diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 779efde8..457b9443 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.13.1
-	github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1
+	github.com/google/cel-go v0.22.0
 	github.com/jmespath-community/go-jmespath v1.1.2-0.20240117150817-e430401a2172
 	github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json v0.0.3-alpha.2
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.1
 )
 
+require cel.dev/expr v0.18.0 // indirect
+
 require (
 	github.com/IGLOU-EU/go-wildcard v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/antlr4-go/antlr/v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 26a807fe..b77d24fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cel.dev/expr v0.18.0 h1:CJ6drgk+Hf96lkLikr4rFf19WrU0BOWEihyZnI2TAzo=
+cel.dev/expr v0.18.0/go.mod h1:MrpN08Q+lEBs+bGYdLxxHkZoUSsCp0nSKTs0nTymJgw=
 github.com/IGLOU-EU/go-wildcard v1.0.3 h1:r8T46+8/9V1STciXJomTWRpPEv4nGJATDbJkdU0Nou0=
 github.com/IGLOU-EU/go-wildcard v1.0.3/go.mod h1:/qeV4QLmydCbwH0UMQJmXDryrFKJknWi/jjO8IiuQfY=
 github.com/antlr4-go/antlr/v4 v4.13.0 h1:lxCg3LAv+EUK6t1i0y1V6/SLeUi0eKEKdhQAlS8TVTI=
@@ -53,8 +55,8 @@ github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da h1:oI5xCqsCo564l
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
-github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1 h1:nDx9r8S3L4pE61eDdt8igGj8rf5kjYR3ILxWIpWNi84=
-github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1/go.mod h1:kWcIzTsPX0zmQ+H3TirHstLLf9ep5QTsZBN9u4dOYLg=
+github.com/google/cel-go v0.22.0 h1:b3FJZxpiv1vTMo2/5RDUqAHPxkT8mmMfJIrq1llbf7g=
+github.com/google/cel-go v0.22.0/go.mod h1:BuznPXXfQDpXKWQ9sPW3TzlAJN5zzFe+i9tIs0yC4s8=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.9-0.20230804172637-c7be7c783f49 h1:0VpGH+cDhbDtdcweoyCVsF3fhN8kejK6rFe/2FFX2nU=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.9-0.20230804172637-c7be7c783f49/go.mod h1:BkkQ4L1KS1xMt2aWSPStnn55ChGC0DPOn2FQYj+f25M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=