diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 92fb404a4ad..19e66feeeda 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.21.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.21.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.21.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0
 )