diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 221266f13..a73f1b1c6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/tools/go/packages/packagestest v0.1.1-deprecated
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
-	k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.0-rc.1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1
-	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.0-rc.1
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/api v0.34.0
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0
+	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.0
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250604051438-85fd79dbfd9f
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 // indirect
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0-rc.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 74ba86348..043b34fcc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -302,20 +302,20 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:S4iMsAUFx9YBgUqBCrD2N9JrL2m85JdRVtfwVi4O3t4=
-k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:bntA2P5s25PXa3bIe29bG45qv3JvSJkfyf1MYMV0V1c=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:phrqFfBsdTFcLA6HQaNAHOgUDxW0CPToKeQPzwYRb+g=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:qQz76oYPULy8agz1PtjIf6+QimpNpXAj4BnO+GGu3oI=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:2GL0UZ8BHpUoCFI2jaqoyTMvH9/upz7jfsRBnlHIzVM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:kryO0zj3JsMbtUy2m6SCJCs4DPeXvOfzkImw1c+5KbA=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:/RIEpb2F/QtZJkWobwlQmV43LrmM4+tueFde65buex4=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:xrjjcJOOgyXrDkxHvEPRH2rFYF6CmMOZCMFV24UYUv8=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:A1rEDyNrSFIXQ1T9pAmIGLujjUlv/CrXYAApVf4Nl1w=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:sW5fRu1nZO/cqxafOl5mKRNxZ77UQThNlxuElg7zixY=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:PfxvaNoUjSuvvuTpxS8YD66zo7AcUMUkV5qlgqkqL+k=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:lgnCyQpX3+Eal5C/gky5+GDmWGNbYHBYclgJ6hbM2lk=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:LbJMxk4TNqKg3lJSAN+xjoklJRPuWWIOIoQ6qRAqjZE=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0 h1:L+JtP2wDbEYPUeNGbeSa/5GwFtIA662EmT2YSLOkAVE=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0/go.mod h1:YzgkIzOOlhl9uwWCZNqpw6RJy9L2FK4dlJeayUoydug=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.0 h1:B3hiB32jV7BcyKcMU5fDaDxk882YrJ1KU+ZSkA9Qxoc=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.0/go.mod h1:hLI4GxE1BDBy9adJKxUxCEHBGZtGfIg98Q+JmTD7+g0=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0 h1:eR1WO5fo0HyoQZt1wdISpFDffnWOvFLOOeJ7MgIv4z0=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.0 h1:Z51fw1iGMqN7uJ1kEaynf2Aec1Y774PqU+FVWCFV3Jg=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.0/go.mod h1:52ti5YhxAvewmmpVRqlASvaqxt0gKJxvCeW7ZrwgazQ=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0 h1:YoWv5r7bsBfb0Hs2jh8SOvFbKzzxyNo0nSb0zC19KZo=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:ozgMnEKXkRjeMvBZdV1AijMHLTh3pbACPvK7zFR+QQY=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.0 h1:Ze2i1QsvUprIlX3oHiGv09BFQRLCz+StA8qKwwFzees=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.0/go.mod h1:Py2+4w2HXItL8CGhks8uI/wS3Y93wPKO/9mBQUYNua0=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0 h1:bS8Ua3zlJzapklsB1dZgjEJuJEeHjj8yTu1gxE2zQX8=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.34.0/go.mod h1:RSCqUdvIjjrEm81epPcjQ/DS+49fADvGSCkIP3IC6vg=
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250604051438-85fd79dbfd9f h1:SLb+kxmzfA87x4E4brQzB33VBbT2+x7Zq9ROIHmGn9Q=
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250604051438-85fd79dbfd9f/go.mod h1:EJykeLsmFC60UQbYJezXkEsG2FLrt0GPNkU5iK5GWxU=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
diff --git a/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.mod b/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.mod
index 3d3dbdc69..3150a5b84 100644
--- a/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob
 go 1.24.0
 
 require (
-	k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1
+	k8s.io/api v0.34.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.sum b/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.sum
index 973274fff..5fdaeeeea 100644
--- a/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.sum
+++ b/pkg/applyconfiguration/testdata/cronjob/go.sum
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1/go.mod h1:cWUDdTG/fYaXco+Dcufb5Vnc6Gp2YChqWtbxRZE0mXw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:S4iMsAUFx9YBgUqBCrD2N9JrL2m85JdRVtfwVi4O3t4=
-k8s.io/api v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:bntA2P5s25PXa3bIe29bG45qv3JvSJkfyf1MYMV0V1c=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:2GL0UZ8BHpUoCFI2jaqoyTMvH9/upz7jfsRBnlHIzVM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1 h1:xrjjcJOOgyXrDkxHvEPRH2rFYF6CmMOZCMFV24UYUv8=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:A1rEDyNrSFIXQ1T9pAmIGLujjUlv/CrXYAApVf4Nl1w=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0 h1:L+JtP2wDbEYPUeNGbeSa/5GwFtIA662EmT2YSLOkAVE=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.0/go.mod h1:YzgkIzOOlhl9uwWCZNqpw6RJy9L2FK4dlJeayUoydug=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0 h1:eR1WO5fo0HyoQZt1wdISpFDffnWOvFLOOeJ7MgIv4z0=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0 h1:YoWv5r7bsBfb0Hs2jh8SOvFbKzzxyNo0nSb0zC19KZo=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:ozgMnEKXkRjeMvBZdV1AijMHLTh3pbACPvK7zFR+QQY=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b h1:MloQ9/bdJyIu9lb1PzujOPolHyvO06MXG5TUIj2mNAA=