diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
index 52232704..34135681 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Open Backport PR
-        uses: zeebe-io/backport-action@2e830a1d0b8269505846ddd407a70876913ad1f8 # v4.6.0
+        uses: zeebe-io/backport-action@8560fb503c275d433c56f05a2f64850093baa9f7 # v4.7.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           github_workspace: ${{ github.workspace }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index e11d5a90..7f2adde3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make -j2 test
 
       - name: Publish Unit Test Coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f # v7.0.0
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@303a32d7a59b442fa8d48b6a1cc6825c09c847a5 # v7.1.1
         with:
           flags: unittests
           files: _output/tests/linux_amd64/coverage.txt
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect-noop.outputs.noop != 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Setup QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@1f40c72289eff860ee54a304f1438e3cff362e0a # v4.3.0
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@99012661954931238ded8c8b007157a8430204e1 # v4.4.0
         with:
           platforms: all
 
       - name: Setup Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@37fe631027851001ddb9b187196cc803df7f5f0e # v4.3.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@f87e5991a6d7451dcb8d9637bfbc97413f497069 # v4.4.1
         with:
           version: ${{ env.DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION }}
           install: true
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cleanup Disk
-        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be #v1.3.1
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@3f13feab2962a87273d379ebc36ea159527e6cc9 # v1.3.2
         with:
           android: true
           dotnet: true
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ jobs:
           swap-storage: false
 
       - name: Setup QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@1f40c72289eff860ee54a304f1438e3cff362e0a # v4.3.0
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@99012661954931238ded8c8b007157a8430204e1 # v4.4.0
         with:
           platforms: all
 
       - name: Setup Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@37fe631027851001ddb9b187196cc803df7f5f0e # v4.3.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@f87e5991a6d7451dcb8d9637bfbc97413f497069 # v4.4.1
         with:
           version: ${{ env.DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION }}
           install: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commands.yaml b/.github/workflows/commands.yaml
index 194929b4..8380da9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commands.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commands.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Open Backport PR
-      uses: zeebe-io/backport-action@2e830a1d0b8269505846ddd407a70876913ad1f8 # v4.6.0
+      uses: zeebe-io/backport-action@8560fb503c275d433c56f05a2f64850093baa9f7 # v4.7.0
       with:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         github_workspace: ${{ github.workspace }}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fa907439..29bac56e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ module github.com/crossplane-contrib/provider-gitlab
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2 v2.4.0
-	github.com/crossplane/crossplane/apis/v2 v2.4.0
+	github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2 v2.4.2
+	github.com/crossplane/crossplane/apis/v2 v2.4.2
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.62.0
+	gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.64.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.28.0
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.37.0
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.37.0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.37.0
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.37.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.24.1
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.37.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.37.1
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.37.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.37.1
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.37.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.25.1
 )
 
 require (
@@ -76,27 +76,27 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/xhit/go-str2duration/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.44.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.45.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.45.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.40.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.58.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.45.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.41.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.15.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.49.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260729162451-8efbd57d26e0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260803160001-6ac0973c030d // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.2 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.12 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.37.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.37.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.37.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.37.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20260408192533-25e2208e0dc3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260721132016-d427ff9ee9ad // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index efd5bb5f..c719ad2d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3/go.mod h1:rkhZdG3JZukswDf7f0cwqPNk4K0sa+F9
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
-github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2 v2.4.0 h1:m5iGVHbtEh9nZYz7w/wUWDsXVlpG2c8v5i0SZScwHh8=
-github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:Pf+hg5A/46QaGjKi7Pk+HdsrFOA/THvST9qM4El8Rzs=
-github.com/crossplane/crossplane/apis/v2 v2.4.0 h1:QmZqZe+vvi9IrnEK8rW7UsCDQBqagK6HFV1mYEw/DkQ=
-github.com/crossplane/crossplane/apis/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:Ev+FjQqTTWJWoaXi63uKER215kDjTo8PghDCT0JapZs=
+github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2 v2.4.2 h1:MXc37IyL7iyrQIxs0qrAtdOsy0mdQkxOMie4UVWSFQ4=
+github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2 v2.4.2/go.mod h1:jDwOCwt+LMD6KXsnvvm1mNNiVqKZ2ZWZxuUnkxdkBPE=
+github.com/crossplane/crossplane/apis/v2 v2.4.2 h1:mP1xs65G7yrpo17zlME+NNH/dMS05g1r4KURvty7JWY=
+github.com/crossplane/crossplane/apis/v2 v2.4.2/go.mod h1:OBNx+tl5RQh31Hqo2Q1KZ5tlwZXUIetAvpKKozP8HhU=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ github.com/gobuffalo/flect v1.0.3 h1:xeWBM2nui+qnVvNM4S3foBhCAL2XgPU+a7FdpelbTq4
 github.com/gobuffalo/flect v1.0.3/go.mod h1:A5msMlrHtLqh9umBSnvabjsMrCcCpAyzglnDvkbYKHs=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
-github.com/google/cel-go v0.31.0 h1:H0bhpFTqOvmHrBGrWKp7ZlhBm5Hh8PYUEXnwxT1LL7A=
-github.com/google/cel-go v0.31.0/go.mod h1:X0bD6iVNR8pkROSOoHVdgTkzmRcosof7WQqCD6wcMc8=
+github.com/google/cel-go v0.30.0 h1:ll54AkzKunWkBn9wSoiUXbFZXYZTkdJGNXTBXUoolGo=
+github.com/google/cel-go v0.30.0/go.mod h1:X0bD6iVNR8pkROSOoHVdgTkzmRcosof7WQqCD6wcMc8=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.7.1 h1:SisTfuFKJSKM5CPZkffwi6coztzzeYUhc3v4yxLWH8c=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.7.1/go.mod h1:whL5G0m6dmc5cPxKc5bdKdEN3UjI7OUGxBlw57miDrQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
@@ -184,26 +184,26 @@ github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/xhit/go-str2duration/v2 v2.1.0 h1:lxklc02Drh6ynqX+DdPyp5pCKLUQpRT8bp8Ydu2Bstc=
 github.com/xhit/go-str2duration/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:ohY8p+0f07DiV6Em5LKB0s2YpLtXVyJfNt1+BlmyAsU=
-gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.62.0 h1:FOSaRwz5feHGhJDo4Yk+TLqF4e6cO3Qm4R929hQqUII=
-gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.62.0/go.mod h1:LEVRH0wDbXtvsM7WAGlOgR10HCHCol1rZyjWoSeicuY=
+gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.64.0 h1:PrLDC9rS6je6scB0VgXAh6gmoB7fk50bgdweKT37Vdg=
+gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.64.0/go.mod h1:jLHVjfgFX/BsZnWXp6OsoXv1hKzBp2tSnNoxQTl3A08=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 h1:jXsnJ4Lmnqd11kwkBV2LgLoFMZKizbCi5fNZ/ipaZ64=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KRTj+aOaElaLi+wW1kO/DZRXwkF4C5xPbEe3ZiIhN7Y=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.69.0 h1:8tvICD4vSTOOsNrsI4Ljf6C+6UKvpTEH5XY3JMoyPoo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.69.0/go.mod h1:z9+yiacE0IHRqM4qFfkbt/JYlmYXgss8GY/jXoNuPJI=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.44.0 h1:JjwHmHpA4iZ3wBxluu2fbbE7j4kqlE8jXyAyPXH7HqU=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.44.0/go.mod h1:BMgjTHL9WPRlRjL2oZCBTL4whCGtXch2H4BhOPIAyYc=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.45.0 h1:pdrWmLHofpubmArBv1LgFSv1Z0Ie/ppdZzu+kUN5EeU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.45.0/go.mod h1:XZxIqPapzEYnhNSScF5DIqXhm/rYi0FzCe2XddAwZfQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.44.0 h1:4YsVu3B8+3qtWYYrsUYgn0OG78pN0rnNPRGX4SbokQI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.44.0/go.mod h1:+wnlSn0mD1ADVMe3v9Z/WIaiz6q6gL2J/ejaAmdmv80=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.44.0 h1:qazEJlUOQzhCpzQpFETGby7EdqjI1wsd0W+6Gg1SCTU=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.44.0/go.mod h1:fOD2Yefuxixkx3ahVNf0O/PERb6r4OlbxfATVnYvzCo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.44.0 h1:1w0gILTcHdr3YI+ixLyjemwrVnsMURbTZFrSYCdDdmc=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.44.0/go.mod h1:8O7hanEPBNgEMmybD3s2VBKcgWOCsA6tzHBPODAiquo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.44.0 h1:nHYwb9lK+fJPU/dnT6s7W7Z8itMWyqrnVfbheVYrZ58=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.44.0/go.mod h1:Osuydd3Se74nqjAKxid74N5eC+jfEqfTegHRnq58oK0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.44.0 h1:3LlKgI+VjbVsjNRFZJZAJ30WjXC5VkNRks6si09iEfI=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.44.0/go.mod h1:5B5pMARnXxKhltooO4xUuCBorl65a4EpnTalObqOigA=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0 h1:jxF5CsGYCe74MCRx2X4g7WsY/VBKRqqpNvXlX/6gtIk=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0/go.mod h1:oLl1jrMQAVo6v3GAggN+1VH9VIz9iUSvW53sW1Q8PIE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.45.0 h1:fG5MCxGz8+2VtrN/WgqSpJFctVz24gpxj8CxkKmc8Ww=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.45.0/go.mod h1:BmAYTn+3ysbRe+IU2msxmf5Rx3g6DHvex+tWI3LdhYI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.45.0 h1:7Eg1uH7CJ5cXv9is6tnBe1FI6rj1nwUdbFypRm3br/M=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.45.0/go.mod h1:HAPbm1nd3p1PmFH7v2dR+6BjXxw+Lq4a2+pndMAm08s=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.45.0 h1:4VVSMgQ83dUgW2aoX5f6JgLvHwIvzcuLnF9lUdCSpCw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.45.0/go.mod h1:Sr40LgXV7DsKMMJMKOhUWOgMWTfAaqvm2kF0g7ilwuA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.45.0 h1:oVFszMfyj1Am6s24Vtc7wBb8BKLcwepJjNEYILuiE3o=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.45.0/go.mod h1:vUWUxDZvu1WVRj8JA8S0AdhsPrZoDpA2DdZauIh4mDA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.45.0 h1:l/mP6Uv7oNO7/TblbhpbgMidxhq1uO/rPsikOyVhxag=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.45.0/go.mod h1:qoJJA2xNMnxRrdISU/kLtfUH2wNeQbiv+jhs/CxI8bc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.10.0 h1:IQRWgT5srOCYfiWnpqUYz9CVmbO8bFmKcwYxpuCSL2g=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.10.0/go.mod h1:/CV4QoCR/S9yaPj8utp3lvQPoqMtxXdzn7ozvvozVqk=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.40.0 h1:hUv+3cXcdRHz08UmSiOob7sadHig73uo5bkXxQ/tvUs=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.40.0/go.mod h1:0/weTWkPWGBikyTWAX3dkjVztMmBA5hM0DH6BElSupE=
 golang.org/x/net v0.58.0 h1:ynWG7rqYi4ccpTEuPZ2QGWHktVEM9DMCj9yzDE0Q7To=
 golang.org/x/net v0.58.0/go.mod h1:YwCddHnFlT7eLQqVprV19OnhLGtc5xOKgE0RyqgfWAU=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 h1:peZ/1z27fi9hUOFCAZaHyrpWG5lwe0RJEEEeH0ThlIs=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0/go.mod h1:YDBUJMTkDnJS+A4BP4eZBjCqtokkg1hODuPjwiGPO7Q=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0 h1:SZjpbeLmrCk4xhRSZFNZW5gFUeCeFgjekvI/+gfScek=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.37.0 h1:JUlcxA8oAtauLfiH8FX2/FkAWHAdi0QtGCGc+hofE98=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.37.0/go.mod h1:IxwZNxUULJmpBFf9K/9NTMSIfZZuvuTy1gGxhigP/58=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0 h1:KameEIfc1IkluZyXWLn39Wd4tURc6GbCiISGiZm2bQk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0/go.mod h1:sUUOizhqBxiL6pEWpqNLUiaJn1ShEbZ6BBqskPbjZm0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0 h1:JELs8RLM12qJGXU4u/TO3V25KW8GreMKl9pdkk14RM0
 gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0/go.mod h1:AH3dM2RI6uoBZxn3LVrfvJ3E0/9dG4cSrbuBJT4moAY=
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 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0/go.mod h1:El3tOrEuMpv2UdMrbNlKEh9vd86bmQ6vqIcDwxEOc1E=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa h1:Kjn0N0tCrDgiAFW+lGO4JZ3ck44CehvJQMAwj9QF0G8=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa/go.mod h1:q4lMZS6kskjT5HvCPrnnypcDPVJqT/f4nfxmkE7gryY=
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@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260707023825-cf1189d6abe3 h1:jVkFFVfXdXP74B/zbO3hM3hpSFD0x
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diff --git a/pkg/cluster/controller/instance/variables/zz_controller_test.go b/pkg/cluster/controller/instance/variables/zz_controller_test.go
index 06bef322..8941e4bd 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/controller/instance/variables/zz_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/controller/instance/variables/zz_controller_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/recorder"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/conversion"
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ type fakeManager struct {
 	addErr             error
 	logger             logr.Logger
 	deprecatedRecorder record.EventRecorder
-	recorder           events.EventRecorder
+	recorder           recorder.EventRecorder
 }
 
 // type check to make sure fakeManager implements manager.Manager
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func (m *fakeManager) GetEventRecorderFor(string) record.EventRecorder {
 	}
 	return m.deprecatedRecorder
 }
-func (m *fakeManager) GetEventRecorder(name string) events.EventRecorder {
+func (m *fakeManager) GetEventRecorder(name string) recorder.EventRecorder {
 	if m.recorder == nil {
 		m.recorder = events.NewFakeRecorder(32)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/namespaced/controller/instance/variables/controller_test.go b/pkg/namespaced/controller/instance/variables/controller_test.go
index 9eace02b..a6e27355 100644
--- a/pkg/namespaced/controller/instance/variables/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/namespaced/controller/instance/variables/controller_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/recorder"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/conversion"
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ type fakeManager struct {
 	addErr             error
 	logger             logr.Logger
 	deprecatedRecorder record.EventRecorder
-	recorder           events.EventRecorder
+	recorder           recorder.EventRecorder
 }
 
 // type check to make sure fakeManager implements manager.Manager
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ func (m *fakeManager) GetEventRecorderFor(string) record.EventRecorder {
 	}
 	return m.deprecatedRecorder
 }
-func (m *fakeManager) GetEventRecorder(name string) events.EventRecorder {
+func (m *fakeManager) GetEventRecorder(name string) recorder.EventRecorder {
 	if m.recorder == nil {
 		m.recorder = events.NewFakeRecorder(32)
 	}