diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index 63abe19a341..814794dbda0 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.35.0-go1.25.5-bullseye.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.36.0-go1.25.6-bullseye.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index f340bba76fd..b7def19220e 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ readonly REMOTE_OUTPUT_BINPATH="${REMOTE_OUTPUT_SUBPATH}/bin"
 readonly REMOTE_OUTPUT_GOPATH="${REMOTE_OUTPUT_SUBPATH}/go"
 
 # These are the default versions (image tags) for their respective base images.
-readonly __default_distroless_iptables_version=v0.8.6
-readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.4.0-go1.25.5-bookworm.0
+readonly __default_distroless_iptables_version=v0.8.7
+readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.4.0-go1.25.6-bookworm.0
 readonly __default_setcap_version=bookworm-v1.0.6
 
 # The default image for all binaries which are dynamically linked.
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index fe7a751a1c0..935cd250733 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ dependencies:
   # should also be updated, but go-runner is much harder to exploit and has
   # far less relevancy to go updates for Kubernetes more generally.
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.35.0-go1.25.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.36.0-go1.25.6-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: registry\.k8s\.io\/build-image\/debian-base:[a-zA-Z]+\-v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/distroless-iptables: dependents"
-    version: v0.8.6
+    version: v0.8.7
     refPaths:
     - path: build/common.sh
       match: __default_distroless_iptables_version=
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: configs\[DistrolessIptables\] = Config{list\.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)"}
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/go-runner: dependents"
-    version: v2.4.0-go1.25.5-bookworm.0
+    version: v2.4.0-go1.25.6-bookworm.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/common.sh
       match: __default_go_runner_version=
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index e1d3e304d36..1128963b189 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func initImageConfigs(list RegistryList) (map[ImageID]Config, map[ImageID]Config
 	configs[APIServer] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "sample-apiserver", "1.29.2"}
 	configs[AppArmorLoader] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "apparmor-loader", "1.4"}
 	configs[BusyBox] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "busybox", "1.37.0-1"}
-	configs[DistrolessIptables] = Config{list.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v0.8.6"}
+	configs[DistrolessIptables] = Config{list.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v0.8.7"}
 	configs[Etcd] = Config{list.GcEtcdRegistry, "etcd", "3.6.7-0"}
 	configs[InvalidRegistryImage] = Config{list.InvalidRegistry, "alpine", "3.1"}
 	configs[IpcUtils] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "ipc-utils", "1.4"}