diff --git a/cmd/daemon/main.go b/cmd/daemon/main.go
index 8fd6a7d09d..f5e3e556a8 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/main.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/main.go
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ var (
 func main() {
 	utilfeature.DefaultMutableFeatureGate.AddFlag(pflag.CommandLine)
 	klog.InitFlags(nil)
+	// Opt into the new klog behavior so that -stderrthreshold is honored even
+	// when -logtostderr=true (the default).
+	// Ref: kubernetes/klog#212, kubernetes/klog#432
+	if err := flag.Set("legacy_stderr_threshold_behavior", "false"); err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("Failed to set flag %q: %v", "legacy_stderr_threshold_behavior", err)
+	}
+	if err := flag.Set("stderrthreshold", "INFO"); err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("Failed to set flag %q: %v", "stderrthreshold", err)
+	}
 	pflag.CommandLine.AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 	pflag.Parse()
 	features.SetDefaultFeatureGates()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f2bad031e4..82432e780c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/cri-api v0.32.10
 	k8s.io/cri-client v0.32.10
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20230829151522-9cce18d56c01
-	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
+	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241105132330-32ad38e42d3f
 	k8s.io/kubelet v0.32.10
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.32.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b921d7e75f..bf35dfab35 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20230829151522-9cce18d56c01/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAE
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240911193312-2b36238f13e9 h1:si3PfKm8dDYxgfbeA6orqrtLkvvIeH8UqffFJDl0bz4=
 k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240911193312-2b36238f13e9/go.mod h1:EJykeLsmFC60UQbYJezXkEsG2FLrt0GPNkU5iK5GWxU=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:Od+F08eJP+W3HUb4pSrPpgp9DGU4GzlpG/TmITuYh/Y=
-k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
-k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
+k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0 h1:Tf+J3AH7xnUzZyVVXhTgGhEKnFqye14aadWv7bzXdzc=
+k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0/go.mod h1:o+/RWfJ6PwpnFn7OyAG3QnO47BFsymfEfrz6XyYSSp0=
 k8s.io/kms v0.32.10 h1:TOKCISpp+fmWZyHyfNLExW5oeYgFdqHc1j7Ibux+XdQ=
 k8s.io/kms v0.32.10/go.mod h1:Bk2evz/Yvk0oVrvm4MvZbgq8BD34Ksxs2SRHn4/UiOM=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241105132330-32ad38e42d3f h1:GA7//TjRY9yWGy1poLzYYJJ4JRdzg3+O6e8I+e+8T5Y=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4c7ce5d871..0d3db7fb6f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ func main() {
 	logOptions := logs.NewOptions()
 	logsapi.AddFlags(logOptions, pflag.CommandLine)
 	klog.InitFlags(nil)
+	// Opt into the new klog behavior so that -stderrthreshold is honored even
+	// when -logtostderr=true (the default).
+	// Ref: kubernetes/klog#212, kubernetes/klog#432
+	if err := flag.Set("legacy_stderr_threshold_behavior", "false"); err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("Failed to set flag %q: %v", "legacy_stderr_threshold_behavior", err)
+	}
+	if err := flag.Set("stderrthreshold", "INFO"); err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("Failed to set flag %q: %v", "stderrthreshold", err)
+	}
 	pflag.CommandLine.AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 	pflag.Parse()
 	ctrl.SetLogger(klogr.New())