diff --git a/examples/extension-server/go.mod b/examples/extension-server/go.mod
index 52f8ff86906..6b041a619a9 100644
--- a/examples/extension-server/go.mod
+++ b/examples/extension-server/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.69.4
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/extension-server/go.sum b/examples/extension-server/go.sum
index 94c545a47b7..7844c3a220a 100644
--- a/examples/extension-server/go.sum
+++ b/examples/extension-server/go.sum
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758 h1:sdbE21q2nlQtFh65saZY+rRM6x6aJJI8IUa1AmH/qa0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0 h1:jjkMo29xEXH+02Md9qaVXfEIaMESSpy3TBWPrsfQkQs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1 h1:JbGMAG/X94NeM3xvjenVUaBjy6Ui4Ogd/J5ZtjZnHaE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1 h1:fZZ/+RyRb+Y5tGkwxFKuYuSRQHu9dZtbjenblleOLHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1/go.mod h1:EpNfEXNjiYfUJypf0eZ0P5iXA9ekSGWaS1WgPaM42X0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1993b7d139a..792dc536da0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kubectl-validate v0.0.5-0.20241223122011-eb064d2f92d5
 	sigs.k8s.io/mcs-api v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 35e6872946c..46235a7d8fa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1218,8 +1218,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.7/go.mod h1:PHgbrJT
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.1 h1:uOuSLOMBWkJH0TWa9X6l+mj5nZdm6Ay6Bli8HL8rNfk=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.1/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.1/go.mod h1:XRYBPdbf5XJu9kpS84VJiZ7h/u1hF3gEORz0efEja7A=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0 h1:jjkMo29xEXH+02Md9qaVXfEIaMESSpy3TBWPrsfQkQs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1 h1:JbGMAG/X94NeM3xvjenVUaBjy6Ui4Ogd/J5ZtjZnHaE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:enhtKGfxZD1GFEoMgP8Fdbu+uKQ/cq1/WGJhdVChfvI=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1 h1:fZZ/+RyRb+Y5tGkwxFKuYuSRQHu9dZtbjenblleOLHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1/go.mod h1:EpNfEXNjiYfUJypf0eZ0P5iXA9ekSGWaS1WgPaM42X0=