diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3722368..cef02dd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.3.0
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.6.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v1.1.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.8.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.8.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.24.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.25.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/http/fetch v0.22.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f72a739..0162686 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.1-flux.1 h1:WnG2mHxCPZMj/soIq/S/1zvbrGCJN3GJGb
 github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.1-flux.1/go.mod h1:aND5wX3LuTFtB7eUT7vsWr8mmxRVSPR2Wkvbn0SqPfw=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v1.1.0 h1:7TtE9DrCnlH1Wn3R3UKXJHNhX/FgS0ejdjFKHzl+XHs=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:hLGsqTv3RydJXaApmN+ZtIOHNxlUdmuOJl323x6dsPE=
-github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.8.0 h1:NqDgjqUwotXaHhvd5z46xOhe1O/NPzycXExbuHRmt38=
-github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:+ZJB/dIGbnSzZ5J/kiJ8n0USmLNAjfeZU6Xfra0oMZA=
+github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.8.1 h1:Pe5+sV1i1EwfK5TA4ogYX6YJ6ADJaETmG58WYieRkG4=
+github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.8.1/go.mod h1:+ZJB/dIGbnSzZ5J/kiJ8n0USmLNAjfeZU6Xfra0oMZA=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0 h1:wBpgsKT+jcyZEcM//OmZr9RiF8klL3ebrDp2u2ThsnA=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0/go.mod h1:TttNS+gocsGLwnvmgVi3/Yscwqrjc17+vhgYfqkfrV4=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.24.0 h1:WVPf0FrJ5JExRDDGoo4W0jZgHZt0n4E48/e8b3TSmkA=