diff --git a/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go b/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go
index 40fe259b55..4cc330b100 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func (wh *webhook) buildRulesWithOperations(final map[string][]admissionregistra
 			continue
 		}
 
+		slices.SortFunc(operations, func(a, b admissionregistrationv1.OperationType) int {
+			return cmp.Compare(a, b)
+		})
+
 		rules = append(rules, admissionregistrationv1.RuleWithOperations{
 			Rule: admissionregistrationv1.Rule{
 				APIGroups:   []string{gv.Group},
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhook-configurations/webhook-registeration/webhook.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhook-configurations/webhook-registeration/webhook.yaml
index 2924b1115c..86d9040843 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhook-configurations/webhook-registeration/webhook.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhook-configurations/webhook-registeration/webhook.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - v1
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - pods
     - pods/ephemeralcontainers
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/all-scale/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/all-scale/webhooks.yaml
index 07c43a20f7..b9803d075c 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/all-scale/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/all-scale/webhooks.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - '*'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - '*/scale'
     scope: '*'
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/clusterpolicy/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/clusterpolicy/webhooks.yaml
index 281adc9a9f..65f2fd4fac 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/clusterpolicy/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/clusterpolicy/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - '*'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - '*'
     - pods/ephemeralcontainers
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/double-wildcard/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/double-wildcard/webhooks.yaml
index 13b2b04673..9c6be5ad9c 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/double-wildcard/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/double-wildcard/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - '*'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - '*/*'
     scope: '*'
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/dyn-op-validate-multiple/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/dyn-op-validate-multiple/webhooks.yaml
index 49a5840dcf..663d61d274 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/dyn-op-validate-multiple/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/dyn-op-validate-multiple/webhooks.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - v1
     operations:
+    - CONNECT
     - CREATE
     - UPDATE
-    - CONNECT
     resources:
     - configmaps
     scope: Namespaced
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/only-pod/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/only-pod/webhooks.yaml
index 239d24359c..6d02990ce0 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/only-pod/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/only-pod/webhooks.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - v1
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - pods
     - pods/ephemeralcontainers
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/pod-all-subresources/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/pod-all-subresources/webhooks.yaml
index 1a1b357447..677edeb0de 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/pod-all-subresources/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/pod-all-subresources/webhooks.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - v1
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - pods/attach
     - pods/binding
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml
index 16efe5042c..cbb00e009f 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
       apiVersions:
         - v1
       operations:
-        - CREATE
-        - UPDATE
-        - DELETE
         - CONNECT
+        - CREATE
+        - DELETE
+        - UPDATE
       resources:
         - configmaps
       scope: Namespaced
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ webhooks:
       apiVersions:
         - v1
       operations:
-        - CREATE
-        - UPDATE
-        - DELETE
         - CONNECT
+        - CREATE
+        - DELETE
+        - UPDATE
       resources:
         - customresourcedefinitions
       scope: '*'
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-clusterscoped-resources/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-clusterscoped-resources/webhooks.yaml
index 16efe5042c..cbb00e009f 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-clusterscoped-resources/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-clusterscoped-resources/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
       apiVersions:
         - v1
       operations:
-        - CREATE
-        - UPDATE
-        - DELETE
         - CONNECT
+        - CREATE
+        - DELETE
+        - UPDATE
       resources:
         - configmaps
       scope: Namespaced
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ webhooks:
       apiVersions:
         - v1
       operations:
-        - CREATE
-        - UPDATE
-        - DELETE
         - CONNECT
+        - CREATE
+        - DELETE
+        - UPDATE
       resources:
         - customresourcedefinitions
       scope: '*'
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-resources/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-resources/webhooks.yaml
index bd8efe5cdc..bd4d739c2c 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-resources/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-namespaced-resources/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - 'v1'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - 'configmaps'
     - 'secrets'
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-same-resource/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-same-resource/webhooks.yaml
index ba197fde8e..9f38803a2d 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-same-resource/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-same-resource/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - 'v1'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - 'configmaps'
     scope: 'Namespaced'
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml
index 281adc9a9f..65f2fd4fac 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-clusterpolicy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - '*'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - '*'
     - pods/ephemeralcontainers
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml
index 58fb6ac425..a61f36afb5 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-different-resource-group/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
       apiVersions:
         - v1
       operations:
-        - CREATE
-        - UPDATE
-        - DELETE
         - CONNECT
+        - CREATE
+        - DELETE
+        - UPDATE
       resources:
         - configmaps
       scope: Namespaced
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ webhooks:
       apiVersions:
         - v1
       operations:
-        - CREATE
-        - UPDATE
-        - DELETE
         - CONNECT
+        - CREATE
+        - DELETE
+        - UPDATE
       resources:
         - deployments
       scope: Namespaced
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml
index 281adc9a9f..65f2fd4fac 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy-wildcard-resource/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - '*'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - '*'
     - pods/ephemeralcontainers
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy/webhooks.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy/webhooks.yaml
index 544aa42117..c1627084d9 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy/webhooks.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/webhooks/policy/webhooks.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ webhooks:
     apiVersions:
     - '*'
     operations:
-    - CREATE
-    - UPDATE
-    - DELETE
     - CONNECT
+    - CREATE
+    - DELETE
+    - UPDATE
     resources:
     - '*'
     - pods/ephemeralcontainers