diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2aa54a45..9aed36d5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.22.0
 require (
 	github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.0
 	github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.15.0
-	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.0
+	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.1
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 90552b7c..c3637d92 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 v0.22.1 h1:g5NN/4aqKKX40ehupeYYyYoZ/b85sffSANcs0vzNatk=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.22.1/go.mod h1:FROhfVKyWBo4krlPe3R6FIhJRmOmijEWBdEeUP0CJjE=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.0 h1:kT3asSPO1aVnNGmuGEZb46C5fC2pPaTTLAuGc2fH1nY=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.0/go.mod h1:XboPwJptOg9ZfXTjuohGk7X8kxnF0o88gJnz6Ed7Vqc=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.1 h1:c/wVXYgt4j7eHCMwxpQPPpaLXt1BY/IPYStfCtNsR8Q=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.1/go.mod h1:XboPwJptOg9ZfXTjuohGk7X8kxnF0o88gJnz6Ed7Vqc=
 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 v0.53.0 h1:g2O0F7nEYZ9LjyPY6Gew8+q0n+rU88deexNq5k8CKks=