diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 040878a..bbb1b9a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replace github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets => github.com/external-secr
 
 require (
 	github.com/Tryanks/gorm-sqlite v1.2.1
-	github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets v0.18.0
+	github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets v0.20.4
 	github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.9
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0