diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 755a720..0dd9299 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.18.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0
 )
 
 require (