diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3c9234c81..d16878357 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.19.4
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v12.0.0+incompatible
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.7.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.3
 )
 
 replace (