diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 12de88dede..e052b897eb 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.24.2
 replace github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v2 => ../
 
 require (
-	github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v2 v2.0.0
+	github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v2 v2.1.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.23.4
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.0