diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2765dfd476..1423d76de0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.2.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.10
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.17.0
-	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210220033141-f8bda1e9f3ba
+	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210611083556-38a9dc6acbc6
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.2.0
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
-	k8s.io/api v0.21.1
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.1
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.1
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.1
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.21.1
+	k8s.io/api v0.21.2
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.2
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.2
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.2
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.21.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210527160623-6fdb442a123b
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f898b31ade..12cf1b35ba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMyw
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.2/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5 h1:Khx7svrCpmxxtHBq5j2mp/xVjsi8hQMfNLvJFAlrGgU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
@@ -532,8 +531,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210112080510-489259a85091/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210225134936-a50acf3fe073/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210426230700-d19ff857e887/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210603081109-ebe580a85c40 h1:JWgyZ1qgdTaF3N3oxC+MdTV7qvEEgHo3otj+HB5CM7Q=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210603081109-ebe580a85c40/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
@@ -552,8 +551,9 @@ golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20180412165947-fbb02b2291d2/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxb
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20181108054448-85acf8d2951c/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
-golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210220033141-f8bda1e9f3ba h1:O8mE0/t419eoIwhTFpKVkHiTs/Igowgfkj25AcZrtiE=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210220033141-f8bda1e9f3ba/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210611083556-38a9dc6acbc6 h1:Vv0JUPWTyeqUq42B2WJ1FeIDjjvGKoA2Ss+Ts0lAVbs=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210611083556-38a9dc6acbc6/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180221164845-07fd8470d635/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -699,18 +699,18 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190418001031-e561f6794a2a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.21.1 h1:94bbZ5NTjdINJEdzOkpS4vdPhkb1VFpTYC9zh43f75c=
-k8s.io/api v0.21.1/go.mod h1:FstGROTmsSHBarKc8bylzXih8BLNYTiS3TZcsoEDg2s=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.1 h1:AA+cnsb6w7SZ1vD32Z+zdgfXdXY8X9uGX5bN6EoPEIo=
-k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.1/go.mod h1:KESQFCGjqVcVsZ9g0xX5bacMjyX5emuWcS2arzdEouA=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.1 h1:Q6XuHGlj2xc+hlMCvqyYfbv3H7SRGn2c8NycxJquDVs=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.1/go.mod h1:jbreFvJo3ov9rj7eWT7+sYiRx+qZuCYXwWT1bcDswPY=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.21.1/go.mod h1:nLLYZvMWn35glJ4/FZRhzLG/3MPxAaZTgV4FJZdr+tY=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.21.1 h1:bhblWYLZKUu+pm50plvQF8WpY6TXdRRtcS/K9WauOj4=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.21.1/go.mod h1:/kEw4RgW+3xnBGzvp9IWxKSNA+lXn3A7AuH3gdOAzLs=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.1/go.mod h1:hUlps5+9QaTrKx+jiM4rmq7YmH8wPOIko64uZCHDh6Q=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.21.1 h1:iLpj2btXbR326s/xNQWmPNGu0gaYSjzn7IN/5i28nQw=
-k8s.io/component-base v0.21.1/go.mod h1:NgzFZ2qu4m1juby4TnrmpR8adRk6ka62YdH5DkIIyKA=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.2 h1:vz7DqmRsXTCSa6pNxXwQ1IYeAZgdIsua+DZU+o+SX3Y=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.2/go.mod h1:Lv6UGJZ1rlMI1qusN8ruAp9PUBFyBwpEHAdG24vIsiU=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.2 h1:+exKMRep4pDrphEafRvpEi79wTnCFMqKf8LBtlA3yrE=
+k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.21.2/go.mod h1:+Axoz5/l3AYpGLlhJDfcVQzCerVYq3K3CvDMvw6X1RA=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.2 h1:vezUc/BHqWlQDnZ+XkrpXSmnANSLbpnlpwo0Lhk0gpc=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.2/go.mod h1:CdTY8fU/BlvAbJ2z/8kBwimGki5Zp8/fbVuLY8gJumM=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.21.2/go.mod h1:lN4yBoGyiNT7SC1dmNk0ue6a5Wi6O3SWOIw91TsucQw=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.2 h1:Q1j4L/iMN4pTw6Y4DWppBoUxgKO8LbffEMVEV00MUp0=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.2/go.mod h1:HdJ9iknWpbl3vMGtib6T2PyI/VYxiZfq936WNVHBRrA=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.2/go.mod h1:8mXJDCB7HcRo1xiEQstcguZkbxZaqeUOrO9SsicWs3U=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.21.2 h1:EsnmFFoJ86cEywC0DoIkAUiEV6fjgauNugiw1lmIjs4=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.21.2/go.mod h1:9lvmIThzdlrJj5Hp8Z/TOgIkdfsNARQ1pT+3PByuiuc=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20201214224949-b6c5ce23f027/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:PBfzABfn139FHAV07az/IF9Wp1bkk3vpT2XSJ76fSDE=
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210527160623-6fdb442a123b/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
-sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.15/go.mod h1:LEScyzhFmoF5pso/YSeBstl57mOzx9xlU9n85RGrDQg=
+sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.19/go.mod h1:LEScyzhFmoF5pso/YSeBstl57mOzx9xlU9n85RGrDQg=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.0.2/go.mod h1:bJZC9H9iH24zzfZ/41RGcq60oK1F7G282QMXDPYydCw=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.1.0 h1:C4r9BgJ98vrKnnVCjwCSXcWjWe0NKcUQkmzDXZXGwH8=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.1.0/go.mod h1:bJZC9H9iH24zzfZ/41RGcq60oK1F7G282QMXDPYydCw=
diff --git a/hack/check-everything.sh b/hack/check-everything.sh
index 1f02d884f4..b6d3472bcc 100755
--- a/hack/check-everything.sh
+++ b/hack/check-everything.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ source ${hack_dir}/common.sh
 tmp_root=/tmp
 kb_root_dir=$tmp_root/kubebuilder
 
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION=${ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION:-"1.19.2"}
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION=${ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION:-"1.21.2"}
 
 # set up envtest tools if necessary