diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7270d34da..b597e5730 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.2
-	knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240801183138-ff37e4e2fc0f
-	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240801232131-441a19fc9ead
-	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240805063731-c88d5dad9653
-	knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240806121737-73f88b255f5f
+	knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240809130604-d69b8b46e9d0
+	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240808014239-452e340cbb4b
+	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240808013630-0991b2f920f4
+	knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240809122229-bf7dbbb46c4f
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 141228552..8c2da707f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -789,16 +789,16 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20231010175941-2dd684a91f00 h1:aVUu9fTY98ivBPKR9Y5w/A
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20231010175941-2dd684a91f00/go.mod h1:AsvuZPBlUDVuCdzJ87iajxtXuR9oktsTctW/R9wwouA=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e h1:eQ/4ljkx21sObifjzXwlPKpdGLrCfRziVtos3ofG/sQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240801183138-ff37e4e2fc0f h1:nxcX0qPKzBc/n+gFEhT2sWTnT5xbRdx1QH8TPsXMxqM=
-knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240801183138-ff37e4e2fc0f/go.mod h1:sW8btFd57JF2hS2T92Jh/k1PgSOVTQdPzZODXaQs54E=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240801232131-441a19fc9ead h1:ViH1OEO0LViKa6W61YKUpLzOp7CJCFL9yLyIojHIuQ8=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240801232131-441a19fc9ead/go.mod h1:R0ritgYtjLDO9527h5vb5X6gfvt5LCrJ55BNbVDsWiY=
+knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240809130604-d69b8b46e9d0 h1:tloWYPTFdfwfV+XUK6oVGk7CIrcNrqhrhoXhqk5RAUc=
+knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240809130604-d69b8b46e9d0/go.mod h1:sW8btFd57JF2hS2T92Jh/k1PgSOVTQdPzZODXaQs54E=
+knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240808014239-452e340cbb4b h1:pDzlX6d8cCbp5PDU9BdEIPJVI/4HLTM4mV2gMN1bKlk=
+knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240808014239-452e340cbb4b/go.mod h1:R0ritgYtjLDO9527h5vb5X6gfvt5LCrJ55BNbVDsWiY=
 knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20240802083044-f1702380495f h1:1mIVNRZELhQLuDDFti6R26ZQXqeL2UkS/K0cMqKzBxw=
 knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20240802083044-f1702380495f/go.mod h1:FNWuEcSif270xzNwQx5xFvEsv7wKiKGPUKzpAXkajT8=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240805063731-c88d5dad9653 h1:VHUW124ZpkDn4EnIzMuGWvGuJte3ISIoHMmEw2kx0zU=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240805063731-c88d5dad9653/go.mod h1:H+5rS2GEWpAZzrmQoXOEVq/1M77LLMhR7+4jZBMOQ24=
-knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240806121737-73f88b255f5f h1:yBlSzaLPKHuP0q/uhdrCPr7S99ZjrrqRpbnOrA6+3r0=
-knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240806121737-73f88b255f5f/go.mod h1:gHq0Gm9DC2Kx4HwXFZKH4IcC9sXgoVln9AP93OYFujQ=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240808013630-0991b2f920f4 h1:ao+O7yRAMHJmW9f/1YaCv+YTg8WlCRUwo08B9QQGvqw=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240808013630-0991b2f920f4/go.mod h1:H+5rS2GEWpAZzrmQoXOEVq/1M77LLMhR7+4jZBMOQ24=
+knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240809122229-bf7dbbb46c4f h1:ssRNiHY5XouaZ45y9sgeyw4Pvsb+UwMIBL1Z7PtNvDQ=
+knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240809122229-bf7dbbb46c4f/go.mod h1:gHq0Gm9DC2Kx4HwXFZKH4IcC9sXgoVln9AP93OYFujQ=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/apis/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy_defaults.go b/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/apis/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy_defaults.go
index 3e52f5bd4..4514e4c03 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/apis/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy_defaults.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/apis/eventing/v1alpha1/eventpolicy_defaults.go
@@ -28,4 +28,14 @@ func (ep *EventPolicy) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (ets *EventPolicySpec) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
+	for i := range ets.From {
+		ets.From[i].SetDefaults(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+func (from *EventPolicySpecFrom) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
+	if from.Ref != nil && from.Ref.Namespace == "" {
+		// default to event policies namespace
+		from.Ref.Namespace = apis.ParentMeta(ctx).Namespace
+	}
 }
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/auth/event_policy.go b/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/auth/event_policy.go
index 7d4fcb1db..d86351674 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/auth/event_policy.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/eventing/pkg/auth/event_policy.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	eventingduckv1 "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/apis/duck/v1"
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ func GetEventPoliciesForResource(lister listerseventingv1alpha1.EventPolicyListe
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Sort the policies by name to ensure deterministic order
+	sort.Slice(relevantPolicies, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return relevantPolicies[i].Name < relevantPolicies[j].Name
+	})
+
 	return relevantPolicies, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index d0c4de315..a77ae6977 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ k8s.io/utils/pointer
 k8s.io/utils/ptr
 k8s.io/utils/strings/slices
 k8s.io/utils/trace
-# knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240801183138-ff37e4e2fc0f
+# knative.dev/eventing v0.42.1-0.20240809130604-d69b8b46e9d0
 ## explicit; go 1.22
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/adapter/v2
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/adapter/v2/util/crstatusevent
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ knative.dev/eventing/pkg/observability
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/observability/client
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/reconciler/resources
 knative.dev/eventing/pkg/reconciler/source
-# knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240801232131-441a19fc9ead
+# knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20240808014239-452e340cbb4b
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 knative.dev/hack
 # knative.dev/networking v0.0.0-20240802083044-f1702380495f
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ knative.dev/hack
 knative.dev/networking/pkg/apis/networking
 knative.dev/networking/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha1
 knative.dev/networking/pkg/config
-# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240805063731-c88d5dad9653
+# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20240808013630-0991b2f920f4
 ## explicit; go 1.22
 knative.dev/pkg/apis
 knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ knative.dev/pkg/tracker
 knative.dev/pkg/version
 knative.dev/pkg/webhook
 knative.dev/pkg/webhook/certificates/resources
-# knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240806121737-73f88b255f5f
+# knative.dev/serving v0.42.1-0.20240809122229-bf7dbbb46c4f
 ## explicit; go 1.22
 knative.dev/serving/pkg/apis/autoscaling
 knative.dev/serving/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v1alpha1