diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f529eceb..24373fbe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.22.0+incompatible
 	github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.0
-	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.110.3
+	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.110.4
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.22.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.36.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 48d39a4c..23b57f02 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.17.1 h1:vawZGN+rsCRMviacnnMSWELbuIJsNXHaq
 github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.17.1/go.mod h1:cwSsyN935017HojKVuWqw2TBhiaxSisX132D9Tn+n9I=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.25.0 h1:mR9/x5r27pO+I+XzpNcN2DDenam+7ITrhc7qKt9rbsI=
 github.com/gardener/etcd-druid v0.25.0/go.mod h1:6C0eyfdlw6CowLm/l4ZiKwrvkc+5NHrnc/rY2wCUwys=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.110.3 h1:gvAemDno0e4g2N8TUCrEEFkImIach+ZhQQ9zeGB5z30=
-github.com/gardener/gardener v1.110.3/go.mod h1:Ge2wQMWm0NmQZP3L/WMejpfXsnGbfTFBEZud819P3vU=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.110.4 h1:0ZsJtvOQ8wb079+39RTurpy6wdX3nhPUpa797kZpboA=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.110.4/go.mod h1:Ge2wQMWm0NmQZP3L/WMejpfXsnGbfTFBEZud819P3vU=
 github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.55.1 h1:d6mTnuYko+jWeIi7tAFWgWnL1nR5hGcI6pRCDcH0TGY=
 github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.55.1/go.mod h1:eCng7De6OE15rndmMm6Q1fwMQI39esASCd3WKZ/lLmY=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20150909031657-73d445a93680/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=