diff --git a/.bingo/Variables.mk b/.bingo/Variables.mk
index 5746c21202..bc3ad23449 100644
--- a/.bingo/Variables.mk
+++ b/.bingo/Variables.mk
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ $(KIND): $(BINGO_DIR)/kind.mod
 	@echo "(re)installing $(GOBIN)/kind-v0.32.0"
 	@cd $(BINGO_DIR) && GOWORK=off $(GO) build -mod=mod -modfile=kind.mod -o=$(GOBIN)/kind-v0.32.0 "sigs.k8s.io/kind"
 
-KUBE_SCORE := $(GOBIN)/kube-score-v1.20.0
+KUBE_SCORE := $(GOBIN)/kube-score-v1.20.1-0.20260520132026-06dedc9ccce5
 $(KUBE_SCORE): $(BINGO_DIR)/kube-score.mod
 	@# Install binary/ries using Go 1.14+ build command. This is using bwplotka/bingo-controlled, separate go module with pinned dependencies.
-	@echo "(re)installing $(GOBIN)/kube-score-v1.20.0"
-	@cd $(BINGO_DIR) && GOWORK=off $(GO) build -mod=mod -modfile=kube-score.mod -o=$(GOBIN)/kube-score-v1.20.0 "github.com/zegl/kube-score/cmd/kube-score"
+	@echo "(re)installing $(GOBIN)/kube-score-v1.20.1-0.20260520132026-06dedc9ccce5"
+	@cd $(BINGO_DIR) && GOWORK=off $(GO) build -mod=mod -modfile=kube-score.mod -o=$(GOBIN)/kube-score-v1.20.1-0.20260520132026-06dedc9ccce5 "github.com/zegl/kube-score/cmd/kube-score"
 
 MOCKGEN := $(GOBIN)/mockgen-v0.6.0
 $(MOCKGEN): $(BINGO_DIR)/mockgen.mod
diff --git a/.bingo/kube-score.mod b/.bingo/kube-score.mod
index 873a8ecb7a..f421a008cd 100644
--- a/.bingo/kube-score.mod
+++ b/.bingo/kube-score.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 module _ // Auto generated by https://github.com/bwplotka/bingo. DO NOT EDIT
 
-go 1.24.6
+go 1.26.0
 
-require github.com/zegl/kube-score v1.20.0 // cmd/kube-score
+replace k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.37.1
+
+replace k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.37.1
+
+require github.com/zegl/kube-score v1.20.1-0.20260520132026-06dedc9ccce5 // cmd/kube-score
diff --git a/.bingo/kube-score.sum b/.bingo/kube-score.sum
index 9a4cabc8e4..dc593af590 100644
--- a/.bingo/kube-score.sum
+++ b/.bingo/kube-score.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 h1:S8gINlzdQ840/4pfAwic/ZE0djQEH3wM94VfqLTZcOM=
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@@ -31,9 +37,13 @@ github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd h1:TRLaZ9cD/w
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@@ -42,6 +52,12 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9de
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@@ -53,6 +69,10 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
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 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=
+sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
+sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=
diff --git a/.bingo/variables.env b/.bingo/variables.env
index 1f914dfe02..99bf6fc93e 100644
--- a/.bingo/variables.env
+++ b/.bingo/variables.env
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ HELM="${GOBIN}/helm-v3.22.0"
 
 KIND="${GOBIN}/kind-v0.32.0"
 
-KUBE_SCORE="${GOBIN}/kube-score-v1.20.0"
+KUBE_SCORE="${GOBIN}/kube-score-v1.20.1-0.20260520132026-06dedc9ccce5"
 
 MOCKGEN="${GOBIN}/mockgen-v0.6.0"