diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d1e7090d..b96923d1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104163129-6fe5fd82f078
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.6
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-operator v0.14.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-azure v1.17.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere v1.11.3
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.9.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20210407135951-1de76d718b3f // indirect
-	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/kustomize v1.6.1 // indirect
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.31.3 // indirect
-	k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.31.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.31.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.31.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241009091222-67ed5848f094 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2ad4e741..9a1e3f83 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 h1:kcBlZQbplgElYIlo/n1hJbls2z/1awpXxpRi0
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0/go.mod h1:VNkHZ/282BpEyt/tObQO8s5CMPmYYq14uClGH4abBuQ=
 github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20210407135951-1de76d718b3f h1:Wl78ApPPB2Wvf/TIe2xdyJxTlb6obmF18d8QdkxNDu4=
 github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20210407135951-1de76d718b3f/go.mod h1:OSYXu++VVOHnXeitef/D8n/6y4QV8uLHSFXX4NeXMGc=
-github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 h1:GlRw1BRJxkpqUCBKzKOw098ed57fEsKeNjpTe3cSjK4=
-github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0/go.mod h1:YZ7TlrGPkiz6ku9fK3TLD/pl3CpsiFyu8N92HLgmosI=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 h1:S8gINlzdQ840/4pfAwic/ZE0djQEH3wM94VfqLTZcOM=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0/go.mod h1:4FelSpRwEGDpQ12mAdzqdOukCy4u8WUtOY6lkT/6HfU=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2Wg=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.1.0 h1:NS5Wm3U6Kv4w7Cw2sDOV++vf2ecGfFV00x1+2Y3QcOY=
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.31.3 h1:fEQD9Xokir78y7pVK/fCJN090/iYNrLHpFbGU4ul9TI=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.31.3/go.mod h1:Q2jkyTpl+f6AtodQvgDI8io3jrfr+Z0LyQBPJJ2Btq8=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3 h1:CAlZuM+PH2cm+86LOBemaJI/lQ5linJ6UFxKX/SoG+4=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3/go.mod h1:2CgjPUTpv3fE5dNygAr2NcM8nhHzXvxB8KL5gYc3kJs=
-k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.31.1 h1:lS5aJi2r6WEKnjO5UhbYsz8e3xmEfoF4Hiob/gnB/Nk=
-k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.31.1/go.mod h1:dxroRr4eQ0ekxis/kzGa1qODprQXAxQZrgDLfTk8Pug=
+k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.31.3 h1:O1Yxk1bLaxZvmQCXLaJjj5iJD+lVMfJdRUuKgbUHPlA=
+k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap v0.31.3/go.mod h1:TI6TCsQQB4FfcryWgNO3SLXSKWBqHjx4DfyqSFwixj8=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.31.3 h1:DMCXXVx546Rfvhj+3cOm2EUxhS+EyztH423j+8sOwhQ=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.31.3/go.mod h1:xME6BHfUOafRgT0rGVBGl7TuSg8Z9/deT7qq6w7qjIU=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ oras.land/oras-go v1.2.6 h1:z8cmxQXBU8yZ4mkytWqXfo6tZcamPwjsuxYU81xJ8Lk=
 oras.land/oras-go v1.2.6/go.mod h1:OVPc1PegSEe/K8YiLfosrlqlqTN9PUyFvOw5Y9gwrT8=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 h1:2770sDpzrjjsAtVhSeUFseziht227YAWYHLGNM8QPwY=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.6 h1:kQvvEvO7+SCLLXHFW7lRmDQK60g+WD5yCRl1OPzdy40=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.6/go.mod h1:RhIkNM1I2Of4xXCgPHtRDHNprVrLgFFeA8BQRRIy+Tk=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.1 h1:s2YUB66XceK+EQ3Uq8Mq/N9TgqRU4TQUMsaQYXOIWlU=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.1/go.mod h1:pkFqVPq0ELlJgyDjgqpb4MU1XnWEi98B2q3DbEjC4ww=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-operator v0.14.0 h1:0QgO6+XGrNNJnNHKBwvQD5v6w+EaH3Z0RL1nL3wpjA4=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-operator v0.14.0/go.mod h1:euShpVN6HyxXas28HkrYxhCPVDW1UV6ljbRBAeCxp8Y=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-azure v1.17.2 h1:uS9ggE/bryI0hiOWHBa56nYHkWmsPZW3bzYeAddL4vM=