diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 770b4ab..83afc10 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.20.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.20.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
 )
 
 require (