diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 569bcc459..cfbdaa726 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
 	// Update the CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION in Makefile when bumping controller-tools.
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e017ad17a..d771c94af 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d h1:wAhiDyZ4Tdtt7e46e9M5ZSAJ/MnPG
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d/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 v0.22.1 h1:Ah1T7I+0A7ize291nJZdS1CabF/lB4E++WizgV24Eqg=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.1/go.mod h1:FwiwRjkRPbiN+zp2QRp7wlTCzbUXxZ/D4OzuQUDwBHY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3 h1:I7mfqz/a/WdmDCEnXmSPm8/b/yRTy6JsKKENTijTq8Y=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3/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 v1.4.0 h1:ZwlNM6zOHq0h3WUX2gfByPs2yAEsy/EenYJB78jpQfQ=