diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7547276..0bf0802 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/multicluster-runtime v0.20.4-alpha.6
 )