diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index 34c573b3..d25d124c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN zypper -n in git-core curl tar gzip docker wget awk hostname && \
     rm -rf /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /usr/share/doc/packages/*
 
 RUN if [ "${ARCH}" == "amd64" ]; then \
-        curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.61.0; \
+        curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.64.6; \
     fi
 RUN curl -sL https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.9.0-linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz | tar xvzf - -C /usr/local/bin --strip-components=1
 RUN if [ "${ARCH}" != "s390x" ]; then \
diff --git a/charts/rancher-backup/values.yaml b/charts/rancher-backup/values.yaml
index add2b59a..2a5327cf 100644
--- a/charts/rancher-backup/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/rancher-backup/values.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ global:
       enabled: false # PSP enablement should default to false
   kubectl:
     repository: rancher/kubectl
-    tag: v1.27.16
+    tag: v1.31.6
 
 ## Node labels for pod assignment
 ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/node-selection/
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2d89c308..25843c90 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ module github.com/rancher/backup-restore-operator
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.8
+toolchain go1.24.0
 
-replace golang.org/x/crypto => golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0
+replace golang.org/x/crypto => golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.77
+	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.87
 	github.com/rancher/lasso v0.0.0-20230830164424-d684fdeb6f29
 	github.com/rancher/wrangler/v2 v2.0.2
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.27.16
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.16
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.16
-	k8s.io/apiserver v0.27.16
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.27.16
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.31.6
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.6
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.6
+	k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.6
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.6
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240921022957-49e7df575cb6
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 489a0bda..7c67b6bc 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/rancher/hull v0.0.0-20230424152137-627ef5347afd
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.27.16
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.16
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.31.6
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.6
 )
 
 require (