diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c398e9e..eafc433 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.0
 	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-runtime v0.21.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.13.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5 v5.3.0
 )