diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d2bcc2a..6231214 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.19.0
 	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 v0.18.0
 )
 
 require (