diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3a0687b..afbd2ed 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.23.5
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.23.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.1.4
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.11.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.0
 )
 
 require (