diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a41419c..63f3e25b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.22.2
 require (
 	github.com/aquilax/truncate v1.0.0
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
-	github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/elastic/go-freelru v0.13.0
 	github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.2
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.0
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ require (
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240902221715-702e33fdd3c3
 	sigs.k8s.io/kubectl-validate v0.0.5-0.20240827210056-ce13d95db263
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1 // indirect
@@ -138,6 +136,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.31.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240903163716-9e1beecbcb38 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240902221715-702e33fdd3c3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e33176f4..0ea8258f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ github.com/IGLOU-EU/go-wildcard v1.0.3 h1:r8T46+8/9V1STciXJomTWRpPEv4nGJATDbJkdU
 github.com/IGLOU-EU/go-wildcard v1.0.3/go.mod h1:/qeV4QLmydCbwH0UMQJmXDryrFKJknWi/jjO8IiuQfY=
 github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1 h1:ZUDjpQae29j0ryrS0u/B8HZfJBtBQHjqw2rQ2cqUQ3I=
 github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1/go.mod h1:n/CVRwUEOgIxrgPvAQhUUr9oeUtvrhMomdKFjzJNB0c=
-github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2 h1:KMrpdQIwFcEqXDklaen+P1axHaj9BSKzvpUUfnHldSE=
-github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
 github.com/antlr4-go/antlr/v4 v4.13.0 h1:lxCg3LAv+EUK6t1i0y1V6/SLeUi0eKEKdhQAlS8TVTI=
 github.com/antlr4-go/antlr/v4 v4.13.0/go.mod h1:pfChB/xh/Unjila75QW7+VU4TSnWnnk9UTnmpPaOR2g=
 github.com/aquilax/truncate v1.0.0 h1:UgIGS8U/aZ4JyOJ2h3xcF5cSQ06+gGBnjxH2RUHJe0U=
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@ github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ncP89zfokxS5LZrJxl5z0UJcsk4M4
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
-github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 h1:a6HrQnmkObjyL+Gs60czilIUGqrzKutQD6XZog3p+ko=
-github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
@@ -243,8 +239,6 @@ github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.8.1 h1:qGjIddxOk4grTu9JPOU31tVfq3cNdBlNa5sS
 github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.8.1/go.mod h1:+/u4qLyY6x1jReYOp7GOM2FSt8aP9CzCZL03bI28W60=
 github.com/soheilhy/cmux v0.1.5 h1:jjzc5WVemNEDTLwv9tlmemhC73tI08BNOIGwBOo10Js=
 github.com/soheilhy/cmux v0.1.5/go.mod h1:T7TcVDs9LWfQgPlPsdngu6I6QIoyIFZDDC6sNE1GqG0=
-github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v0.0.0-20180118202830-f09979ecbc72 h1:qLC7fQah7D6K1B0ujays3HV9gkFtllcxhzImRR7ArPQ=
-github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v0.0.0-20180118202830-f09979ecbc72/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 h1:e5/vxKd/rZsfSJMUX1agtjeTDf+qv1/JdBF8gg5k9ZM=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wHxEcudfqmLYa8iTfL+OuZPbBZkmvliBWKIezN3kD9Y=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
diff --git a/pkg/matching/compiler.go b/pkg/matching/compiler.go
index a830bd03..7e7349db 100644
--- a/pkg/matching/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/matching/compiler.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package matching
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/cespare/xxhash"
+	"github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-freelru"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/assertion"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/templating"