diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4421fdd9..cb12f712 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250321185631-1f6e0b77f77e
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20231204011133-c2179ec349ec // controller-runtime v0.15.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.2
 )