diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f298461a68..93dad00266 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ WMCO_VERSION ?= 10.21.2
 
 # *_GIT_VERSION are the k8s versions. Any update to the build line could potentially require an update to the sed
 # command in generate_k8s_version_commit() in hack/update_submodules.sh
-KUBELET_GIT_VERSION=v1.34.9+72d01d1
+KUBELET_GIT_VERSION=v1.34.9+7ffd39de
 CONTAINERD_GIT_VERSION=v1.7.27
 # CHANNELS define the bundle channels used in the bundle.
 # Add a new line here if you would like to change its default config. (E.g CHANNELS = "preview,fast,stable")
diff --git a/kubelet b/kubelet
index 72d01d1a94..7ffd39de9b 160000
--- a/kubelet
+++ b/kubelet
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 72d01d1a9470f51f856b9b4b04e058e7645e4fb4
+Subproject commit 7ffd39de9bbb8e3edca8ee7530cf1dab522fbce2
diff --git a/windows_exporter b/windows_exporter
index cde1c4e908..c0f9d9dc83 160000
--- a/windows_exporter
+++ b/windows_exporter
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cde1c4e90816b01e6231b023081fed408077581f
+Subproject commit c0f9d9dc83270e31416614a722cb5c9245a6df16