diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7dbdebeca0d89..d0d7cdd5d0e6e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -401,8 +401,18 @@ version = "0.20.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc7f46116c46ff9ab3eb1597a45688b6715c6e628b5c133e288e709a29bcb4ee"
 dependencies = [
- "darling_core",
- "darling_macro",
+ "darling_core 0.20.11",
+ "darling_macro 0.20.11",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling"
+version = "0.21.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9cdf337090841a411e2a7f3deb9187445851f91b309c0c0a29e05f74a00a48c0"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core 0.21.3",
+ "darling_macro 0.21.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -419,13 +429,38 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_core"
+version = "0.21.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1247195ecd7e3c85f83c8d2a366e4210d588e802133e1e355180a9870b517ea4"
+dependencies = [
+ "fnv",
+ "ident_case",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "strsim",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_macro"
 version = "0.20.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc34b93ccb385b40dc71c6fceac4b2ad23662c7eeb248cf10d529b7e055b6ead"
 dependencies = [
- "darling_core",
+ "darling_core 0.20.11",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_macro"
+version = "0.21.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d38308df82d1080de0afee5d069fa14b0326a88c14f15c5ccda35b4a6c414c81"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core 0.21.3",
  "quote",
  "syn",
 ]
@@ -712,16 +747,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gateway-api"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4369c3e046bbeb9c1eadb2a3e954ba7f0fbdbea165c96b7a0e698ac381b736d4"
+checksum = "22945b64cd520921b037a237f2ad62c4491993e5d1ab01156269922430486d63"
 dependencies = [
  "delegate",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube 2.0.1",
  "once_cell",
  "regex-lite",
- "schemars",
+ "schemars 1.1.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
@@ -1057,7 +1092,7 @@ version = "2.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "469fb0b9cefa57e3ef31275ee7cacb78f2fdca44e4765491884a2b119d4eb130"
 dependencies = [
- "schemars",
+ "schemars 0.8.22",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -1166,7 +1201,19 @@ checksum = "aa60a41b57ae1a0a071af77dbcf89fc9819cfe66edaf2beeb204c34459dcf0b2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "chrono",
- "schemars",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "k8s-openapi"
+version = "0.26.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d13f06d5326a915becaffabdfab75051b8cdc260c2a5c06c0e90226ede89a692"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "chrono",
+ "schemars 1.1.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -1177,13 +1224,25 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "778f98664beaf4c3c11372721e14310d1ae00f5e2d9aabcf8906c881aa4e9f51"
 dependencies = [
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube-client",
- "kube-core",
- "kube-derive",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.25.0",
+ "kube-client 1.1.0",
+ "kube-core 1.1.0",
+ "kube-derive 1.1.0",
  "kube-runtime",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "kube"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "48e7bb0b6a46502cc20e4575b6ff401af45cfea150b34ba272a3410b78aa014e"
+dependencies = [
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube-client 2.0.1",
+ "kube-core 2.0.1",
+ "kube-derive 2.0.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "kube-client"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -1205,8 +1264,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper-timeout",
  "hyper-util",
  "jsonpath-rust",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube-core",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.25.0",
+ "kube-core 1.1.0",
  "pem",
  "rustls",
  "secrecy",
@@ -1222,6 +1281,42 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "kube-client"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4987d57a184d2b5294fdad3d7fc7f278899469d21a4da39a8f6ca16426567a36"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "bytes",
+ "chrono",
+ "either",
+ "futures",
+ "home",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper",
+ "hyper-rustls",
+ "hyper-timeout",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "jsonpath-rust",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube-core 2.0.1",
+ "pem",
+ "rustls",
+ "secrecy",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_yaml",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tower",
+ "tower-http",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "kube-core"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -1233,8 +1328,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "form_urlencoded",
  "http",
  "json-patch",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "schemars",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.25.0",
+ "schemars 0.8.22",
+ "serde",
+ "serde-value",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "kube-core"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "914bbb770e7bb721a06e3538c0edd2babed46447d128f7c21caa68747060ee73"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "derive_more",
+ "form_urlencoded",
+ "http",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "schemars 1.1.0",
  "serde",
  "serde-value",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1247,7 +1360,21 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "079fc8c1c397538628309cfdee20696ebdcc26745f9fb17f89b78782205bd995"
 dependencies = [
- "darling",
+ "darling 0.20.11",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "kube-derive"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "03dee8252be137772a6ab3508b81cd797dee62ee771112a2453bc85cbbe150d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling 0.21.3",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "serde",
@@ -1270,8 +1397,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.15.5",
  "hostname",
  "json-patch",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube-client",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.25.0",
+ "kube-client 1.1.0",
  "parking_lot",
  "pin-project",
  "serde",
@@ -1299,9 +1426,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube-client",
- "kube-core",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.25.0",
+ "kube-client 1.1.0",
+ "kube-core 1.1.0",
  "kube-runtime",
  "kubert-prometheus-process",
  "kubert-prometheus-tokio",
@@ -1419,9 +1546,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "gateway-api",
  "ipnet",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube",
- "schemars",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube 1.1.0",
+ "schemars 0.8.22",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
@@ -1439,8 +1566,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "futures",
  "http",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube 1.1.0",
  "kubert",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-core",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-k8s-api",
@@ -1488,8 +1615,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "ipnet",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube 1.1.0",
  "kubert",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-core",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-grpc",
@@ -1521,8 +1648,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "ipnet",
- "k8s-openapi",
- "kube",
+ "k8s-openapi 0.26.0",
+ "kube 1.1.0",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-core",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-grpc",
  "linkerd-policy-controller-k8s-api",
@@ -1530,7 +1657,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "maplit",
  "rand",
  "regex",
- "schemars",
+ "schemars 0.8.22",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
@@ -1992,6 +2119,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ref-cast"
+version = "1.0.25"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f354300ae66f76f1c85c5f84693f0ce81d747e2c3f21a45fef496d89c960bf7d"
+dependencies = [
+ "ref-cast-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ref-cast-impl"
+version = "1.0.25"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b7186006dcb21920990093f30e3dea63b7d6e977bf1256be20c3563a5db070da"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.12.2"
@@ -2153,7 +2300,20 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3fbf2ae1b8bc8e02df939598064d22402220cd5bbcca1c76f7d6a310974d5615"
 dependencies = [
  "dyn-clone",
- "schemars_derive",
+ "schemars_derive 0.8.22",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "schemars"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9558e172d4e8533736ba97870c4b2cd63f84b382a3d6eb063da41b91cce17289"
+dependencies = [
+ "dyn-clone",
+ "ref-cast",
+ "schemars_derive 1.1.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -2170,6 +2330,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "schemars_derive"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "301858a4023d78debd2353c7426dc486001bddc91ae31a76fb1f55132f7e2633"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "serde_derive_internals",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "scopeguard"
 version = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f54cee5f841ae..a72e7f79a2fdc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ members = [
 lto = "thin"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-gateway-api = "0.16"
+gateway-api = "0.19"
 http = "1"
 hyper = "1"
-k8s-openapi = { version = "0.25", features = ["v1_33"] }
+k8s-openapi = { version = "0.26", features = ["v1_33"] }
 kube = { version = "1.1", default-features = false }
 kubert = { version = "0.25", default-features = false }
 prometheus-client = { version = "0.23", default-features = false }