diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a37c3f7a..19c156832 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ CRDOC ?= $(LOCALBIN)/crdoc
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.12.1
 CRDOC_VERSION ?= v0.6.2
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"