diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 68fc4a0ad1..6f32253a44 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.10
 	github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.12
-	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.1
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.2
 	// go get github.com/openshift/api@release-4.21
 	github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20250820105013-6282350d0c39
 	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.33.0
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.33.4
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20240404160639-a0386bf69313
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
-	k8s.io/kubectl v0.33.4
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
 	knative.dev/eventing v0.46.1
 	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20250817152444-53ed1d53d232
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0371fc67da..ae96f65eb6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250820193118-f64d9cf942d6 h1:EEHtgt9IwisQ2AZ4pIsMjahcegHh6rmhqxzIRQIyepY=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250820193118-f64d9cf942d6/go.mod h1:I6V7YzU0XDpsHqbsyrghnFZLO1gwK6NPTNvmetQIk9U=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250403155104-27863c87afa6 h1:BHT72Gu3keYf3ZEu2J0b1vyeLSOYI8bm5wbJM/8yDe8=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250403155104-27863c87afa6/go.mod h1:boTsfXsheKC2y+lKOCMpSfarhxDeIzfZG1jqGcPl3cA=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674 h1:JeSE6pjso5THxAzdVpqr6/geYxZytqFMBCOtn/ujyeo=
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.25.1 h1:Fwp6crTREKM+oA6Cz4MsO8RhKQzs2/gOIVOUscMAfZY
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.25.1/go.mod h1:ppTWQ1dh9KM/F1XgpeRqelR+zHVwV81DGRSDnFxK7Sk=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.1/go.mod h1:XdKZgCCFLUoM/7CFJVPcG8C1xQ1AJ0vpAezJrB7JYyY=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1/go.mod h1:iN09h71vgCQne3DLsj+A5owkum+a2tYe+TOCB1ybHNo=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.1 h1:FaLA8GlcpXDwsb7m0h2A9ew2aTk3vnZMlzFgg5tz/pk=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.1/go.mod h1:LfcV8wZLvwcYRwPiJysphKAEsmcFnLMK/9c+PjvlX8g=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.2 h1:eZCjf2xjZAqe+LeWvKb5weQ+NcPwX84kqJ0cZNxok2A=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.2/go.mod h1:W2MJcYxRGV63b418Ai34Ud0hEdTVXq9NW9+Sx6uXf3k=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8Oi/yOhh5U=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20250820105013-6282350d0c39 h1:X42iTyo3AAHS36BkiBkU8FvxfK8NEDmnBi3QrnaCIlA=
@@ -464,8 +464,6 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20250610211856-8b98d1ed966a h1:ZV3Zr+/7s7aVbjNGICQt+ppKWsF1tehxggNfbM7XnG8=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250610211856-8b98d1ed966a/go.mod h1:5jIi+8yX4RIb8wk3XwBo5Pq2ccx4FP10ohkbSKCZoK8=
-k8s.io/kubectl v0.33.4 h1:nXEI6Vi+oB9hXxoAHyHisXolm/l1qutK3oZQMak4N98=
-k8s.io/kubectl v0.33.4/go.mod h1:Xe7P9X4DfILvKmlBsVqUtzktkI56lEj22SJW7cFy6nE=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8tmbZBHi4zVsl1Y=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 knative.dev/eventing v0.46.1 h1:c/Cxqa12MUIRtbJzvHyI8S5v04MZlEz7auidF5Q8OIY=