diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e2ac5131a..8ca877a35 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )