diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 28e42086d23a..580a500fbbc9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.6
 )
 
+replace github.com/aws/karpenter-core => github.com/engedaam/karpenter-core v0.0.0-20230807013623-ef3b67d35f12
+
 require (
 	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/ocagent v0.7.1-0.20200907061046-05415f1de66d // indirect
 	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/prometheus v0.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8eabb69f0b6a..e800efbf94cb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible h1:4SOWQ7Qs+oroOTQOYnAHqelpCO0biHS
 github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:XtSnn+n/sHqQIpZ10K1qAevBhOOCWBLXXy3hyiqqBrY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.294 h1:3x7GaEth+pDU9HwFcAU0awZlEix5CEdyIZvV08SlHa8=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.294/go.mod h1:aVsgQcEevwlmQ7qHE9I3h+dtQgpqhFB+i8Phjh7fkwI=
-github.com/aws/karpenter-core v0.29.2-0.20230803235302-95bd9f61a18b h1:88YeEA65jQNCj4/AdH0qixJeuGuIOi5QxOzsRCXsJQA=
-github.com/aws/karpenter-core v0.29.2-0.20230803235302-95bd9f61a18b/go.mod h1:+C8X0N378fQ/+YmopvRHflj2JFrVP8sPs9xL7v4A6eM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
@@ -85,6 +83,8 @@ github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0/go.mod h1:5nI87KwE7wgsBU1F4GKAw2Qod7p5kyS3
 github.com/docopt/docopt-go v0.0.0-20180111231733-ee0de3bc6815/go.mod h1:WwZ+bS3ebgob9U8Nd0kOddGdZWjyMGR8Wziv+TBNwSE=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.9.0 h1:XwGDlfxEnQZzuopoqxwSEllNcCOM9DhhFyhFIIGKwxE=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.9.0/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
+github.com/engedaam/karpenter-core v0.0.0-20230807013623-ef3b67d35f12 h1:M27tXj2tIIrL9HfcjBq4Fmcwm3vHJYp1mhHm3ZHDH70=
+github.com/engedaam/karpenter-core v0.0.0-20230807013623-ef3b67d35f12/go.mod h1:+C8X0N378fQ/+YmopvRHflj2JFrVP8sPs9xL7v4A6eM=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.0/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.1-0.20191026205805-5f8ba28d4473/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.4/go.mod h1:6rpuAdCZL397s3pYoYcLgu1mIlRU8Am5FuJP05cCM98=