diff --git a/utils/go.mod b/utils/go.mod
index 7ce95a8..ae44503 100644
--- a/utils/go.mod
+++ b/utils/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ARM-software/golang-utils/utils v1.145.1
 	github.com/go-faker/faker/v4 v4.7.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.0
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.6.0
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v4 v4.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/djherbis/times v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dolmen-go/contextio v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/perimeterx/marshmallow v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20250813065127-a731cc31b4fe // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
 	github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 // indirect
 	github.com/rifflock/lfshook v0.0.0-20180920164130-b9218ef580f5 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.34.0 // indirect
diff --git a/utils/go.sum b/utils/go.sum
index 0307618..fd16505 100644
--- a/utils/go.sum
+++ b/utils/go.sum
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.2.2 h1:774zMFJrqaeYCK2W57BgAem/MLi6mtSE47MB6BOJ
 github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.2.2/go.mod h1:w7w4Utbrz8lqeMbDAK0lkNJUv5sAOkFi7nd/ogr0Uh8=
 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=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0 h1:swm0rlPCmdWn9mESxKOjWk8hXSqoxOp+ZlfuyaAdFlQ=
 github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0/go.mod h1:VAky9rY/yGXJOLEDv3OMci+7wtDpOF4IN+y82NBOac4=
 github.com/djherbis/times v1.6.0 h1:w2ctJ92J8fBvWPxugmXIv7Nz7Q3iDMKNx9v5ocVH20c=
@@ -160,8 +158,6 @@ github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20250813065127-a731cc31b4fe h1:vHpqOnPlnkba8i
 github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20250813065127-a731cc31b4fe/go.mod h1:pxMtw7cyUw6B2bRH0ZBANSPg+AoSud1I1iyJHI69jH4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 h1:o4JXh1EVt9k/+g42oCprj/FisM4qX9L3sZB3upGN2ZU=
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55/go.mod h1:OmDBASR4679mdNQnz2pUhc2G8CO2JrUAVFDRBDP/hJE=
 github.com/rickb777/date v1.14.2/go.mod h1:swmf05C+hN+m8/Xh7gEq3uB6QJDNc5pQBWojKdHetOs=
@@ -197,13 +193,13 @@ github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3A
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.21.0 h1:x5S+0EU27Lbphp4UKm1C+1oQO+rKx36vfCoaVebLFSU=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.21.0/go.mod h1:P0lhsswPGWD/1lZJ9ny3fYnVqxiegrlNrEmgLjbTCAY=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 h1:xuMeJ0Sdp5ZMRXx/aWO6RZxdr3beISkG5/G/aIRr3pY=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/8L+MA=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.3 h1:jmXUvGomnU1o3W/V5h2VEradbpJDwGrzugQQvL0POH4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.3/go.mod h1:rDQraq+vQZU7Fde9LOZLr8Tax6zZvy4kuNKF+QYS+U0=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.2/go.mod h1:R6va5+xMeoiuVRoj+gSkQ7d3FALtqAAGI1FQKckRals=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.0 h1:K6Mr6jO9JICuend/5xzTM03ydSV3vdNRYAdPSukj8uI=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.0/go.mod h1:bOYBZb5qJ00vPzWfIqBUZPaxK8jWiXc6d3ErP4Ca9Gw=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 h1:9NlTDc1FTs4qu0DDq7AEtTPNw6SVm7uBMsUCUjABIf8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Dk4QP5c2W3ibzajGcXpNraDfq2IrhjMIvMSWPKKo0FU=
 github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.15 h1:VE89k0criAymJ/Os65CSn1IXaol+1wrsFHEB8Ol49K4=