diff --git a/.ocm/base-component.yaml b/.ocm/base-component.yaml
index 486411ec..c0840ab1 100644
--- a/.ocm/base-component.yaml
+++ b/.ocm/base-component.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 componentReferences:
 - componentName: github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager
   name: machine-controller-manager
-  version: v0.60.0
+  version: v0.60.2
 main-source:
   labels:
   - name: cloud.gardener.cnudie/dso/scanning-hints/source_analysis/v1
diff --git a/.ocm/release-notes/github.com_gardener_machine-controller-manager_v0.60.1.release-notes.yaml b/.ocm/release-notes/github.com_gardener_machine-controller-manager_v0.60.1.release-notes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80a2d086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ocm/release-notes/github.com_gardener_machine-controller-manager_v0.60.1.release-notes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ocm:
+  component_name: github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager
+  component_version: v0.60.1
+release_notes:
+- audience: operator
+  author:
+    hostname: github.com
+    type: githubUser
+    username: takoverflow
+  category: bugfix
+  contents: Added a safeguard to delay deletion of machines that are undergoing a
+    `Create` Request to prevent orphaning of VMs.
+  mimetype: text/markdown
+  reference: '[#1045](https://github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager/pull/1045)'
+  type: standard
diff --git a/.ocm/release-notes/github.com_gardener_machine-controller-manager_v0.60.2.release-notes.yaml b/.ocm/release-notes/github.com_gardener_machine-controller-manager_v0.60.2.release-notes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb018ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ocm/release-notes/github.com_gardener_machine-controller-manager_v0.60.2.release-notes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+ocm:
+  component_name: github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager
+  component_version: v0.60.2
+release_notes:
+- audience: operator
+  author:
+    hostname: github.com
+    type: githubUser
+    username: maboehm
+  category: bugfix
+  contents: Fix panic if provider does not support Driver.InitializeMachine
+  mimetype: text/markdown
+  reference: '[#1047](https://github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager/pull/1047)'
+  type: standard
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 430e888c..fe89ce06 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ toolchain go1.24.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp v1.43.1
-	github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.60.0
+	github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.60.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.23.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.36.2
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 160e2afc..5a6cd4b1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ github.com/gardener/gardener v1.113.0 h1:H2Vv3r444jz5efwJ31Rxvfc+poP7uBbzSrSxXKZ
 github.com/gardener/gardener v1.113.0/go.mod h1:U2ft1QQafhDGyP1O2dK3KF614775gZ48fqbU2Vj2Szc=
 github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp v1.43.1 h1:rA5QLF/CYDkzJOds4WGxcCnzez+V+dH3h7OJVhER44M=
 github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp v1.43.1/go.mod h1:dnW8Xd+1HTmFgsPBeKm3SQmPGzPjgInfnhxvlG6RIk8=
-github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.60.0 h1:aaSE85Yu0hcHYsP5/x1rxWa5o2zhmsmXlKQ+xefHY/Q=
-github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.60.0/go.mod h1:8eE1qLztrWIbOM71mHSQGaC6Q+pl5lvOyN08qP39D7o=
+github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.60.2 h1:lY6z67lDlwl9dQUEmlJbrmpxWK10o/rVRUu4JB7xK4U=
+github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager v0.60.2/go.mod h1:8eE1qLztrWIbOM71mHSQGaC6Q+pl5lvOyN08qP39D7o=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20150909031657-73d445a93680/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=
 github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20191125211704-12ad95a8df72/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ixOQHD9gLJUVQQ2ZOR7zLEifBX6tGkNJF4QyIY7sIas=