diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5cd3feb..446755f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.26.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.26.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 )
 
 require (