diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ced9b40e2d..1fa573169d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.19.0
 	github.com/iamacarpet/go-win64api v0.0.0-20210311141720-fe38760bed28
 	github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller v0.15.9
-	github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.28.9-rc1.0.20240422182451-8eed41d7e0b8 // release-1.28
+	github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.28.9-rc1.0.20240423023449-289a1a3edbc0 // release-1.28
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.1
 	github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.15.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 03140adcc6..efa8119cdd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1197,8 +1197,8 @@ github.com/k3s-io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.9-k3s1 h1:B3039IkTPnwQEt4tIMjC6yd6b1Q3Z9ZZ
 github.com/k3s-io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.9-k3s1/go.mod h1:GgI1fQClQCFIzuVjlvdbMxNbnISt90gdfYyqiAIt65g=
 github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller v0.15.9 h1:eBZq0KkZCDyWh4og+tyI43Nt9T5TNjc7QCFhAt1aR64=
 github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller v0.15.9/go.mod h1:AYitg40howLjKloL/zdjDDOPL1jg/K5R4af0tQcyPR8=
-github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.28.9-rc1.0.20240422182451-8eed41d7e0b8 h1:xpZFgJgDsmsxZX46nvWAqYW1ZWv77VYiThQuDRCZ+Lo=
-github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.28.9-rc1.0.20240422182451-8eed41d7e0b8/go.mod h1:g9XHLJTbg/B/KGodvdE2OBCDyxJSMsl2loM7zVDtYMw=
+github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.28.9-rc1.0.20240423023449-289a1a3edbc0 h1:kzQidevLQ4cwCUSJ1FJ77wU03zwC9JxOrBOQ8uuNflw=
+github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.28.9-rc1.0.20240423023449-289a1a3edbc0/go.mod h1:g9XHLJTbg/B/KGodvdE2OBCDyxJSMsl2loM7zVDtYMw=
 github.com/k3s-io/kine v0.11.7 h1:+I4TrxozQv4cdmD8RULI35r4o5G+A7gOD3F75lfjDP0=
 github.com/k3s-io/kine v0.11.7/go.mod h1:4C/zNVwl3FU1EubA2ju1Hq36JIjp8gAZaM+Hfnuvqt4=
 github.com/k3s-io/klog v1.0.0-k3s2/go.mod h1:4Bi6QPql/J/LkTDqv7R/cd3hPo4k2DG6Ptcz060Ez5I=