diff --git a/examples/extension-server/go.mod b/examples/extension-server/go.mod
index e01f243fb1..279c0227d7 100644
--- a/examples/extension-server/go.mod
+++ b/examples/extension-server/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0-alpha.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.1-0.20250527223622-54df0a899c1c
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/examples/extension-server/go.sum b/examples/extension-server/go.sum
index f470b2e015..0cc9706029 100644
--- a/examples/extension-server/go.sum
+++ b/examples/extension-server/go.sum
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0 h1:CYfjpEuicjUecRk+KAeyYh+ouUBn4llGyDYytI
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0/go.mod h1:OSg14+F65eWqIu4DceX7k/+QRAbTTvxeQSNSOQpukWM=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3 h1:lwFPLicpBKLgIepah+c8ikRBubFW5kOQyT88r3EwfNw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3/go.mod h1:1ii+oXcYZkxcBXzwv3YZBlzjt1fvkrCGjVF73blosJI=
-sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0 h1:q6okN+/UKDATola4JY7zXzx40WO4VISk7i9DIfOvr9M=
-sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
+sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.1-0.20250527223622-54df0a899c1c h1:GS4VnGRV90GEUjrgQ2GT5ii6yzWj3KtgUg+sVMdhs5c=
+sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.1-0.20250527223622-54df0a899c1c/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v0.0.0-20250304075658-069ef1bbf016/go.mod h1:XeLlZ/jmk4i1HRopwe7/aU3H5n1zNUcX6TM94b3QxOY=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e942d4779c..fdc234c888 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.33.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.1-0.20250527223622-54df0a899c1c
 	sigs.k8s.io/kubectl-validate v0.0.5-0.20241223122011-eb064d2f92d5
 	sigs.k8s.io/mcs-api v0.1.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8f6de77617..ff3e6ad5f2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1826,8 +1826,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20250217160221-5e8256e
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:enhtKGfxZD1GFEoMgP8Fdbu+uKQ/cq1/WGJhdVChfvI=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3 h1:lwFPLicpBKLgIepah+c8ikRBubFW5kOQyT88r3EwfNw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3/go.mod h1:1ii+oXcYZkxcBXzwv3YZBlzjt1fvkrCGjVF73blosJI=
-sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0 h1:q6okN+/UKDATola4JY7zXzx40WO4VISk7i9DIfOvr9M=
-sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
+sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.1-0.20250527223622-54df0a899c1c h1:GS4VnGRV90GEUjrgQ2GT5ii6yzWj3KtgUg+sVMdhs5c=
+sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.1-0.20250527223622-54df0a899c1c/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.8.1/go.mod h1:oNKTxUVPYkV9lWzY6CVMNluVq8cBsyq+UgPJdvA3uu4=
diff --git a/tools/make/kube.mk b/tools/make/kube.mk
index 53cdb5ee5a..74bcf5b558 100644
--- a/tools/make/kube.mk
+++ b/tools/make/kube.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ENVTEST_K8S_VERSIONS ?= 1.29.5 1.30.3 1.31.0 1.32.0
 
 # GATEWAY_API_VERSION refers to the version of Gateway API CRDs.
 # For more details, see https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/guides/getting-started/#installing-gateway-api
-GATEWAY_API_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api)
+GATEWAY_API_VERSION ?= v1.3.0
 
 GATEWAY_API_RELEASE_URL ?= https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/${GATEWAY_API_VERSION}
 EXPERIMENTAL_GATEWAY_API_RELEASE_URL ?= ${GATEWAY_API_RELEASE_URL}/experimental-install.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ manifests: generate-gwapi-manifests ## Generate WebhookConfiguration and CustomR
 	done
 
 .PHONY: generate-gwapi-manifests
-generate-gwapi-manifests: ## Generate GWAPI manifests and make it consistent with the go mod version.
+generate-gwapi-manifests: ## Generate Gateway API manifests and make it consistent with the go mod version.
 	@$(LOG_TARGET)
 	@echo "Generating Gateway API CRDs"
 	@mkdir -p $(OUTPUT_DIR)/