diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d1a07c3f1..855c119c1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e3d4ea523..e0c931830 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e h1:eQ/4ljkx21sObifjzXwlPKpdGLrCf
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0 h1:/U5vjBbQn3RChhv7P11uhYvCSm5G2GaIi5AIGBS6r4c=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0/go.mod h1:z7+wmGM2dfIiLRfrC6jb5kV2Mq/sK1ZP303cxzkV5Y4=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3 h1:B5Wmmo8WMWK7izei+2LlXLVDGzMwAHBNLX68lwtlSR4=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=