diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b5993e8c..46b56866 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.12.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.12.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0b6f3e5c..cf93be22 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 h1:jpcvIRr3GLoUoEKRkHKSmGjxb6lWwrBlJsXc+eUYQHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.12.0 h1:iFOz8b0LdrMJS5Df1Eb7wyvTkWqlTUM2LHFEHCeI6vA=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.12.0/go.mod h1:+S6WJdi8UPdqv5q9nka5al3ed/Qa0zAcSBgzTaa9VKA=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.12.1 h1:s3DivSZjXdu2HPyOtV/n6XwSZBaIycZdKNs4y8X+3lY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.12.1/go.mod h1:+S6WJdi8UPdqv5q9nka5al3ed/Qa0zAcSBgzTaa9VKA=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4 h1:GEjV7KV3TY8e+tJ2LCTxUTanW4z/FmNB7l327UfMq9A=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=