diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index be325a4ac7..41504095f5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.22.2
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.22.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.10.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.6.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.7.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 940f4d427a..ae80a70f12 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1024,8 +1024,9 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.22/go.mod h1:LEScyz
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.6/go.mod h1:q6PpkM5vqQubEKUKOM6qr06oXGzOBcCby1DA9FbyZeA=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.10.2 h1:jW8qiY+yMnnPx6O9hu63tgcwaKzd1yLYui+mpvClOOc=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.10.2/go.mod h1:CQp8eyUQZ/Q7PJvnIrB6/hgfTC1kBkGylwsLgOQi1WY=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.6.2 h1:+Y8L0UsAugDipGRw8lrkPoAi6XqlQVZuf1DQHME3PgU=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.6.2/go.mod h1:oaeGpjXn6+ZSEIQkUe/+3I40PNiDYp9aeawbt3xTgJ8=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.7.0 h1:iZIz1vEcavyEfxjcTLs1WH/MPf4vhPCtTKhoHqV8/G0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.7.0/go.mod h1:bpBAo0VcSDDLuWt47evLhMLPxRPxMDInTEH/YbdeMK0=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.4.0 h1:07IJkTt21NetZTHtPKJk2I4XIgDN4BAlTIq1wK7V11o=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.4.0/go.mod h1:r3eiNP+0el+NTLwaTfOrCNXy8TukC+dIM3ggc+fbNWk=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.0.2/go.mod h1:bJZC9H9iH24zzfZ/41RGcq60oK1F7G282QMXDPYydCw=