diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 229a27c6f2..fda2152c8a 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.22.8
+1.22.12
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/guide/service/annotations.md b/docs/guide/service/annotations.md
index 702107e780..69ebd9dc10 100644
--- a/docs/guide/service/annotations.md
+++ b/docs/guide/service/annotations.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ the NLB will route traffic to. See [Network Load Balancers](https://docs.aws.ama
 
     !!!warning "limitations"
         - Each subnets must be from a different Availability Zone
-        - AWS has restrictions on disabling existing subnets for NLB. As a result, you might not be able to edit this annotation once the NLB gets provisioned.
+        - Similar to any delete operation, removing an Availability Zone can be a potentially disruptive operation. We recommend you evaluate for any potential impact on existing connections, traffic flows, or production workloads. Refer to [product documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/availability-zones.html) for prescriptive guidance on how to use this capability in a safe manner.
 
     !!!example
         ```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2346312e90..a37edbc7ec 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/aws-load-balancer-controller
 
-go 1.22.8
+go 1.22.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.5
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.32.6
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.27.27
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.27
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.16.11
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/acm v1.28.4
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/appmesh v1.27.7
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/resourcegroupstaggingapi v1.23.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/servicediscovery v1.31.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/shield v1.27.3
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.30.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/wafregional v1.23.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/wafv2 v1.51.4
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.1
@@ -56,16 +58,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/ajg/form v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20200428143746-21a406dcc535 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.27 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.25 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.25 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/iam v1.36.3 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.11.3 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.11.17 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.22.4 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.26.4 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.30.3 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v1.0.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6676d7940c..292ee96ce6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2 v1.173.0 h1:ta62lid9JkIpKZtZZXSj6rP2AqY
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2 v1.173.0/go.mod h1:o6QDjdVKpP5EF0dp/VlvqckzuSDATr1rLdHt3A5m0YY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/elasticloadbalancingv2 v1.43.1 h1:L9Wt9zgtoYKIlaeFTy+EztGjL4oaXBBGtVXA+jaeYko=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/elasticloadbalancingv2 v1.43.1/go.mod h1:yxzLdxt7bVGvIOPYIKFtiaJCJnx2ChlIIvlhW4QgI6M=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/iam v1.36.3/go.mod h1:HSvujsK8xeEHMIB18oMXjSfqaN9cVqpo/MtHJIksQRk=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.11.3 h1:dT3MqvGhSoaIhRseqw2I0yH81l7wiR2vjs57O51EAm8=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.11.3/go.mod h1:GlAeCkHwugxdHaueRr4nhPuY+WW+gR8UjlcqzPr1SPI=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.11.17 h1:HGErhhrxZlQ044RiM+WdoZxp0p+EGM62y3L6pwA4olE=