diff --git a/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go b/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
index 1c9d6781..259e4b65 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	fmt "fmt"
 	sync "sync"
 
-	typed "sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6/typed"
+	typed "sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v7/typed"
 )
 
 func Parser() *typed.Parser {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f73b0651..254e5756 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.37.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v7 v7.0.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -113,5 +113,6 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.6.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 36fc0d1e..201a36c6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -277,5 +277,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XeLlZ/jmk4i1HRopwe7/aU3H5n1zNUcX6TM94b3QxOY=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2 h1:qdOxHwrl2Kaag1aQEarlYcOA9vSyGCp3CIki3aW8c4Q=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.4.2/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v7 v7.0.0 h1:LnKTE1vO6tDITDMVOJ5oCsWauLIAPJnV9egetSfUCpI=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v7 v7.0.0/go.mod h1:xKoMSgtnJnkfRR+CTNSQ1dBVhkKJR5OQl5RxX/OqHbI=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=