diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 36509bf..2e7b5b8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Pallinder/go-randomdata v1.2.0
 	github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg v0.0.0-20250909182303-e8e550b6f339
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v1.0.2
 	github.com/linode/linodego v1.65.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2 v2.0.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.25.3