diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 4c25d727f4..a9e1f597bb 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 v2.1.0
+	github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.25.2
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.2
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.0