diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3534704d..17a48b72 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils v0.25.1-0.20210608181808-f3974341173a
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.5
-	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.8.11
+	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.9.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0
 )
 
-// pin kustomize to v4.2.0
+// pin kustomize to v4.3.0
 replace (
-	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api => sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.8.11
-	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml => sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.11.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api => sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.9.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml => sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.11.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a369aea9..8ce25703 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1092,12 +1092,12 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.0-beta.5.0.20210524185538-7181f1162e79/go.mo
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.0/go.mod h1:TgkfvrhhEw3PlI0BRL/5xM+89y3/yc0ZDfdbTl84si8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.5 h1:WThcFE6cqctTn2jCZprLICO6BaKZfhsT37uAapTNfxc=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.5/go.mod h1:q6PpkM5vqQubEKUKOM6qr06oXGzOBcCby1DA9FbyZeA=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.8.11 h1:LzQzlq6Z023b+mBtc6v72N2mSHYmN8x7ssgbf/hv0H8=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.8.11/go.mod h1:a77Ls36JdfCWojpUqR6m60pdGY1AYFix4AH83nJtY1g=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.9.0 h1:yGQnm/2GBbHBLSVbM0CsqgPmqK/NSDbhSGbXuhuVN7s=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.9.0/go.mod h1:bOF7z4DcRIXcOCeSbVq5o9JhMRnNzWqrRSSBFtz05A4=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.9.10/go.mod h1:Mrby0WnRH7hA6OwOYnYpfpiY0WJIMgYrEDfwOeFdMK0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4 v4.1.2/go.mod h1:PxBvo4WGYlCLeRPL+ziT64wBXqbgfcalOS/SXa/tcyo=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.11.0 h1:9KhiCPKaVyuPcgOLJXkvytOvjMJLoxpjodiycb4gHsA=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.11.0/go.mod h1:GNMwjim4Ypgp/MueD3zXHLRJEjz7RvtPae0AwlvEMFM=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.11.1 h1:MWihd9syKG7VQnAzr/OpKb94FvH+cw96nEV1u3it7pI=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.11.1/go.mod h1:FTJxEZ86ScK184NpGSAQcfEqee0nul8oLCK30D47m4E=
 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/go.mod h1:bJZC9H9iH24zzfZ/41RGcq60oK1F7G282QMXDPYydCw=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.1.2 h1:Hr/htKFmJEbtMgS/UD0N+gtgctAqz81t3nu+sPzynno=