diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2bdb4e2d1..df0a23ccf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240310230437-4693a0247e57
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0
 )