diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c0c531f98a..616b59e620 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f9ecb8520f..5680fbca91 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b h1:MloQ9/bdJyIu9lb1PzujOP
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b/go.mod h1:UZ2yyWbFTpuhSbFhv24aGNOdoRdJZgsIObGBUaYVsts=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8tmbZBHi4zVsl1Y=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-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 v0.22.2 h1:cK2l8BGWsSWkXz09tcS4rJh95iOLney5eawcK5A33r4=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0 h1:q6okN+/UKDATola4JY7zXzx40WO4VISk7i9DIfOvr9M=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 157fb07e33..20a89155bb 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index 2b31092c37..0657f114c9 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 pgregory.net/rapid v1.1.0 h1:CMa0sjHSru3puNx+J0MIAuiiEV4N0qj8/cMWGBBCsjw=
 pgregory.net/rapid v1.1.0/go.mod h1:PY5XlDGj0+V1FCq0o192FdRhpKHGTRIWBgqjDBTrq04=
-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 v0.22.2 h1:cK2l8BGWsSWkXz09tcS4rJh95iOLney5eawcK5A33r4=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0 h1:q6okN+/UKDATola4JY7zXzx40WO4VISk7i9DIfOvr9M=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=