diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 67ecd93..5495c38 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.6
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.32.16
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.15
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.42.13
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.42.26
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.42.0
 	github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/apis v0.0.0-20260220115333-4ec4aeb22431
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f97f91e..997e384 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.22 h1:PUmZeJU6
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.22/go.mod h1:nO6egFBoAaoXze24a2C0NjQCvdpk8OueRoYimvEB9jo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/signin v1.0.10 h1:a1Fq/KXn75wSzoJaPQTgZO0wHGqE9mjFnylnqEPTchA=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/signin v1.0.10/go.mod h1:p6+MXNxW7IA6dMgHfTAzljuwSKD0NCm/4lbS4t6+7vI=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.42.13 h1:gfwPJhrWDHUeisN2p7bji+wocVmoJLJ3jgEQCKSiiMo=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.42.13/go.mod h1:ZS67woOy/ftzvKK2+P53u2NPqImAPTWz+hBn+tchP7k=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.42.26 h1:jtUEQz/c14fCMkOX3r2/nhYmhXZas0XdcQhUaIW5ubY=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.42.26/go.mod h1:gcJv70rH+Z/Q1PM3jKsJr6+vfKrDHJOfmKq7342+Vq8=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.30.16 h1:x6bKbmDhsgSZwv6q19wY/u3rLk/3FGjJWyqKcIRufpE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.30.16/go.mod h1:CudnEVKRtLn0+3uMV0yEXZ+YZOKnAtUJ5DmDhilVnIw=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.35.20 h1:oK/njaL8GtyEihkWMD4k3VgHCT64RQKkZwh0DG5j8ak=