diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d943b67..23ef026 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.4
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )