diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aac7e3baa..f23d497ee 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.33.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.18.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e7f507e6d..52cf8ddf9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.33.0 h1:qPrZsv1cwQiFe
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.33.0/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0 h1:CYfjpEuicjUecRk+KAeyYh+ouUBn4llGyDYytIGcJS8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0/go.mod h1:OSg14+F65eWqIu4DceX7k/+QRAbTTvxeQSNSOQpukWM=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3 h1:lwFPLicpBKLgIepah+c8ikRBubFW5kOQyT88r3EwfNw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.3/go.mod h1:1ii+oXcYZkxcBXzwv3YZBlzjt1fvkrCGjVF73blosJI=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.18.0 h1:rGxGZCZTV2wJreeRgqVoWab/mfcumTMmSwKzoM9xrsE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.18.0/go.mod h1:gLKoiGBriyNh+x1rWtUQnakUYEujErjXs9pf+x/8n1U=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0 h1:DsLDXCi6jR+Xz8/xd0Z1PYl2Pn0TyaFMOPPZIj4inDM=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:ZH4lHrL2sDi0FHZ9jjneb8kKnGzFWyrTya35sWUTrRs=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=