diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e5f30b6..813a4fd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.22.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.22.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.22.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.6
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1
 )