diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 917333ac5..fa775d78e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210820121016-41cdb8703e55
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210917114730-87c4113e35a1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210917114041-87fb71e8a0dc
-	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210917130154-3505ace81723
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210917115542-0866d9668796
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210917120930-d2872948dda4
-	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121340-877e28014df4
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210924234029-7036ead25397
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210920194645-86c0c0f8c8e2
+	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210929125347-88458a05069f
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210929123603-fe0e5b13da25
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210921194550-26d1dd95ca3c
+	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121342-2322d85764d9
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.20.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20210817084001-7fbd8d59e5b8
 	k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0-20210917125722-7754d83b5e6b
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210917114730-87c4113e35a1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210917114041-87fb71e8a0dc
-	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210917130154-3505ace81723
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210917115542-0866d9668796
-	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210917113608-df0a6b4dbccd
-	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210917120930-d2872948dda4
-	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121340-877e28014df4
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210924234029-7036ead25397
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210920194645-86c0c0f8c8e2
+	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210929125347-88458a05069f
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210929123603-fe0e5b13da25
+	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210921210841-9e6514600625
+	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210921194550-26d1dd95ca3c
+	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121342-2322d85764d9
 	k8s.io/metrics => k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0-20210917125722-7754d83b5e6b
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a29831e20..5c5b635b4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -902,19 +902,19 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210917114730-87c4113e35a1 h1:c5smJttDF8/Ols66NZM4olxSwIEa3p0fklSgV9WA9K8=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210917114730-87c4113e35a1/go.mod h1:NPiqbLN26Y6vkL9V/SbA6NtBMKgFkdVKnh5Drj9GgMo=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210917114041-87fb71e8a0dc h1:3YtYaYOdmmzFpv6HYFzod3i7+3NNlPY7zEyjt9TY1Gk=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210917114041-87fb71e8a0dc/go.mod h1:CimYO7ypGwnQeTeoJQ8Jht0OVH2glTFHGy7xEhLj3sk=
-k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210917130154-3505ace81723 h1:nBEmSBYwswpZD39I4p1RaUf8oB89nuxDZA/vxpJbxAQ=
-k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210917130154-3505ace81723/go.mod h1:lsxirrh0HrjPLlRVPj9nrcnKsauuDlViZ5YQuuher4Q=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210917115542-0866d9668796 h1:eJ0q7wgEStRq0FWtPyZ6MhTwRvqk09iUFE/nGVRUELw=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210917115542-0866d9668796/go.mod h1:C/oFYwJVgw2svwiZ0dxrseaiTt+GdFIlCZLTdi6rE40=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210917113608-df0a6b4dbccd/go.mod h1:pxmv1vqS30f8CieYQvITL/Z2lV5G6+/Ze3wRjS3HXFo=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210917120930-d2872948dda4 h1:uXKzM+XUbYarEV1uwXFtok/zIkfPZb/WvVVjkVF71Ng=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210917120930-d2872948dda4/go.mod h1:PJRv2U82JnU8M8KPL/57e5oWIFgz/cPCYxluer6+jzo=
-k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121340-877e28014df4 h1:M3Ka4XONC9xmr1MczxT0sKkYwK7MPMtHbHhKdfq3370=
-k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121340-877e28014df4/go.mod h1:g2SsyfupWZrFwaTRveFtg9dr339qmpb84TUY4tvSfR0=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210924234029-7036ead25397 h1:JaNZFi1NkZWSkzbQbOhR5JIH9zCUY3ANkqoKIAGLyiI=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210924234029-7036ead25397/go.mod h1:wyj7UIiindRSrWpl4OJqfk8C2m/1vxi8wpf9x8RwQMQ=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210920194645-86c0c0f8c8e2 h1:MdB81XVh3V0ZnRKsg6KRpVSH90nw2XjN9JcK9NIWY7Q=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210920194645-86c0c0f8c8e2/go.mod h1:CimYO7ypGwnQeTeoJQ8Jht0OVH2glTFHGy7xEhLj3sk=
+k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210929125347-88458a05069f h1:5oXx8JfeOW+eYToq1abC3CCDdI6SLjGhnbECkL7v/5w=
+k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210929125347-88458a05069f/go.mod h1:BhUN7XmadUsdwT9b1KVqwZbYSQApWY/1KgzcVMrJkcM=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210929123603-fe0e5b13da25 h1:0EJBsN6QQmdaCAfen3m8s5PM93e25zZu19lZ28IzeUw=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210929123603-fe0e5b13da25/go.mod h1:Bf/2pe2Aj1YzozuKfgEljjAKoucHb94ww5KjG27yDhY=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210921210841-9e6514600625/go.mod h1:pxmv1vqS30f8CieYQvITL/Z2lV5G6+/Ze3wRjS3HXFo=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210921194550-26d1dd95ca3c h1:HHdTnGiJqrMgO+5oKsr6ybxvkz/M1NIgmkaTMWF6Xls=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210921194550-26d1dd95ca3c/go.mod h1:8TBirLP9GfpjkVs7ELLWDFxTw5Lap0YN+vktjBANLDA=
+k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121342-2322d85764d9 h1:wTQt4qUObHeeYrOl9zDlWge1s9vDOxHr57IBB67ojMA=
+k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210917121342-2322d85764d9/go.mod h1:ETY22rH83IDH7YT0PhtQidwoQdkqGd1PfkweaCI8Z0I=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210813121822-485abfe95c7c/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:PBfzABfn139FHAV07az/IF9Wp1bkk3vpT2XSJ76fSDE=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go b/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
index 1d8623540..7b03deb29 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -547,30 +546,18 @@ const (
 
 func GetDryRunStrategy(cmd *cobra.Command) (DryRunStrategy, error) {
 	var dryRunFlag = GetFlagString(cmd, "dry-run")
-	b, err := strconv.ParseBool(dryRunFlag)
-	// The flag is not a boolean
-	if err != nil {
-		switch dryRunFlag {
-		case cmd.Flag("dry-run").NoOptDefVal:
-			klog.Warning(`--dry-run is deprecated and can be replaced with --dry-run=client.`)
-			return DryRunClient, nil
-		case "client":
-			return DryRunClient, nil
-		case "server":
-			return DryRunServer, nil
-		case "none":
-			return DryRunNone, nil
-		default:
-			return DryRunNone, fmt.Errorf(`Invalid dry-run value (%v). Must be "none", "server", or "client".`, dryRunFlag)
-		}
-	}
-	// The flag was a boolean
-	if b {
-		klog.Warningf(`--dry-run=%v is deprecated (boolean value) and can be replaced with --dry-run=%s.`, dryRunFlag, "client")
+	switch dryRunFlag {
+	case cmd.Flag("dry-run").NoOptDefVal:
+		return DryRunNone, errors.New(`--dry-run flag without a value was specified. A value must be set: "none", "server", or "client".`)
+	case "client":
 		return DryRunClient, nil
+	case "server":
+		return DryRunServer, nil
+	case "none":
+		return DryRunNone, nil
+	default:
+		return DryRunNone, fmt.Errorf(`Invalid dry-run value (%v). Must be "none", "server", or "client".`, dryRunFlag)
 	}
-	klog.Warningf(`--dry-run=%v is deprecated (boolean value) and can be replaced with --dry-run=%s.`, dryRunFlag, "none")
-	return DryRunNone, nil
 }
 
 // PrintFlagsWithDryRunStrategy sets a success message at print time for the dry run strategy