diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8273578..cae1b86 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.33.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.33.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
-	kubevirt.io/api v1.5.2
+	kubevirt.io/api v1.8.4
 	kubevirt.io/client-go v1.5.2
 	kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.62.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4