diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index be9d304..35b427e 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module gitlab.eng.vmware.com/core-build/tkg-connectivity/hack/tools
 
-go 1.23.1
+go 1.23.3
+
 toolchain go1.23.6
 
 require (
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.32.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.27.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.30.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5 v5.6.0
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.9 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/safetext v0.0.0-20220905092116-b49f7bc46da2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.22.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.36.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index c2c8a5d..5a87f77 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20241029153458-d1b30febd7db h1:097atOisP2aRj7vFgYQBbFN4U4JNXUNYpxael3UzMyo=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20241029153458-d1b30febd7db/go.mod h1:vavhavw2zAxS5dIdcRluK6cSGGPlZynqzFM8NdvU144=
-github.com/google/safetext v0.0.0-20220905092116-b49f7bc46da2 h1:SJ+NtwL6QaZ21U+IrK7d0gGgpjGGvd2kz+FzTHVzdqI=
-github.com/google/safetext v0.0.0-20220905092116-b49f7bc46da2/go.mod h1:Tv1PlzqC9t8wNnpPdctvtSUOPUUg4SHeE6vR1Ir2hmg=
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 h1:El6M4kTTCOh6aBiKaUGG7oYTSPP8MxqL4YI3kZKwcP4=
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510/go.mod h1:pupxD2MaaD3pAXIBCelhxNneeOaAeabZDe5s4K6zSpQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 h1:feTTfFNnjP967rlCxM/I9g701jU+RN74YKx2mOkIeek=
@@ -177,6 +175,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9de
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180723164146-c126467f60eb/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.2 h1:jNFOKps8WnaRKZU2R+4vRCHnXyJanVmXBWqkuUPF
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.2/go.mod h1:4q5tZG2JniS5M5bkiXY2/potOiXyhoZVw/U48vLkXk0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 h1:/Rv+M11QRah1itp8VhT6HoVx1Ray9eB4DBr+K+/sCJ8=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3/go.mod h1:18nIHnGi6636UCz6m8i4DhaJ65T6EruyzmoQqI2BVDo=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.27.0 h1:PQ3f0iAWNIj66LYkZ1ivhEg/+Zb6UPMbO+qVei/INZA=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.27.0/go.mod h1:RZVFmy6qcwlSWwp6xeIUv7kXCPF3i8MXsEXxW/J+gJY=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.30.0 h1:2Xi1KFEfSMm0XDcvKnUt15ZfgRPCT0OnCBbpgh8DztY=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.30.0/go.mod h1:FSqriGaoTPruiXWfRnUXNykF8r2t+fHtK0P0m1AbGF8=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.19.0 h1:F+2HB2mU1MSiR9Hp1NEgoU2q9ItNOaBJl0I4Dlus5SQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/BbwnivGVcBh1r+8m3tH1VNxJmHSk1PzP5fkP6lbL1o=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.19.0 h1:D3uASwjHWHmNiEHu3pPJBJMBIsb+auFvHrHql3HAarU=