diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index de76988..c9b29e0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8c47ed5..998e42e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0 h1:Zog+i5UMtVoCU8oKka5P7i9q9HgrJeGzI9SA1
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0/go.mod h1:4V+yj/TJE1HU9XfppCwVMZq3I84lprf4nC11bSS5beM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
-github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0 h1:1PFHFE6yCCTv8C1TeyNNarDzntLi7wMI5i/pzqYIsAM=
-github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:IbckMUScFkM3pff0VJDNKRiT6TG/YpiHIM2yvyW5YoQ=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -188,8 +186,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d h1:wAhiDyZ4Tdtt7e46e9M5ZSAJ/MnPGPs+Ki1gHw4w1R0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-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 v0.22.0 h1:mTOfibb8Hxwpx3xEkR56i7xSjB+nH4hZG37SrlCY5e0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.0/go.mod h1:FwiwRjkRPbiN+zp2QRp7wlTCzbUXxZ/D4OzuQUDwBHY=
 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/pkg/retry/retry.go b/pkg/retry/retry.go
index 8741b6d..f284ae6 100644
--- a/pkg/retry/retry.go
+++ b/pkg/retry/retry.go
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@ func (rc *Client) List(ctx context.Context, list client.ObjectList, opts ...clie
 	return
 }
 
+// Apply wraps the client's Apply method and retries it on failure.
+func (rc *Client) Apply(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.ApplyConfiguration, opts ...client.ApplyOption) (err error) {
+	rc.retry(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		err = rc.internal.Apply(ctx, obj, opts...)
+		return err
+	})
+	return
+}
+
 // Patch wraps the client's Patch method and retries it on failure.
 func (rc *Client) Patch(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, patch client.Patch, opts ...client.PatchOption) (err error) {
 	rc.retry(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {