diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ba7bdc5bc..ad89c0f75 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.27.6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.6
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.27.6
-	knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231004152306-402f6acbe992
-	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20230926181829-f2f9b6f91263
-	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231003141102-833dd976f13d
-	knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231005084506-3eb979a5f24f
+	knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231006142033-9de527599ed0
+	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20231006131420-158898889ae8
+	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231009134048-bae23eb35759
+	knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231010011557-7bcf0348f14f
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7bb69d620..f13389134 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -705,16 +705,16 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230501164219-8b0f38b5fd1f h1:2kWPakN3i/k81b0gvD5C5F
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230501164219-8b0f38b5fd1f/go.mod h1:byini6yhqGC14c3ebc/QwanvYwhuMWF6yz2F8uwW8eg=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230209194617-a36077c30491 h1:r0BAOLElQnnFhE/ApUsg3iHdVYYPBjNSSOMowRZxxsY=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230209194617-a36077c30491/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231004152306-402f6acbe992 h1:+ff0CSX6Y4rGHps9IQ7KiPDRhG43CzrQFcsnbJ/LiHA=
-knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231004152306-402f6acbe992/go.mod h1:OaXBKpWXqAvn5U8i0Ey9zt9W22w0ddSlhqHlnpfYWK4=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20230926181829-f2f9b6f91263 h1:e6r9J1YopzSh6tDCpyKhVBfRUlZ2r0KRo9wupRjdRF4=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20230926181829-f2f9b6f91263/go.mod h1:yk2OjGDsbEnQjfxdm0/HJKS2WqTLEFg/N6nUs6Rqx3Q=
+knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231006142033-9de527599ed0 h1:0K/jS3Pf5DC09ertJINFnAHoNQt1qRrFHIUklygqvOA=
+knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231006142033-9de527599ed0/go.mod h1:OaXBKpWXqAvn5U8i0Ey9zt9W22w0ddSlhqHlnpfYWK4=
+knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20231006131420-158898889ae8 h1:wz+G++v1u11IuFHX0ip3a849zLnEoj2vDJYxoy37Fr8=
+knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20231006131420-158898889ae8/go.mod h1:yk2OjGDsbEnQjfxdm0/HJKS2WqTLEFg/N6nUs6Rqx3Q=
 knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20231004065302-53ba1f44ef7a h1:Q31AcykUUn/EcDFLt4citbeN8W7sxHenX1YG8l+urcE=
 knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20231004065302-53ba1f44ef7a/go.mod h1:LAT8cu/PGOtik5ABZhhl6h45QrNRXj0uqlpIP0dmLnU=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231003141102-833dd976f13d h1:EcUwMwxqa1/4lhh0Hm5lc9h3ohUckHzKofG8ZAPZlbk=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231003141102-833dd976f13d/go.mod h1:PxnS8ZnVtC0S+An+NEhrpzWt6k9hedDNt659Gu5EtJk=
-knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231005084506-3eb979a5f24f h1:zNnbdtMbZZjRmJ0bWPEWYfgUSth0G+ZZzoWk/lb1mK0=
-knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231005084506-3eb979a5f24f/go.mod h1:UvbR1b2b9QKgOIA+4QxmjvHfQH5miQbfgwzzDbKAaoQ=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231009134048-bae23eb35759 h1:k/bzOYJxhesw7eWvAudZ57TQXa8aBdcrqPEEhWsTzes=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231009134048-bae23eb35759/go.mod h1:PxnS8ZnVtC0S+An+NEhrpzWt6k9hedDNt659Gu5EtJk=
+knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231010011557-7bcf0348f14f h1:uuMtOGSkpMroz03gLo9Il8+vUb1WLhal6JUobWOl46U=
+knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231010011557-7bcf0348f14f/go.mod h1:UvbR1b2b9QKgOIA+4QxmjvHfQH5miQbfgwzzDbKAaoQ=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/environment/client_config.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/environment/client_config.go
index aef33927e..0b51857aa 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/environment/client_config.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/environment/client_config.go
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ func (c *ClientConfig) InitFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.StringVar(&c.ServerURL, "server", "",
 		"The address of the Kubernetes API server. Overrides any value in kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 
-	fs.StringVar(&c.Kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"),
-		"Path to a kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
+	if f := fs.Lookup("kubeconfig"); f != nil {
+		c.Kubeconfig = f.Value.String()
+	} else {
+		fs.StringVar(&c.Kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"),
+			"Path to a kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
+	}
 
 	fs.IntVar(&c.Burst, "kube-api-burst", int(envVarOrDefault("KUBE_API_BURST", 0)), "Maximum burst for throttle.")
 
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 1bdb61d65..8c097b215 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ k8s.io/utils/net
 k8s.io/utils/pointer
 k8s.io/utils/strings/slices
 k8s.io/utils/trace
-# knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231004152306-402f6acbe992
+# knative.dev/eventing v0.38.1-0.20231006142033-9de527599ed0
 ## explicit; go 1.19
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/adapter/v2
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/adapter/v2/test
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ knative.dev/eventing/pkg/metrics/source
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/observability
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/observability/client
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/reconciler/source
-# knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20230926181829-f2f9b6f91263
+# knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20231006131420-158898889ae8
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 knative.dev/hack
 # knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20231004065302-53ba1f44ef7a
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ knative.dev/hack
 knative.dev/networking/pkg/apis/networking
 knative.dev/networking/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha1
 knative.dev/networking/pkg/config
-# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231003141102-833dd976f13d
+# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231009134048-bae23eb35759
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 knative.dev/pkg/apis
 knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ knative.dev/pkg/webhook/psbinding
 knative.dev/pkg/webhook/resourcesemantics
 knative.dev/pkg/webhook/resourcesemantics/defaulting
 knative.dev/pkg/webhook/resourcesemantics/validation
-# knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231005084506-3eb979a5f24f
+# knative.dev/serving v0.38.1-0.20231010011557-7bcf0348f14f
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 knative.dev/serving/pkg/apis/autoscaling
 knative.dev/serving/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v1alpha1