diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 756f7dd3..809f0c34 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ go 1.26.5
 // please place any replace statements here at the top for visibility and add a
 // comment to it as to when it can be removed
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 => sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.7.0
+replace sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v7 => sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v7.0.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.21.1