diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index adbe3aa..98ae39b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.33.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.33.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250502105355-0f33e8f1c979
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 44d3cf9..793bf0d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 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=
@@ -224,8 +226,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250318190949-c8a335a9a2ff h1:/usPimJzUKKu+m+TE36gUy
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250318190949-c8a335a9a2ff/go.mod h1:5jIi+8yX4RIb8wk3XwBo5Pq2ccx4FP10ohkbSKCZoK8=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250502105355-0f33e8f1c979 h1:jgJW5IePPXLGB8e/1wvd0Ich9QE97RvvF3a8J3fP/Lg=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250502105355-0f33e8f1c979/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-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-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/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/testing/utils.go b/pkg/testing/utils.go
index 8c9720d..2f8e626 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/utils.go
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ func ShouldNotReconcile(ctx context.Context, reconciler reconcile.Reconciler, re
 
 // ExpectRequeue expects the given result to indicate a requeue.
 func ExpectRequeue(res reconcile.Result) {
-	requeue := res.Requeue || res.RequeueAfter > 0
+	requeue := res.Requeue || res.RequeueAfter > 0 //nolint:staticcheck
 	gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, requeue).To(gomega.BeTrue())
 }
 
 // ExpectNoRequeue expects the given result to indicate no requeue.
 func ExpectNoRequeue(res reconcile.Result) {
-	requeue := res.Requeue || res.RequeueAfter > 0
+	requeue := res.Requeue || res.RequeueAfter > 0 //nolint:staticcheck
 	gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, requeue).To(gomega.BeFalse())
 }