diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4d87120a..ffce1fd3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -41,11 +41,27 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     groups:
-      k8s-dependencies:
-        patterns:
-          - k8s.io/*
       etcd-dependencies:
         patterns:
           - go.etcd.io/*
     ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2"
\ No newline at end of file
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2"
+      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
+    
+    # Maintain dependencies for K8s seperately, with a different schedule
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    target-branch: main # see https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core/issues/1778#issuecomment-1988140219
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+    directory: "/"
+    labels:
+      - "kind/dependabot"
+    reviewers:
+      - "k3s-io/k3s-dev"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      k8s-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - k8s.io/*
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 63b96b30..b7b6b677 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module github.com/k3s-io/kine
 
 go 1.22.7
 
-toolchain go1.22.9
-
 require (
 	github.com/Rican7/retry v0.3.1
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1
@@ -25,8 +23,8 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.17
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.17
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.69.0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.15
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.15
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.12
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.12
 )
 
 require (
@@ -91,13 +89,13 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.7.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230822172742-b8732ec3820d // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241015192408-796eee8c2d53 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241015192408-796eee8c2d53 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 90f7c71a..bf893afb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 h1:zyQAAkrwaneQ066sspRyJaG9VNi/YJ1NfzcGB3hZ/qo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.21.0/go.mod h1:4IBbMaMmOPCJ8SecivzSH54+73PCFmPWxNTLm+vZkEQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20211116232009-f0f3c7e86c11/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
-golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
-golang.org/x/time v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
+golang.org/x/time v0.7.0 h1:ntUhktv3OPE6TgYxXWv9vKvUSJyIFJlyohwbkEwPrKQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.7.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.15 h1:Jg15ZoCcAgnhSRKVS6tQyUZaX9c3i08bl2qAz8XE3bI=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.15/go.mod h1:zUG757HaKs6Dc3iGtKjzIpBfqTM4yiRsEe3/E7NX15o=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.28.15 h1:+g6Ub+i6tacV3tYJaoyK6bizpinPkamcEwsiKyHcIxc=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.28.15/go.mod h1:/4upIpTbhWQVSXKDqTznjcAegj2Bx73mW/i0aennJrY=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.12 h1:k6OdfK9xaNANQvWkl1pSICJGLjB4jSuJ3gGP9hBKOhE=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.12/go.mod h1:i3FJVwhvSp/6n8Fl4K97PJEP8C+MM+aoDq4+ZJBf70Y=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.29.12 h1:PjwJXavmpAqOWBRy4U5V/g3JQBpclIHEn5dvfTfsY+w=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.29.12/go.mod h1:hRHG6tAKxaLVKF5SlMqgXrbqPEoUcUpJGFFrC3jU69A=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 h1:pUdcCO1Lk/tbT5ztQWOBi5HBgbBP1J8+AsQnQCKsi8A=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 h1:M3sRQVHv7vB20Xc2ybTt7ODCeFj6JSWYFzOFnYeS6Ro=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=