diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 20622250b..5f2b81d22 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6586a872b..f4c12d0fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 h1:jpcvIRr3GLoUoEKRkHKSmGjxb6lWwrBlJsXc+eUYQHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0 h1:CYfjpEuicjUecRk+KAeyYh+ouUBn4llGyDYytIGcJS8=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0/go.mod h1:OSg14+F65eWqIu4DceX7k/+QRAbTTvxeQSNSOQpukWM=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2 h1:cK2l8BGWsSWkXz09tcS4rJh95iOLney5eawcK5A33r4=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0 h1:OU7jrPPiZusryu6YK0jYSjPqg8Vhf8cAzluP9XGI5uk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0/go.mod h1:y5HY/iNDFkmFla2CfQoVb2AQXMsBk4ad84iR1PLANB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0 h1:q6okN+/UKDATola4JY7zXzx40WO4VISk7i9DIfOvr9M=