diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e8e1fc560ac..f02d952557a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/k3s-io/k3s v1.30.3-0.20240822212334-c7468edbe71d // master
 	github.com/k3s-io/kine v0.12.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.1
-	github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible
+	github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.20.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.34.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/logging/logging.go b/pkg/logging/logging.go
index 0b76bbbb15c..c3ded779d18 100644
--- a/pkg/logging/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/logging/logging.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 	cliflag "k8s.io/component-base/cli/flag"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/pebinaryexecutor/pebinary.go b/pkg/pebinaryexecutor/pebinary.go
index 059b90a6e64..110447cfdf9 100644
--- a/pkg/pebinaryexecutor/pebinary.go
+++ b/pkg/pebinaryexecutor/pebinary.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pkg/cli/cmds"
 	"github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pkg/daemons/config"
 	"github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pkg/daemons/executor"
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/pkg/bootstrap"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/pkg/images"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/pkg/logging"
 	win "github.com/rancher/rke2/pkg/windows"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/authenticator"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
diff --git a/pkg/rke2/rke2.go b/pkg/rke2/rke2.go
index aecec1df286..d18820c5ab1 100644
--- a/pkg/rke2/rke2.go
+++ b/pkg/rke2/rke2.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import (
 	daemonconfig "github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pkg/daemons/config"
 	"github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pkg/daemons/executor"
 	rawServer "github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pkg/server"
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/pkg/controllers/cisnetworkpolicy"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke2/pkg/images"
+	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/v3/pkg/slice"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"