diff --git a/examples/basic-example-module/hooks/go.mod b/examples/basic-example-module/hooks/go.mod
index 21d4f0bb..c89b61f0 100644
--- a/examples/basic-example-module/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/basic-example-module/hooks/go.mod
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 // indirect
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.8 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/common-hooks/tls-certificate/hooks/go.mod b/examples/common-hooks/tls-certificate/hooks/go.mod
index 620b7b7b..a39affe1 100644
--- a/examples/common-hooks/tls-certificate/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/common-hooks/tls-certificate/hooks/go.mod
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.3 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.22.0 // indirect
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/zmap/zcrypto v0.0.0-20230310154051-c8b263fd8300 // indirect
 	github.com/zmap/zlint/v3 v3.5.0 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.8 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/dependency-example-module/hooks/go.mod b/examples/dependency-example-module/hooks/go.mod
index aeb78eac..226fc355 100644
--- a/examples/dependency-example-module/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/dependency-example-module/hooks/go.mod
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 // indirect
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.8 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/example-module/hooks/go.mod b/examples/example-module/hooks/go.mod
index 750c0822..578b0c1f 100644
--- a/examples/example-module/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/example-module/hooks/go.mod
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 // indirect
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.8 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/settings-check/hooks/go.mod b/examples/settings-check/hooks/go.mod
index 3343b07d..d797b164 100644
--- a/examples/settings-check/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/settings-check/hooks/go.mod
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 // indirect
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.1 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/single-file-app-example/hooks/go.mod b/examples/single-file-app-example/hooks/go.mod
index 1b0ffdc8..873206d2 100644
--- a/examples/single-file-app-example/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/single-file-app-example/hooks/go.mod
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 // indirect
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.1 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/single-file-example/hooks/go.mod b/examples/single-file-example/hooks/go.mod
index 7267d095..88629b77 100644
--- a/examples/single-file-example/hooks/go.mod
+++ b/examples/single-file-example/hooks/go.mod
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 // indirect
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.9.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef1b858b..f6b8eeae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/zmap/zcrypto v0.0.0-20230310154051-c8b263fd8300 // indirect
 	github.com/zmap/zlint/v3 v3.5.0 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 31237e1f..af6c8488 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
-go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 h1:tuyd0P+2Ont/d6e2rl3be67goVK4R6deVxCUX5vyPaQ=
-go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4/go.mod h1:gMZqIpDtDqOfM0uNfy0SkpRhvUryYH0Z6wdMYcacYXQ=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 h1:6gvOSjQoTB3vt1l+CU+tSyi/HOjfOjRLJ4YwYZGwRO0=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3/go.mod h1:zSxWcmIDjOzPXpjlTTbAsKokqkDNAVtZO0WOMiT90s8=
 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 v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=