diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 91206254..bbb3a807 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.36.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.36.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.24.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1c871d30..c7da9574 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260507154919-ff6756f316d2 h1:wU4tMEhLGgIbLvXQb1cfN+EcM0wf7
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260507154919-ff6756f316d2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.24.1 h1:miPEwrmirImAvgME1L9qebGHrOnGJoVmVdtOU9fRfo4=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.24.1/go.mod h1:vFkfY5fGt5xAC/sKb8IBFKgWPNKG9OUG29dR8Y2wImw=
-sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.0 h1:735YBRj5NXFrOGX0GoSjwzUIzbz8kiEOfADsqHFmHgE=
-sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.0/go.mod h1:FVfx3t389ybeXOqvDghLbdvJdSCfI/PReqCUI3lu3mY=
+sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.1 h1:mock6phZbI6rvZerwrVNk7hVNymQgHo+6sJ81Ia7ftY=
+sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.1/go.mod h1:FVfx3t389ybeXOqvDghLbdvJdSCfI/PReqCUI3lu3mY=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=