diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a5c2a0bfbe..c8caeff2a3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241105132330-32ad38e42d3f
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5f77f43c60..a33824123d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2934,8 +2934,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.0 h1:CPT0ExVicCzcp
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.0/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4 h1:SUmheabttt0nx8uJtoII4oIP27BVVvAKFvdvGFwV/Qo=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4/go.mod h1:iRmWllt8IlaLjvTTDLhRBXIEtkCK6hwVBJJsYS9Ajf4=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.0 h1:KaEQZbhrdY6J3zLBHplt+0aKUp8PeIttlhtF2UDo6bI=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.0/go.mod h1:SKoWY8rwGWDzHtfnhmOwljn6fViG0JF7/xmnxpklgjo=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1 h1:bQ+dKCS7jY9AgpefenBDtm6geJZCHVKbegpLynxgyus=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1/go.mod h1:3QXAdrmdxYuQ4MifvbCAFD9wLXn7jylnfBPYS4yVDdc=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 h1:/Rv+M11QRah1itp8VhT6HoVx1Ray9eB4DBr+K+/sCJ8=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3/go.mod h1:18nIHnGi6636UCz6m8i4DhaJ65T6EruyzmoQqI2BVDo=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2 h1:MdmvkGuXi/8io6ixD5wud3vOLwc1rj0aNqRlpuvjmwA=
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 4f3b97f3d0..98344880f3 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/admission
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/admission/metrics
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/conversion
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/internal/metrics
-# sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.0
+# sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1
 ## explicit; go 1.23.0
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/pkg/crd
diff --git a/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/pkg/crd/schema.go b/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/pkg/crd/schema.go
index 5f30ee855d..5ad6f75d08 100644
--- a/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/pkg/crd/schema.go
+++ b/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/pkg/crd/schema.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func localNamedToSchema(ctx *schemaContext, ident *ast.Ident) *apiext.JSONSchema
 	// This reproduces the behavior we had pre gotypesalias=1 (needed if this
 	// project is compiled with default settings and Go >= 1.23).
 	if aliasInfo, isAlias := typeInfo.(*types.Alias); isAlias {
-		typeInfo = aliasInfo.Underlying()
+		typeInfo = aliasInfo.Rhs()
 	}
 	if basicInfo, isBasic := typeInfo.(*types.Basic); isBasic {
 		typ, fmt, err := builtinToType(basicInfo, ctx.allowDangerousTypes)