diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 985be9b..1a5306c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	ocm.software/ocm v0.28.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework v0.6.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8278e17..e78bf77 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2651,8 +2651,8 @@ rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8
 rsc.io/pdf v0.1.1/go.mod h1:n8OzWcQ6Sp37PL01nO98y4iUCRdTGarVfzxY20ICaU4=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
-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 v0.22.3 h1:I7mfqz/a/WdmDCEnXmSPm8/b/yRTy6JsKKENTijTq8Y=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5 h1:5k9FNRqziBPwqr17AMEPPV/En39ZBplLAdOwwQHruP4=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5/go.mod h1:8vztuRVzs8IuuJqKqbXCSlXcw+lkAv/M2sTpg55qjMY=
 sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework v0.6.0 h1:p7hFzHnLKO7eNsWGI2AbC1Mo2IYxidg49BiT4njxkrM=