diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f4316e54..fad53ff4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.21+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.8.1
-	github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.16.1
-	github.com/go-vela/server v0.16.1
-	github.com/go-vela/types v0.16.1
+	github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.16.2
+	github.com/go-vela/server v0.16.2
+	github.com/go-vela/types v0.16.2
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 41bbe5dc..13158bb2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.10.0/go.mod h1:74x4gJWsvQexRdW8Pn3dXS
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 h1:AcZZR7igkdvfVmQTPnu9WE37LRrO/YrBH5zWyjDC0oI=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5/go.mod h1:gREzHqY1hg6oD9ngVRbLStwAWKhA0FEgq8Jd4h5lpwo=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0/go.mod h1:v0f6uXyyMGvRgIKkXu+yp6POWl0qKG85gN/melR3HDY=
-github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.16.1 h1:TrexXFMRQVs5UQXL9NV0Urv+sRu7RElKyVo8qK/yGLY=
-github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.16.1/go.mod h1:fm8xpL9t1pBLdB9cQDHn8jyuQX8IapYzexD/cbQwKoc=
-github.com/go-vela/server v0.16.1 h1:1ihfbBha098noeM9dbBNSVqj8PLaNy+Sw9VBtc7tabY=
-github.com/go-vela/server v0.16.1/go.mod h1:vqSBrSJWw/OpynddskXDS5GggmlYpisQXODEWsGXk6k=
-github.com/go-vela/types v0.16.1 h1:PGtOQ0AQLAFJ23wi6ns5JF1y68v4VjA/NbZs5HYZmhY=
-github.com/go-vela/types v0.16.1/go.mod h1:6KoRkvXMw9DkAcLdtI7PxPqMlT2Bl0DiigQamLGGjwo=
+github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.16.2 h1:M9+u89mGomJc2uwUPVGWp9UnUIFm0IhIIsFEfxROhZQ=
+github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.16.2/go.mod h1:BuTkw+MYWbAKJ6+ZtQ/nNmwIcjn/tysCPks4X+csBGE=
+github.com/go-vela/server v0.16.2 h1:qovjGN9ZQazjV0JTXzP6o5UPSs1D+wyUMpbG4G6aXZI=
+github.com/go-vela/server v0.16.2/go.mod h1:bf9dpkzhL2T6G6fxIwjmMjzoD+e5Xfmg3DcckP6lqHc=
+github.com/go-vela/types v0.16.2 h1:c2Kkj7OKv4sjPrsOBbnPSQqfsNpOFM2La7LfP+81EF0=
+github.com/go-vela/types v0.16.2/go.mod h1:6KoRkvXMw9DkAcLdtI7PxPqMlT2Bl0DiigQamLGGjwo=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.9.7 h1:IcB+Aqpx/iMHu5Yooh7jEzJk1JZ7Pjtmys2ukPr7EeM=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.9.7/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.1.1/go.mod h1:r8qH/GZQm5c6nD/R0oafs1akxWv10x8SbQlK7atdtwQ=
diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/build_test.go b/runtime/kubernetes/build_test.go
index 50f304ea..d8722c7b 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/build_test.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/build_test.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func TestKubernetes_StreamBuild(t *testing.T) {
 					cancel()
 				} else if test.doReady {
 					// simulate AssembleBuild
-					close(_engine.PodTracker.Ready)
+					_engine.MarkPodTrackerReady()
 				}
 			}()
 
diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/container_test.go b/runtime/kubernetes/container_test.go
index cb190171..9383491f 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/container_test.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/container_test.go
@@ -517,11 +517,8 @@ func TestKubernetes_WaitContainer(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			go func() {
-				oldPod := test.oldPod.DeepCopy()
-				oldPod.SetResourceVersion("older")
-
 				// simulate a re-sync/PodUpdate event
-				_engine.PodTracker.HandlePodUpdate(oldPod, _engine.Pod)
+				_engine.SimulateResync(test.oldPod)
 			}()
 
 			err = _engine.WaitContainer(context.Background(), test.container)
diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/mock.go b/runtime/kubernetes/mock.go
index 602dde07..b409a157 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/mock.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/mock.go
@@ -85,3 +85,34 @@ func NewMock(_pod *v1.Pod, opts ...ClientOpt) (*client, error) {
 
 	return c, nil
 }
+
+// MockKubernetesRuntime makes it possible to use the client mocks in other packages.
+//
+// This interface is intended for running tests only.
+type MockKubernetesRuntime interface {
+	MarkPodTrackerReady()
+	SimulateResync(*v1.Pod)
+}
+
+// MarkPodTrackerReady signals that PodTracker has been setup with ContainerTrackers.
+//
+// This function is intended for running tests only.
+func (c *client) MarkPodTrackerReady() {
+	close(c.PodTracker.Ready)
+}
+
+// SimulateResync simulates an resync where the PodTracker refreshes its cache.
+// This resync is from oldPod to runtime.Pod. If nil, oldPod defaults to runtime.Pod.
+//
+// This function is intended for running tests only.
+func (c *client) SimulateResync(oldPod *v1.Pod) {
+	if oldPod == nil {
+		oldPod = c.Pod
+	}
+
+	oldPod = oldPod.DeepCopy()
+	oldPod.SetResourceVersion("older")
+
+	// simulate a re-sync/PodUpdate event
+	c.PodTracker.HandlePodUpdate(oldPod, c.Pod)
+}