diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ad71027..aac0269 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.24.4
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.24.4
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.24.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.12.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )