diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ae5c0bf7..e3e5f558 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.19.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d957032c..4a431bd5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1425,8 +1425,8 @@ rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.0 h1:CPT0ExVicCzcpeN4baWEV2ko2Z/AsiZgEdwgcfwLgMo=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.0/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-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 v0.17.1 h1:bQ+dKCS7jY9AgpefenBDtm6geJZCHVKbegpLynxgyus=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.17.1/go.mod h1:3QXAdrmdxYuQ4MifvbCAFD9wLXn7jylnfBPYS4yVDdc=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0 h1:DsLDXCi6jR+Xz8/xd0Z1PYl2Pn0TyaFMOPPZIj4inDM=