diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c398e9e..bb15f97 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
k8s.io/client-go v0.29.0
k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
- sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.13.0
+ sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.18.0
sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5 v5.3.0
)