diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 462184f..fcbff59 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.2
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	ocm.software/ocm v0.17.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework v0.5.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 40970f2..8e49a55 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1318,6 +1318,8 @@ oras.land/oras-go v1.2.6 h1:z8cmxQXBU8yZ4mkytWqXfo6tZcamPwjsuxYU81xJ8Lk=
 oras.land/oras-go v1.2.6/go.mod h1:OVPc1PegSEe/K8YiLfosrlqlqTN9PUyFvOw5Y9gwrT8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2 h1:/439OZVxoEc02psi1h4QO3bHzTgu49bb347Xp4gW1pc=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2/go.mod h1:xg2XB0K5ShQzAgsoujxuKN4LNXR2LfwwHsPj7Iaw+XY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4 h1:X3c+Odnxz+iPTRobG4tp092+CvBU9UK0t/bRf+n0DGU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4/go.mod h1:xg2XB0K5ShQzAgsoujxuKN4LNXR2LfwwHsPj7Iaw+XY=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0 h1:rnNoCC5wSXlrNoBKKzL70LNJKIQKEzT6lloG6/LF73A=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.14.0/go.mod h1:TV7uOtNNnnR72SpzhStvPkoS/U5ir0nMudrkrC4M9Sc=
 sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework v0.5.0 h1:YLhk8R7EHuTFQAe6Fxy5eBzn5Vb+yamR5u8MH1Rq3cE=