diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 52583586c..348ddd989 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.25.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.25.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.25.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.13.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )