diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b00f46d0..744254e9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ module k8s.io/sample-controller
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210712061851-e7183502f6db
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210712061153-f916759cb6b8
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210712063639-fefd2ad85b0e
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210712060516-25a36f50304a
+	k8s.io/api v0.21.5-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.5-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.5-rc.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.5-rc.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.8.0
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210712061851-e7183502f6db
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210712061153-f916759cb6b8
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210712063639-fefd2ad85b0e
-	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210712060516-25a36f50304a
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.21.5-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.5-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.21.5-rc.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.5-rc.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 10322ac9..b00ac0d1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -435,14 +435,14 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20210712061851-e7183502f6db h1:24QxDYhEfdh+XCGIhv16ciVMeE/xE9fOh71LE/YlCTc=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210712061851-e7183502f6db/go.mod h1:/+YgqSJs7JFYq7KD73gQIBmg22nIhE35kwb2jhrVYnA=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210712061153-f916759cb6b8 h1:1OmwvcyF2eOmfatOSyhLzDgk+oq+TuO7w0iQIQA53AY=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210712061153-f916759cb6b8/go.mod h1:H/IM+5vH9kZRNJ4l3x/fXP/5bOPJaVP/guptnZPeCFI=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210712063639-fefd2ad85b0e h1:35nYFV8VOJK0WLTDBGyybmaMH3ZG1KekbPRCgrEoSf4=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210712063639-fefd2ad85b0e/go.mod h1:deZddpbEnssEoTj+691wut0R5QED4V7yW9lad1s/VU8=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210712060516-25a36f50304a h1:73GQ+tZvui6LypmFjyN/pnsy23YgtHYylugGgmM1+/k=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210712060516-25a36f50304a/go.mod h1:K3y0Bv9Cz2cOW2vXUrNZlFbflhuPvuadW6JdnN6gGKo=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.5-rc.0 h1:+5PJu0+2tFUrY+NKzzGaoQnvPPQi2ZS/JNLW6RQr81k=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.5-rc.0/go.mod h1:qdLtRTCLw/ZyAbAraX+S9lxQmQ8vcb3DJlLBerjD/uc=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.5-rc.0 h1:QwAL5ldVbQ1Ob5JB9CKPbIS2/eW5/yhvEfAGp0ndQEc=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.5-rc.0/go.mod h1:H/IM+5vH9kZRNJ4l3x/fXP/5bOPJaVP/guptnZPeCFI=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.5-rc.0 h1:tok1i6Ti3vdGLPRUX1Trv0654w6eDqiZC6CFyNl0sKM=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.5-rc.0/go.mod h1:DvWwBj8krpk9nXCoB4NnBODWeDjCskTn0nbcVezmMOo=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.5-rc.0 h1:joJtc1KydnznMq6N5InEap7qKPIer1BHmMqiplr0mlU=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.5-rc.0/go.mod h1:K3y0Bv9Cz2cOW2vXUrNZlFbflhuPvuadW6JdnN6gGKo=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20201214224949-b6c5ce23f027 h1:Uusb3oh8XcdzDF/ndlI4ToKTYVlkCSJP39SRY2mfRAw=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20201214224949-b6c5ce23f027/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=