diff --git a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-31/go.mod b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-31/go.mod
index 3fe95438c3..0ff232f703 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-31/go.mod
+++ b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-31/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/image-builder/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-31
 
-go 1.24
-
-require (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.3.2
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.5.1
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.4.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.14
-	sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools v1.31.1
-)
+go 1.26.3
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-32/go.mod b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-32/go.mod
index 6833e5b683..d60794e057 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-32/go.mod
+++ b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-32/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/image-builder/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-32
 
-go 1.24
-
-require (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.3.2
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.6.0
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.4.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.13
-	sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools v1.32.0
-)
+go 1.26.3
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-33/go.mod b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-33/go.mod
index 078056d197..547aa6a73e 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-33/go.mod
+++ b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-33/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/image-builder/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-33
 
-go 1.24
-
-require (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.3.2
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.6.0
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.4.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.33.13
-	sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools v1.33.0
-)
+go 1.26.3
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-34/go.mod b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-34/go.mod
index 39eb1740f7..e0faee13bd 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-34/go.mod
+++ b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-34/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/image-builder/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-34
 
-go 1.24
-
-require (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.3.2
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.7.1
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.4.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.10
-	sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools v1.34.0
-)
+go 1.26.3
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-35/go.mod b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-35/go.mod
index 6091dd9427..9c4563d830 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-35/go.mod
+++ b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-35/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/image-builder/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-35
 
-go 1.24
-
-require (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.3.2
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.8.0
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.4.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.7
-	sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools v1.35.0
-)
+go 1.26.3
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-36/go.mod b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-36/go.mod
index f97a9b6775..65f309e349 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-36/go.mod
+++ b/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-36/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/image-builder/images/capi/packer/config/kubernetes-version-dependencies/release-1-36
 
-go 1.24
-
-require (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.3.2
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.9.1
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.4.3
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.36.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools v1.36.0
-)
+go 1.26.3