diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e0b3022..85780c7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.24.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.24.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.24.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.12.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
 )
 
 require (