diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 53bf198cff..9b06bfdbe9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0
 )