diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index 2c51e00c77ee..336740494eb7 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/docs/book/utils v0.0.0-20211028165026-57688c578b5d
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index c081e0925eab..0d37186dde31 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e h1:eQ/4ljkx21sObifjzXwlPKpdGLrCf
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0 h1:TgtAeesdhpm2SGwkQasmbeqDo8th5wOBA5h/AjTKA4I=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0/go.mod h1:VHVDI/KrK4fjnV61bE2g3sA7tiETLn8sooImelsCx3Y=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2 h1:FwHwD1CTUemg0pW2otk7/U5/i5m2ymzvOXdbeGOUvw0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3 h1:65QmN7r3FWgTxDMz9fvGnO1kbf2nu+acg9p2R9oYYYk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3/go.mod h1:N0jpP5Lo7lMTF9aL56Z/B2oWBJjey6StQM0jRbKQXtY=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0 h1:rnNoCC5wSXlrNoBKKzL70LNJKIQKEzT6lloG6/LF73A=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0/go.mod h1:TV7uOtNNnnR72SpzhStvPkoS/U5ir0nMudrkrC4M9Sc=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 0f270f0a582e..a99a6abfc806 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.22.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index a0aae41bf0cd..d587d71dc3a5 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661 h1:FepOBzJ0GXm8t0su67ln2wAZjbQ6R
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0 h1:TgtAeesdhpm2SGwkQasmbeqDo8th5wOBA5h/AjTKA4I=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0/go.mod h1:VHVDI/KrK4fjnV61bE2g3sA7tiETLn8sooImelsCx3Y=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2 h1:FwHwD1CTUemg0pW2otk7/U5/i5m2ymzvOXdbeGOUvw0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3 h1:65QmN7r3FWgTxDMz9fvGnO1kbf2nu+acg9p2R9oYYYk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3/go.mod h1:N0jpP5Lo7lMTF9aL56Z/B2oWBJjey6StQM0jRbKQXtY=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.22.0 h1:z/+yr/azoOfzsfooqRsPw1wjJlqT/ukXP0ShkHwNlsI=