diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
index 86a7d16eb8b..a68812feffb 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4
 
 go 1.22.0
+toolchain go1.23.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.2
-	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
-	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1
-	k8s.io/api v0.31.1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.1
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.1
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.21.0
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1
+	k8s.io/api v0.32.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.1
 )
 
@@ -33,16 +34,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240727154555-813a5fbdbec8 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20241029153458-d1b30febd7db // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.20.0 // indirect
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
@@ -71,19 +70,20 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.29.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.30.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.24.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.6.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.25.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.7.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240827150818-7e3bb234dfed // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240903143218-8af14fe29dc1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.66.2 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.31.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240903163716-9e1beecbcb38 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240921022957-49e7df575cb6 // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241105132330-32ad38e42d3f // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )