diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ac9e32a..a3b4d06 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/kyverno/chainsaw v0.2.12
 	github.com/tilt-dev/ctlptl v0.8.36
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5
-	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.25.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.26.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5 v5.5.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cf4d62b..ed1bf26 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2019,8 +2019,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5 h1:5k9FNRqziBPwqr17AMEPPV/En39ZBplLAdOwwQHr
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5/go.mod h1:8vztuRVzs8IuuJqKqbXCSlXcw+lkAv/M2sTpg55qjMY=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 h1:/Rv+M11QRah1itp8VhT6HoVx1Ray9eB4DBr+K+/sCJ8=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3/go.mod h1:18nIHnGi6636UCz6m8i4DhaJ65T6EruyzmoQqI2BVDo=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.25.0 h1:ugUvgesHKKA0yKmD6QtYTiEev+kPUpGxdTPbMGf8VTU=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.25.0/go.mod h1:t7ueEpzPYJvHA8aeLtI52rtFftNgUYUaCwvxjk7phfw=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.26.0 h1:8fS6I0Q5WGlmLprSpH0DarlOSdcsv0txnwc93J2BP7M=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.26.0/go.mod h1:t7ueEpzPYJvHA8aeLtI52rtFftNgUYUaCwvxjk7phfw=
 sigs.k8s.io/kubectl-validate v0.0.5-0.20240827210056-ce13d95db263 h1:ju7xWt2VnWuZPh0ffWJtsC40ki1BW/pLy6DZRyoEB30=
 sigs.k8s.io/kubectl-validate v0.0.5-0.20240827210056-ce13d95db263/go.mod h1:ex3aZREdgXoEH7+v6azT7Xm0J9rpWIDr1micQCzdomY=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:MkjgH3RdOWrievjo6c9T245dYlB5QeXV4WCbnt/PEpU=