diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f24a375e26fac..b16c893d934d3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.35.3
 	k8s.io/kubelet v0.32.13
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
-	kubevirt.io/api v1.8.0
+	kubevirt.io/api v1.8.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework v0.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b0a71afbabae..323d4b986a8ac 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2379,8 +2379,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210802155522-efc7438f0176/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20211116205334-6203023598ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzkbzn+gDM4X9T4Ck=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-kubevirt.io/api v1.8.0 h1:6ovtOyW46yESFxEH2kjZ96ZyQNQBttesv3W91284ujs=
-kubevirt.io/api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:EUaPeD1GQK4IIEp8TVtk5dsFlYQGzFfcWi4CV4rs0rY=
+kubevirt.io/api v1.8.1 h1:LiH879BI7hMKQqM4wobUYRwADZUockSiSwPsdTQpufU=
+kubevirt.io/api v1.8.1/go.mod h1:EUaPeD1GQK4IIEp8TVtk5dsFlYQGzFfcWi4CV4rs0rY=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0 h1:yBLY6qEogUp8F+XSJvabIkx9uEEDeToYDfRr0mbUxJc=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.64.0/go.mod h1:VGp35wxpLXU18b7cnEpmcThI3AjcZUSfg/Zfql44U4o=
 kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/api v0.2.4 h1:fZYvD3/Vnitfkx6IJxjLAk8ugnZQ7CXVYcRfkSKmuZY=