diff --git a/scripts/require-sync/go.mod b/scripts/require-sync/go.mod
index 8d06f68c7..d7e279a3f 100644
--- a/scripts/require-sync/go.mod
+++ b/scripts/require-sync/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.20
 require (
 	github.com/open-policy-agent/frameworks/constraint v0.0.0-20231030230613-2e0cb3d68575
 	github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper/v3 v3.14.2
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.15
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.16
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/scripts/require-sync/go.sum b/scripts/require-sync/go.sum
index c043b2c45..3654a505a 100644
--- a/scripts/require-sync/go.sum
+++ b/scripts/require-sync/go.sum
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.27.4 h1:0pCo/AN9hONazBKlNUdhQymmnfLRbSZjd5H5H3f0bSs=
 k8s.io/api v0.27.4/go.mod h1:O3smaaX15NfxjzILfiln1D8Z3+gEYpjEpiNA/1EVK1Y=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.4 h1:ie1yZG4nY/wvFMIR2hXBeSVq+HfNzib60FjnBYtPGSs=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.4/go.mod h1:KHZaDr5H9IbGEnSskEUp/DsdXe1hMQ7uzpQcYUFt2bM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.15 h1:wT8HeVe/KNcX+QavW97ZpKiGxSN5glW39Dxvj/8wMPU=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.15/go.mod h1:TWo+8wOIz3CytsrlI9k/LBWXLRr9dqf5hRSCbbggMAg=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.16 h1:Nmbei3P/6w6vxbNxV8/sDCZz+TQrJ9A4+bVIRjDufuM=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.16/go.mod h1:TWo+8wOIz3CytsrlI9k/LBWXLRr9dqf5hRSCbbggMAg=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.27.4 h1:ncZ0MBR9yQ/Gf34rtu1EK+HqT8In1YpfAUINu/Akvho=
 k8s.io/apiserver v0.27.4/go.mod h1:GDEFRfFZ4/l+pAvwYRnoSfz0K4j3TWiN4WsG2KnRteE=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.27.4 h1:vj2YTtSJ6J4KxaC88P4pMPEQECWMY8gqPqsTgUKzvjk=