diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a050e92..ba41c349 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.22.5
 require (
 	github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.0
 	github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.15.0
-	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.101.0
+	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.101.2
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.34.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6565252c..fcdd47fa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.15.0 h1:ohm1eWae2rQSkwFGWXTt+lBv4rLBhtJsJ
 github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.15.0/go.mod h1:3BK2VEtGwv2ijf3bSziTLMCUvYnPzIQrQ/uPeZzL4m0=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.22.4 h1:pd9G17EkMiR3xDR5jIhSfxElicn3SIavQTw1kq1bxNI=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.22.4/go.mod h1:FROhfVKyWBo4krlPe3R6FIhJRmOmijEWBdEeUP0CJjE=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.101.0 h1:ZWpRfhl6IIq3VfpanUnYaP2LSeeDcBY+sxesVFQT55U=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.101.0/go.mod h1:xoSdYcjUEUg5H5sQepb3jApml6QWHQCmWsFwBMm06fA=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.101.2 h1:GeqNcbx7WM15eHNfsGprmZ69WIS8YeElcMf2wDZYZXY=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.101.2/go.mod h1:xoSdYcjUEUg5H5sQepb3jApml6QWHQCmWsFwBMm06fA=
 github.com/gardener/hvpa-controller/api v0.15.0 h1:igsalL5Z6kFMn1+Kv1Eq0cRjYW+4oBA1aEY/yDO2QtI=
 github.com/gardener/hvpa-controller/api v0.15.0/go.mod h1:fqb4wNrQLESDKpm7ppXyCM2Gvx96wRlLL35aH0ge07U=
 github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.53.1 h1:4P9qtzoD+989Lhc8XaI6Zo3X2TaQVXgHHrbEpuhJcrI=