diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 96b2e95f94..8cc4a6af29 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.19.8
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.8
-	k8s.io/client-go v11.0.0+incompatible
+	k8s.io/client-go/v12 v12.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 )