diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4008befd..01193885 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ module k8s.io/sample-controller
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213212415-b0823650fd24
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213211846-5ef28cc1b58f
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211213213140-640fc0866f65
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211213211428-f938d38700cd
+	k8s.io/api v0.21.9-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.9-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.9-rc.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.9-rc.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.9.0
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213212415-b0823650fd24
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213211846-5ef28cc1b58f
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211213213140-640fc0866f65
-	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211213211428-f938d38700cd
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.21.9-rc.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.9-rc.0
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.21.9-rc.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.9-rc.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7b28ff9b..a729e976 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -421,14 +421,14 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20211213212415-b0823650fd24 h1:qKDdirI4QY7AWXRUxc7e4lStVbiKWZiIDsiBEnwQPbQ=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213212415-b0823650fd24/go.mod h1:BGU4u94MF1y/vcHtu5OQCkZTp3e+byTeTkUVPmxFy7o=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213211846-5ef28cc1b58f h1:uWz5BkD3edSncqlTdY1u90s2oOSzyHfDOYjOQEHEvO8=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213211846-5ef28cc1b58f/go.mod h1:VdCLtKQwpSUQEWDaRsWR5ESDRqqhY2NeVzo9KCQ9uy0=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211213213140-640fc0866f65 h1:sHNelASzxw8ES/3sH5MYsymGjviNlvqpBeN+6SrGLS4=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20211213213140-640fc0866f65/go.mod h1:b28g+I0O1+Ag4WdaRS/tNa3/a6MOQZQVVkMtLyYLBZI=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211213211428-f938d38700cd h1:yyIkOPu5dFOeIHI4Y/2O/7a2AV2JwpLt7eYGFsk+BPI=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20211213211428-f938d38700cd/go.mod h1:py8RM46Y1+H0IWM1oO9pOGz60GhD9uW2SFlnXI5jZno=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.9-rc.0 h1:qrVKkQZ4mFiZ7iFGSjysmu63UmvhtAiL4acCIqfn33E=
+k8s.io/api v0.21.9-rc.0/go.mod h1:cv87cZuKPMP3qoSaaBU3lceH1XPzmielX8cuQd4SlTw=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.9-rc.0 h1:IUpnO72lOOkRAABoyWh6L5J1oQhymsuSNpaxLk85JCM=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.9-rc.0/go.mod h1:VdCLtKQwpSUQEWDaRsWR5ESDRqqhY2NeVzo9KCQ9uy0=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.9-rc.0 h1:qKj6KYO5z6YJorPij75szCQ00lqRYuEKwimoNyyzOYk=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.21.9-rc.0/go.mod h1:WAYak+koUaMQHzgmfY5JUrXOgkWG7EYdV58mzBua1Sc=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.9-rc.0 h1:iJ/FbUSnunPA7xP2ZcSUq9/i7WxyxZIO4zBF3Tq1C/Y=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.21.9-rc.0/go.mod h1:py8RM46Y1+H0IWM1oO9pOGz60GhD9uW2SFlnXI5jZno=
 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=