diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 853aff8..e15640f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ checksum = "d71b6127be86fdcfddb610f7182ac57211d4b18a3e9c82eb2d17662f2227ad6a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.27"
+version = "1.2.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d487aa071b5f64da6f19a3e848e3578944b726ee5a4854b82172f02aa876bfdc"
+checksum = "c3a42d84bb6b69d3a8b3eaacf0d88f179e1929695e1ad012b6cf64d9caaa5fd2"
 dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper-util",
  "k8s-openapi",
  "kube",
+ "kube-core",
+ "kube-derive",
  "once_cell",
  "regex-lite",
  "schemars",
@@ -489,7 +491,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "gateway-api",
  "hyper-util",
  "k8s-openapi",
- "kube",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
  "tower",
@@ -828,7 +829,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "k8s-openapi",
  "kube-client",
  "kube-core",
- "kube-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1287,9 +1287,9 @@ checksum = "989e6739f80c4ad5b13e0fd7fe89531180375b18520cc8c82080e4dc4035b84f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls"
-version = "0.23.28"
+version = "0.23.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7160e3e10bf4535308537f3c4e1641468cd0e485175d6163087c0393c7d46643"
+checksum = "c0ebcbd2f03de0fc1122ad9bb24b127a5a6cd51d72604a3f3c50ac459762b6cc"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "once_cell",
@@ -1345,9 +1345,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-webpki"
-version = "0.103.3"
+version = "0.103.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e4a72fe2bcf7a6ac6fd7d0b9e5cb68aeb7d4c0a0271730218b3e92d43b4eb435"
+checksum = "0a17884ae0c1b773f1ccd2bd4a8c72f16da897310a98b0e84bf349ad5ead92fc"
 dependencies = [
  "ring",
  "rustls-pki-types",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 02887a8..e2006fb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ version = "0.16.0"
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
 delegate = "0.13.4"
 hyper-util = "0.1.16"
-kube = { version = "1.1.0" }
+kube = { version = "1.1.0", default-features = false }
+kube-core = { version = "1.1.0", default-features = false }
+kube-derive = { version = "1.1.0" }
 k8s-openapi = { version = "0.25.0" }
 once_cell = "1.21.3"
 regex = { package = "regex-lite", version = "0.1.6" }
diff --git a/gateway-api/Cargo.toml b/gateway-api/Cargo.toml
index a36f39e..e1a9b33 100644
--- a/gateway-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gateway-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ version.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 delegate.workspace = true
 k8s-openapi = { workspace = true, features = ["schemars"] }
-kube = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+kube-core = { workspace = true, features = ["schema"] }
+kube-derive.workspace = true
 once_cell.workspace = true
 regex.workspace = true
 schemars.workspace = true
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ serde_yaml.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 k8s-openapi = { workspace = true, features = ["v1_32", "schemars"] }
-kube = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+kube = { workspace = true, features = ["client", "rustls-tls", "ring"] }
 
 anyhow.workspace = true
 hyper-util.workspace = true
diff --git a/gateway-api/examples/Cargo.toml b/gateway-api/examples/Cargo.toml
index e28efe8..379cda4 100644
--- a/gateway-api/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gateway-api/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ gateway-api = { path = "../" }
 anyhow.workspace = true
 hyper-util.workspace = true
 k8s-openapi.workspace = true
-kube.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 tower.workspace = true
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/common.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/common.rs
index 600a85b..933619c 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/common.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/common.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     pub use std::collections::BTreeMap;
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gatewayclasses.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gatewayclasses.rs
index b2c3268..a2e1e1c 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gatewayclasses.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gatewayclasses.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "GatewayClass",
     plural = "gatewayclasses"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(status = "GatewayClassStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
 #[kube(derive = "PartialEq")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gateways.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gateways.rs
index 10e21a0..b4cf1f9 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gateways.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/gateways.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     pub use std::collections::BTreeMap;
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "Gateway",
     plural = "gateways"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "GatewayStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/grpcroutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/grpcroutes.rs
index e47c4b8..2249490 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/grpcroutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/grpcroutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "GRPCRoute",
     plural = "grpcroutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/httproutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/httproutes.rs
index 8a7115b..ebd78ff 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/httproutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/httproutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "HTTPRoute",
     plural = "httproutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/referencegrants.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/referencegrants.rs
index 70f0bbc..c9e79c6 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/referencegrants.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/referencegrants.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "ReferenceGrant",
     plural = "referencegrants"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
 #[kube(derive = "PartialEq")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tcproutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tcproutes.rs
index dea5e1e..49c656e 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tcproutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tcproutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "TCPRoute",
     plural = "tcproutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tlsroutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tlsroutes.rs
index 397fc3b..0c1dc34 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tlsroutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/tlsroutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "TLSRoute",
     plural = "tlsroutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/udproutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/udproutes.rs
index 85b5d1b..8adc198 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/udproutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/experimental/udproutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "UDPRoute",
     plural = "udproutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/common.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/common.rs
index 024f39d..6d4a704 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/common.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/common.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     pub use std::collections::BTreeMap;
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gatewayclasses.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gatewayclasses.rs
index f83a7f1..b8e318e 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gatewayclasses.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gatewayclasses.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "GatewayClass",
     plural = "gatewayclasses"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(status = "GatewayClassStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
 #[kube(derive = "PartialEq")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gateways.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gateways.rs
index 98257a8..5dde20a 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gateways.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/gateways.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     pub use std::collections::BTreeMap;
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "Gateway",
     plural = "gateways"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "GatewayStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/grpcroutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/grpcroutes.rs
index 80ffb94..7932f3d 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/grpcroutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/grpcroutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "GRPCRoute",
     plural = "grpcroutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/httproutes.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/httproutes.rs
index ef1183e..1749b1c 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/httproutes.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/httproutes.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::common::*;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "HTTPRoute",
     plural = "httproutes"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(status = "RouteStatus")]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/referencegrants.rs b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/referencegrants.rs
index 70f0bbc..c9e79c6 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/referencegrants.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/apis/standard/referencegrants.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 }
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use self::prelude::*;
     kind = "ReferenceGrant",
     plural = "referencegrants"
 )]
+#[kube(crates(kube_core = "::kube_core"))]
 #[kube(namespaced)]
 #[kube(derive = "Default")]
 #[kube(derive = "PartialEq")]
diff --git a/gateway-api/src/duration.rs b/gateway-api/src/duration.rs
index 2ec98ed..669bbfd 100644
--- a/gateway-api/src/duration.rs
+++ b/gateway-api/src/duration.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! digits each. See https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/geps/gep-2257 for the
 //! complete specification.
 
-use kube::core::Duration as k8sDuration;
+use kube_core::Duration as k8sDuration;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::fmt;
diff --git a/type-reducer/src/lib.rs b/type-reducer/src/lib.rs
index 39af624..822a97b 100644
--- a/type-reducer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/type-reducer/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub const COMMON_TYPES_MOD_NAME: &str = "common";
 const COMMON_TYPES_FILE_PREAMBLE: &str = "#[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod prelude {
     pub use k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::Condition;
-    pub use kube::CustomResource;
+    pub use kube_derive::CustomResource;
     pub use schemars::JsonSchema;
     pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     pub use std::collections::BTreeMap;