diff --git a/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.mod b/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.mod
index ea77b822eac..a7aa5476908 100644
--- a/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.mod
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.9.2 // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20251027182757-5beb8c8f8f15 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter v0.0.0-20260114104534-18147eee9c49 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter v0.0.0-20260415134302-89373f9b0ebc // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/logtools v0.10.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.sum b/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.sum
index d942a6b7f32..6ff3376b916 100644
--- a/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/golangci-lint/go.sum
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.9.2 h1:zsEMWL8SVKGHNztrx6uZrXdp7AX8r421Vvp23sz7ik4=
 mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.9.2/go.mod h1:iB7Hn+ai8lPvofHd9ZFGVg2GOr8sBUw1QUWjNbmIL/s=
 mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20251027182757-5beb8c8f8f15 h1:ssMzja7PDPJV8FStj7hq9IKiuiKhgz9ErWw+m68e7DI=
 mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20251027182757-5beb8c8f8f15/go.mod h1:4M5MMXl2kW6fivUT6yRGpLLPNfuGtU2Z0cPvFquGDYU=
-sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter v0.0.0-20260114104534-18147eee9c49 h1:Dlr79S/bnHg+g86cBxul/lbctdVfMTLN1c5XeN6/0JM=
-sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter v0.0.0-20260114104534-18147eee9c49/go.mod h1:5mP60UakkCye+eOcZ5p98VnV2O49qreW1gq9TdsUf7Q=
+sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter v0.0.0-20260415134302-89373f9b0ebc h1:hzjQmtMVPrZSXi1pUfxkoowyHRPteWjSrXmN7Fal+Qo=
+sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter v0.0.0-20260415134302-89373f9b0ebc/go.mod h1:5mP60UakkCye+eOcZ5p98VnV2O49qreW1gq9TdsUf7Q=
 sigs.k8s.io/logtools v0.10.1 h1:uerGjWqOnlFXjNARkbrWjSYsjC6RSKDvhwcN2rEMdaM=
 sigs.k8s.io/logtools v0.10.1/go.mod h1:nkFoZEUa/k2zgFzO0CNNgl86ufV69OXqLbuWHpv0ZnA=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=