diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e75f502..aad9910 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.22.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.22.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.0.5
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.10.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )