diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8501dc7..0d8869e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.15.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20230728161957-7f0c6dc440f3
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3 v3.10.0
 )