta.0
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0
-	k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-beta.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.31.0-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-rc.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.31.0-beta.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.31.0-rc.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 34f255bd5d..194de167fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -223,18 +223,18 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:4qPGblT8h5w81f+dbj8gbYTnZATmHDRapPcmSfqKJec=
-k8s.io/api v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:0Zff1rZco/hYJZmBdGxE+Q0KBGRxIwPAFK6fHYxjvk8=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:jiCx1fngp4kwV0Z5RNjxdA7uGboTnGPQ8E11wq3dG3U=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:RLgkSUSiaHGOL8+Oy8hSDrw+f+fhKwg8HCf2avGCzQc=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:KoBE9f7sPz67HclZC/JgH1pIBvOlMZQAwoHQuriE/5E=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:sY6zGeFH5yHg2+immI5QGh8ibsyU6DsJzRJB+/pTz90=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:Oe7UO9yBGzFmc5YeJvtMVG89JzAbWv4PUrwuiuLfvYU=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:op39m8L2YX8cUVTj8Fj+SD09axcxwPbFlipM3x+11fc=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:ZTCtLpZyZDJBji9GGwrzKjR60/lVXvm8WLdgTEqPRw4=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:Pw4OEeykCxfs8fTCslHEWggbNe/24W4TYVIn1VEdkjE=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:mjY7SWAP/NhFiwUkdT+gzhGDI/cBqB/Pi5tF443aikE=
+k8s.io/api v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:R+jdJGdcV5EQ9hpMR4BhrOmVrCk+fcU1b8tnwSS/DwE=
+k8s.io/api v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:wb5Wz7B/Mz9Ri/aK+v7XFuePDh6OiZ0aCX6Yb9f/EAE=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:EJhqgU0Ue8W6m/kX0D9ozrrdxcMSBsXookDCGbE0Ueg=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:0YKjhnYYJUb3IwGZhy69qu2vtf6xYvfVOHV9wXE+q24=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:8guKYtBUM/ZEvvQoWfm3hl/NEj+1eVhuSnSpDHheJmw=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:iS9B0njKDeaV3vGekb/YNnAV4ML+anqigd4X8tgshcw=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:uA/E8++CAC/mYpEAoVFwF6Nm1MZrUy9CgKkyHFcc0fU=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:9ShcEasfMftGPmxfB8lo2QE63SWT+IEVMrFR7IuWkuI=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:dsCs0l4s2KrHxbbXcHviMhkMBd81uhRPZExRpN6ykgI=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:dPS5Pm17748Ur+h5u6G2679qBT3Vq9xDlq2TNsQL1Sk=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:LYJyURUhpbHK6ldqnTIPJdj9C83AqkgLhAazWv2k7Ec=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 h1:BZqlfIlq5YbRMFko6/PM7FjZpUb45WallggurYhKGag=
diff --git a/tools/setup-envtest/go.mod b/tools/setup-envtest/go.mod
index 77edda86d6..18e6c8a381 100644
--- a/tools/setup-envtest/go.mod
+++ b/tools/setup-envtest/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/tools/setup-envtest/go.sum b/tools/setup-envtest/go.sum
index 70a367ad0e..14335a4db6 100644
--- a/tools/setup-envtest/go.sum
+++ b/tools/setup-envtest/go.sum
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0 h1:KoBE9f7sPz67HclZC/JgH1pIBvOlMZQAwoHQuriE/5E=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-beta.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0 h1:8guKYtBUM/ZEvvQoWfm3hl/NEj+1eVhuSnSpDHheJmw=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=