diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f7efa97..bf99ef1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.24.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.24.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.24.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.12.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
 )
 
 require (