diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 31f44bfbaf..ae892c2d5c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.9.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250816102306-133a39c86037
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250816075726-b72d93d17433
+	k8s.io/api v0.34.4
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.4
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5eaa34e470..42596af7d7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1/go.mod h1:cWUDdTG/fYaXco+Dcufb5Vnc6Gp2YChqWtbxRZE0mXw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250816102306-133a39c86037 h1:1TkkwH4RQbgEyFSdRQhjRFsReRUNRkWX44PjdTHC7cQ=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250816102306-133a39c86037/go.mod h1:lH4Pg8ye7aAjw/eEVA23Yix/PdEwoS/6mwXugx0o8zE=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250816075726-b72d93d17433 h1:PnxBv2aVdRFKtBihDGvDmF/VpvunGK8oo2eNO0GjghE=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250816075726-b72d93d17433/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.4 h1:Z5hsoQcZ2yBjelb9j5JKzCVo9qv9XLkVm5llnqS4h+0=
+k8s.io/api v0.34.4/go.mod h1:6SaGYuGPkMqqCgg8rPG/OQoCrhgSEV+wWn9v21fDP3o=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.4 h1:C5SiSzLEMyWIk53sSbnk0WlOOyqv/MFnWvuc/d6M+xc=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.4/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b h1:MloQ9/bdJyIu9lb1PzujOPolHyvO06MXG5TUIj2mNAA=
diff --git a/tools/cache/reflector.go b/tools/cache/reflector.go
index 6fd43375f6..c8e0d87208 100644
--- a/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -419,7 +419,10 @@ func (r *Reflector) ListAndWatchWithContext(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error(err, "The watchlist request ended with an error, falling back to the standard LIST/WATCH semantics because making progress is better than deadlocking")
+			logger.V(4).Info(
+				"Data couldn't be fetched in watchlist mode. Falling back to regular list. This is expected if watchlist is not supported or disabled in kube-apiserver.",
+				"err", err,
+			)
 			fallbackToList = true
 			// ensure that we won't accidentally pass some garbage down the watch.
 			w = nil