diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5e1cc4f2f908..a71b534eeeed 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/mdtoc v1.4.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/promo-tools/v3 v3.6.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/release-sdk v0.12.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/release-utils v0.8.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/release-utils v0.8.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 24a03f09ba0a..41ea9c1a5ee0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1287,8 +1287,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 k8s.io/api v0.28.4 h1:8ZBrLjwosLl/NYgv1P7EQLqoO8MGQApnbgH8tu3BMzY=
 k8s.io/api v0.28.4/go.mod h1:axWTGrY88s/5YE+JSt4uUi6NMM+gur1en2REMR7IRj0=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0 h1:m9jOiSr3FoSSL5WO9bjm1n6B9KROYYgNZOb4tyZ1lBc=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.1 h1:mhcUBbj7KUjaVhyXILglcVjuS4nYXiwC+KKFBgIVy7U=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.1/go.mod h1:rsPdaZJfTfLsNJSQzNHQvYoTmxhoOEofxtOsF3rtsMo=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.28.4 h1:Np5ocjlZcTrkyRJ3+T3PkXDpe4UpatQxj85+xjaD2wY=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.28.4/go.mod h1:0VDZFpgoZfelyP5Wqu0/r/TRYcLYuJ2U1KEeoaPa1N4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/promo-tools/v3 v3.6.0 h1:C2L08ezrWm1aZI8Emd3iZPZQserLPRgzuqQVxvI0PUI
 sigs.k8s.io/promo-tools/v3 v3.6.0/go.mod h1:XJ3jy0hJYs+hWKt8XsLHFzGQV8PUtvllvbxjN/E5RXI=
 sigs.k8s.io/release-sdk v0.12.1 h1:/Q+yWpl33EnFx1b7xh6FnbioWSRUTrVkigL4KZVTrkU=
 sigs.k8s.io/release-sdk v0.12.1/go.mod h1:nnB4tt1g0VXMUCIYzDzPVqNI896OQrWipE6WbyZ6FSk=
-sigs.k8s.io/release-utils v0.8.5 h1:FUtFqEAN621gSXv0L7kHyWruBeS7TUU9aWf76olX7uQ=
-sigs.k8s.io/release-utils v0.8.5/go.mod h1:qsm5bdxdgoHkD8HsXpgme2/c3mdsNaiV53Sz2HmKeJA=
+sigs.k8s.io/release-utils v0.8.4 h1:4QVr3UgbyY/d9p74LBhg0njSVQofUsAZqYOzVZBhdBw=
+sigs.k8s.io/release-utils v0.8.4/go.mod h1:m1bHfscTemQp+z+pLCZnkXih9n0+WukIUU70n6nFnU0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0/go.mod h1:UJmg0vDUVViEyp3mgSv9WPwZCDxu4rQW1olrI1uml+o=