diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/MultiVersionCRDIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/MultiVersionCRDIT.java
index 65bf839ff4..3636542270 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/MultiVersionCRDIT.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/MultiVersionCRDIT.java
@@ -51,31 +51,6 @@ void multipleCRDVersions() {
             });
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void invalidEventsDoesNotBreakEventHandling() {
-    var v2res = createTestResourceV2WithLabel();
-    v2res.getMetadata().getLabels().clear();
-    operator.create(v2res);
-    var v1res = createTestResourceV1WithoutLabel();
-    operator.create(v1res);
-
-    await()
-        .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(2))
-        .pollInterval(Duration.ofMillis(50))
-        .untilAsserted(() -> {
-          var crV1Now = operator.get(MultiVersionCRDTestCustomResource1.class, CR_V1_NAME);
-          assertThat(crV1Now.getStatus()).isNotNull();
-          assertThat(crV1Now.getStatus().getReconciledBy())
-              .containsExactly(MultiVersionCRDTestReconciler1.class.getSimpleName());
-        });
-    assertThat(
-        operator
-            .get(MultiVersionCRDTestCustomResource2.class, CR_V2_NAME)
-            .getStatus())
-        .isNull();
-  }
-
-
   MultiVersionCRDTestCustomResource1 createTestResourceV1WithoutLabel() {
     MultiVersionCRDTestCustomResource1 cr = new MultiVersionCRDTestCustomResource1();
     cr.setMetadata(new ObjectMeta());
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3eea4c1e68..f81b43b051 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
 
         <junit.version>5.9.1</junit.version>
-        <fabric8-client.version>6.1.1</fabric8-client.version>
+        <fabric8-client.version>6.2.0</fabric8-client.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
         <log4j.version>2.19.0</log4j.version>
         <mokito.version>4.8.0</mokito.version>