diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 65e14fe..61d13c5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0
 )
 
 require (