diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2a9a26971..4b0076bc2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
 	knative.dev/eventing v0.40.1-0.20240202144010-469d0ac85e86
 	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240201013652-f3881d90c189
-	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240201013110-e85c3cf6d5f1
+	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240205092023-4104e4237f6a
 	knative.dev/reconciler-test v0.0.0-20240202062219-3bf004cddd5c
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.17.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/api v0.159.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/api v0.161.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.8 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240116215550-a9fa1716bcac // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240122161410-6c6643bf1457 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4ec72f1fc..423d13c6a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -834,8 +834,8 @@ google.golang.org/api v0.25.0/go.mod h1:lIXQywCXRcnZPGlsd8NbLnOjtAoL6em04bJ9+z0M
 google.golang.org/api v0.28.0/go.mod h1:lIXQywCXRcnZPGlsd8NbLnOjtAoL6em04bJ9+z0MncE=
 google.golang.org/api v0.29.0/go.mod h1:Lcubydp8VUV7KeIHD9z2Bys/sm/vGKnG1UHuDBSrHWM=
 google.golang.org/api v0.30.0/go.mod h1:QGmEvQ87FHZNiUVJkT14jQNYJ4ZJjdRF23ZXz5138Fc=
-google.golang.org/api v0.159.0 h1:fVTj+7HHiUYz4JEZCHHoRIeQX7h5FMzrA2RF/DzDdbs=
-google.golang.org/api v0.159.0/go.mod h1:0mu0TpK33qnydLvWqbImq2b1eQ5FHRSDCBzAxX9ZHyw=
+google.golang.org/api v0.161.0 h1:oYzk/bs26WN10AV7iU7MVJVXBH8oCPS2hHyBiEeFoSU=
+google.golang.org/api v0.161.0/go.mod h1:0mu0TpK33qnydLvWqbImq2b1eQ5FHRSDCBzAxX9ZHyw=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9YwlJXL52JkM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ knative.dev/eventing v0.40.1-0.20240202144010-469d0ac85e86 h1:a+k1iy7L+AQPY0jbWW
 knative.dev/eventing v0.40.1-0.20240202144010-469d0ac85e86/go.mod h1:gji5GMsP3ahX6Ul5y/rqp6X2oNTurLwdekzl6Tt16zo=
 knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240201013652-f3881d90c189 h1:a8htyuf5+S0NGxxdKXeQ49XOD9dEC1LHoofRQPgFKrU=
 knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240201013652-f3881d90c189/go.mod h1:yk2OjGDsbEnQjfxdm0/HJKS2WqTLEFg/N6nUs6Rqx3Q=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240201013110-e85c3cf6d5f1 h1:xGmWQyA+hwyFT1BN5RWi8wx0DxwZQZni8SPN/FZ02kI=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240201013110-e85c3cf6d5f1/go.mod h1:cGCJe6wkr0vQMAXTaUHi0XA/12JbxSTK15TnyBmn7ms=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240205092023-4104e4237f6a h1:BP7e0NMXh+4dgxw5RYKmEOG8QZufS3OEzY88ILle0ms=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240205092023-4104e4237f6a/go.mod h1:aSUGF5HaCGrICDvrtaRndfRejZiJkVTAfEWqos4nPPc=
 knative.dev/reconciler-test v0.0.0-20240202062219-3bf004cddd5c h1:UYcWk9LGRjxvlx0AFKPTm8YWqxNstFxF++zyIZK6TnE=
 knative.dev/reconciler-test v0.0.0-20240202062219-3bf004cddd5c/go.mod h1:GYf5f0+DBK7736Y9VydjMkmkCqbWKIlRWN+SQ5tJ7A0=
 pgregory.net/rapid v0.3.3/go.mod h1:UYpPVyjFHzYBGHIxLFoupi8vwk6rXNzRY9OMvVxFIOU=
diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/cba.go b/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/cba.go
index 73694e339..fbf4ef1c6 100644
--- a/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/cba.go
+++ b/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/cba.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func shouldUseS2A(clientCertSource cert.Source, settings *DialSettings) bool {
 	if settings.HTTPClient != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return true
+	return !settings.EnableDirectPath && !settings.EnableDirectPathXds
 }
 
 func isGoogleS2AEnabled() bool {
diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/version.go b/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/version.go
index 3c552116f..f33c762df 100644
--- a/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/version.go
+++ b/vendor/google.golang.org/api/internal/version.go
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 package internal
 
 // Version is the current tagged release of the library.
-const Version = "0.159.0"
+const Version = "0.161.0"
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index e8cac572e..89b214113 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools/internal/imports
 # gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2
-# google.golang.org/api v0.159.0
+# google.golang.org/api v0.161.0
 ## explicit; go 1.19
 google.golang.org/api/googleapi
 google.golang.org/api/googleapi/transport
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ knative.dev/eventing/test/upgrade/prober/wathola/sender
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 knative.dev/hack
 knative.dev/hack/shell
-# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240201013110-e85c3cf6d5f1
+# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240205092023-4104e4237f6a
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 knative.dev/pkg/apiextensions/storageversion
 knative.dev/pkg/apiextensions/storageversion/cmd/migrate