diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0d39296f..d23c4eb7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ module k8s.io/sample-controller
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211006163708-86d955a525a9
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211006163404-6c4c0b383bc9
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211006164548-cd49ed727a6b
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211006163100-f784720748de
+	k8s.io/api v0.21.7-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.7-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.7-rc.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.7-rc.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.9.0
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211006163708-86d955a525a9
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211006163404-6c4c0b383bc9
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211006164548-cd49ed727a6b
-	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211006163100-f784720748de
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.21.7-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.7-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.21.7-rc.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.7-rc.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fd1bf675..f03a7781 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -420,14 +420,14 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20211006163708-86d955a525a9 h1:fgsa+Z/Z0SKWRq6ptOqaQsxgSW0/VzFQUlDksN4tnu0=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211006163708-86d955a525a9/go.mod h1:Qj3SN+1Iyz/YY45v5zFHtGeMTDma1zNbjEE5tjjtRqc=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211006163404-6c4c0b383bc9 h1:IIhOqTAjGOnbZAV2xL43WdlYP0ytfhqans3r+90NwJQ=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211006163404-6c4c0b383bc9/go.mod h1:cIJZ64G7RXojne0VMbraJhyZENr8Bep45PAX1zJlfLQ=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211006164548-cd49ed727a6b h1:AD0KqzPewL5qC5zWKPqy3eTcaY5+ugpo55h6wbWOBFw=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211006164548-cd49ed727a6b/go.mod h1:lKnrB/WdmMYYkE9vNFGnKTfaJH87L0szqVNXBARna7Q=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211006163100-f784720748de h1:xUYzsuDMXgQeOBIwN4yn6J3rWWjgdANj7WljgCvvvUo=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211006163100-f784720748de/go.mod h1:1rjClMZOJxt64EX39Cxs1M60KWy6l9D716HBuy5eWfg=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.7-rc.0 h1:bkogqWxkTYx6rTN5TNsGJjuqYcTg9b/wPpWkIUgV6N0=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.7-rc.0/go.mod h1:9RwFbqCFbObxyUL/QKpGPepb0gY4QuVMOVC6x2lN0Cc=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.7-rc.0 h1:VIftz/EsHs1h57F8mdIJMCuOetTGVQlZENCia2WN7cA=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.7-rc.0/go.mod h1:cIJZ64G7RXojne0VMbraJhyZENr8Bep45PAX1zJlfLQ=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.7-rc.0 h1:tHh8fJG32j2JG/qCqt360Nnn8z/cBQRoj3u9p3qxJd8=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.7-rc.0/go.mod h1:VaFauZvEhOh8lDrTrf6yChJn8SslNj9L6ZYSXYiXxjg=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.7-rc.0 h1:Fk7MODNaWzxvNKLmj+seTaRLAYtEavJlMJWJ7RLtnF8=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.7-rc.0/go.mod h1:1rjClMZOJxt64EX39Cxs1M60KWy6l9D716HBuy5eWfg=
 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=