diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 428abfd2..f124bfa1 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.21.8
+1.21.9
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9eedf306..87ce61bc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ARG ARCH
 
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.21.8 as builder
+FROM golang:1.21.9 as builder
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
 # Run this with docker build --build_arg $(go env GOPROXY) to override the goproxy
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a343a92..9c116ec6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ VERSION ?= $(shell cat clusterctl-settings.json | jq .config.nextVersion -r)
 #
 # Go.
 #
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.21.8
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.21.9
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ccdd9d4..dbeab8a3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/smartxworks/cluster-api-provider-elf
 
-go 1.21.8
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.3.0
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.4
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.5
 )
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230905200255-921286631fa9 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.18.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.4.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.14.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230913181813-007df8e322eb // indirect
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v24.0.7+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v24.0.9+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/drone/envsubst/v2 v2.0.0-20210730161058-179042472c46 // indirect
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/fastjson v1.6.4 // indirect
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.12.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.14.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c4526059..1c599876 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0 h1:/FUIFXtfc/x2gpa5/VGfiGLuOIdYa1t65IKK
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible h1:AtKxIZ36LoNK51+Z6RpzLpddBirtxJnzDrHLEKxTAYk=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/docker v24.0.7+incompatible h1:Wo6l37AuwP3JaMnZa226lzVXGA3F9Ig1seQen0cKYlM=
-github.com/docker/docker v24.0.7+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v24.0.9+incompatible h1:HPGzNmwfLZWdxHqK9/II92pyi1EpYKsAqcl4G0Of9v0=
+github.com/docker/docker v24.0.9+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 h1:El9xVISelRB7BuFusrZozjnkIM5YnzCViNKohAFqRJQ=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Gbd7IOopHjR8Iph03tsViu4nIes5XhDvyHbTtUxmeec=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 h1:69rxXcBk27SvSaaxTtLh/8llcHD8vYHT7WSdRZ/jvr4=
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RecgLatLF4+eUMCP1PoPZQb+cVrJcOPbHkTkbkB9sbw
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.3.0/go.mod h1:hebNnKkNXi2UzZN1eVRvBB7co0a+JxK6XbPiWVs/3J4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.11.0/go.mod h1:xgJhtzW8F9jGdVFWZESrid1U1bjeNy4zgy5cRr/CIio=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0/go.mod h1:NF0Gs7EO5K4qLn+Ylc+fih8BSTeIjAP05siRnAh98yw=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0 h1:r8bRNjWL3GshPW3gkd+RpvzWrZAwPS49OmTGZ/uhM4k=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0/go.mod h1:gCAAfMLgwOJRpTjQ2zCCt2OcSfYMTeZVSRtQlPC7Nq4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 h1:X31++rzVUdKhX5sWmSOFZxx8UW/ldWx55cbf08iNAMA=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0/go.mod h1:0BP7YvVV9gBbVKyeTG0Gyn+gZm94bibOW5BjDEYAOMs=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=
@@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.8.0/go.mod h1:QVkue5JL9kW//ek3r6jTKnTFis1tRmNAW2P1shuFdJc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.10.0/go.mod h1:0qNGK6F8kojg2nk9dLZ2mShWaEBan6FAoqfSigmmuDg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.12.0/go.mod h1:zEVYFnQC7m/vmpQFELhcD1EWkZlX69l4oqgmer6hfKA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.14.0/go.mod h1:PpSgVXXLK0OxS0F31C1/tv6XNguvCrnXIDrFMspZIUI=
-golang.org/x/net v0.18.0 h1:mIYleuAkSbHh0tCv7RvjL3F6ZVbLjq4+R7zbOn3Kokg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/czyP5RqHAH4odGYxBJ1qz0+CE5WZ+2j1YgoEo8F2jQ=
+golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 h1:7EYJ93RZ9vYSZAIb2x3lnuvqO5zneoD6IvWjuhfxjTs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.23.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -852,8 +852,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.9.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 h1:h48lPFYpsTvQJZF4EKyI4aLHaev3CxivZmv7yZig9pc=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 h1:DBdB3niSjOA/O0blCZBqDefyWNYveAYMNF1Wum0DYQ4=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.1.0/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
@@ -865,8 +865,8 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.6.0/go.mod h1:m6U89DPEgQRMq3DNkDClhWw02AUbt2daBVO4cn4Hv9U=
 golang.org/x/term v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xPskH00ivmX89bAKVGSKKtLOWNx2+17Eiy94tnKShWo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.10.0/go.mod h1:lpqdcUyK/oCiQxvxVrppt5ggO2KCZ5QblwqPnfZ6d5o=
 golang.org/x/term v0.11.0/go.mod h1:zC9APTIj3jG3FdV/Ons+XE1riIZXG4aZ4GTHiPZJPIU=
-golang.org/x/term v0.15.0 h1:y/Oo/a/q3IXu26lQgl04j/gjuBDOBlx7X6Om1j2CPW4=
-golang.org/x/term v0.15.0/go.mod h1:BDl952bC7+uMoWR75FIrCDx79TPU9oHkTZ9yRbYOrX0=
+golang.org/x/term v0.18.0 h1:FcHjZXDMxI8mM3nwhX9HlKop4C0YQvCVCdwYl2wOtE8=
+golang.org/x/term v0.18.0/go.mod h1:ILwASektA3OnRv7amZ1xhE/KTR+u50pbXfZ03+6Nx58=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
@@ -1130,10 +1130,10 @@ rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.1.2 h1:trsWhjU5jZrx6UvFu4WzQDrN7Pga4a7Qg+zcfcj64PA=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.1.2/go.mod h1:+qG7ISXqCDVVcyO8hLn12AKVYYUjM7ftlqsqmrhMZE0=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.3 h1:VOlPNg92PQLlhBVLc5pg+cbAuPvGOOBujeFLk9zgnoo=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.3/go.mod h1:4FzfgPPiYaFq8X9F9j2SvmggH/4OOLEDgVJuWDqKLig=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.3 h1:ZCboLCTpKWzSbf+f7MpQT7EN8aeH9DNhJC1T9/vAuAM=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.3/go.mod h1:AKs25dgW6AnyGaQBoWuXfWnBs+FT7vJmAI/aox64DEI=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.4 h1:O3J+Dm/wBMAQSyTtdkEPcWbv4KyY4yqv8Q8g6pJVefM=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.4/go.mod h1:az1S/g/6umDjmh3ZWpjJWm23peUZOqEt3vv2FuOIZ3s=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.4 h1:eNs1FtKEQqWKxBB19/cQ/1IAgb4nHT0qbh0w7T9yqZ4=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.4/go.mod h1:QimdqQoykUpYpUKkpIabhj8R34wAzw7akMwlCc65xeA=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.5 h1:yr1cEJbX08xsTW6XEIzT13KHHmIyX8Umvme2cULvFZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.5/go.mod h1:j7bialYoSn142nv9sCOJmQgDXQXxnroFU4VnX/brVJ0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 55eda299..fd8c99aa 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 apiVersion: clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 kind: Metadata
 releaseSeries:
+  - major: 1
+    minor: 4
+    contract: v1beta1
   - major: 1
     minor: 3
     contract: v1beta1
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/elf-dev.yaml b/test/e2e/config/elf-dev.yaml
index 0472215d..b63b3362 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/elf-dev.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/elf-dev.yaml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 # - from the CAPE repository root, `make test-e2e` to build the elf provider image and run e2e tests.
 
 images:
-  - name: k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.6.3
+  - name: k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.6.4
     loadBehavior: tryLoad
-  - name: k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api/kubeadm-bootstrap-controller:v1.6.3
+  - name: k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api/kubeadm-bootstrap-controller:v1.6.4
     loadBehavior: tryLoad
-  - name: k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api/kubeadm-control-plane-controller:v1.6.3
+  - name: k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api/kubeadm-control-plane-controller:v1.6.4
     loadBehavior: tryLoad
   - name: k8s.gcr.io/smartxworks/cape-manager:e2e
     loadBehavior: mustLoad
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ providers:
 - name: cluster-api
   type: CoreProvider
   versions:
-    - name: v1.6.3 # Use manifest from source files
-      value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.6.3/core-components.yaml"
+    - name: v1.6.4 # Use manifest from source files
+      value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.6.4/core-components.yaml"
       type: "url"
       contract: v1beta1
       files:
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ providers:
   files:
   - sourcePath: "../data/capi/metadata.yaml"
   versions:
-  - name: v1.6.3 # Use manifest from source files
-    value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.6.3/bootstrap-components.yaml"
+  - name: v1.6.4 # Use manifest from source files
+    value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.6.4/bootstrap-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
     files:
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ providers:
   files:
   - sourcePath: "../data/capi/metadata.yaml"
   versions:
-  - name: v1.6.3 # Use manifest from source files
-    value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.6.3/control-plane-components.yaml"
+  - name: v1.6.4 # Use manifest from source files
+    value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.6.4/control-plane-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
     files:
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/cape/metadata.yaml b/test/e2e/data/cape/metadata.yaml
index 55eda299..fd8c99aa 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/cape/metadata.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/cape/metadata.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 apiVersion: clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 kind: Metadata
 releaseSeries:
+  - major: 1
+    minor: 4
+    contract: v1beta1
   - major: 1
     minor: 3
     contract: v1beta1
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/capi/metadata.yaml b/test/e2e/data/capi/metadata.yaml
index 49d96b1c..de46d5e8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/capi/metadata.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/capi/metadata.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 apiVersion: clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 kind: Metadata
 releaseSeries:
+  - major: 1
+    minor: 6
+    contract: v1beta1
   - major: 1
     minor: 5
     contract: v1beta1