diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b2c20b5..8f21824 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.20.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.20.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1
 )