diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 3f010f998d..58bfb50936 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/test
 go 1.22.8
 
 require (
-	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1
+	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.2
 	github.com/dypflying/go-qcow2lib v1.0.0
 	github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/apis v0.5.1
 	github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/pkg/hardwareutils v0.5.1
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 06c7751237..b6ae94ba47 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:IbckMUScFkM3pff0VJDNKRiT6TG/YpiHIM2y
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
-github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1 h1:1ceFMqTtwiqY2vyfaRT85CNiVmK7pJjt3GebYCx9awY=
-github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1/go.mod h1:MfLVTL45hFZsqmaT1O0+b2ugaNNQQZttSFV9hASHUb0=
+github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.2 h1:c9UU2E+8XWGruyvC/mdpc1wuLddtgmNr8foKdP7a8Jg=
+github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.2/go.mod h1:MfLVTL45hFZsqmaT1O0+b2ugaNNQQZttSFV9hASHUb0=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.1.0/go.mod h1:prBCrKB9DV4poKZY1l9zBXg2QJY7mvgRvtMxxK7fi4I=