diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d3504601..06bc7cbc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240411171206-dc4e619f62f3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240310230437-4693a0247e57
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20231121004636-2154ffbc22e2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5 v5.4.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bdfeef72..af4eec5c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240411171206-dc4e619f62f3 h1:SbdLaI6mM6ffDSJCadEaD4
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240411171206-dc4e619f62f3/go.mod h1:yD4MZYeKMBwQKVht279WycxKyM84kkAx2DPrTXaeb98=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240310230437-4693a0247e57 h1:gbqbevonBh57eILzModw6mrkbwM0gQBEuevE/AaBsHY=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240310230437-4693a0247e57/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3 h1:B5Wmmo8WMWK7izei+2LlXLVDGzMwAHBNLX68lwtlSR4=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20231121004636-2154ffbc22e2 h1:S1i08nqcuJsCyUBR0jvmKnMLHEbPb74yrVfUoSeuGew=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20231121004636-2154ffbc22e2/go.mod h1:TF/lVLWS+JNNaVqJuDDictY2hZSXSsIHCx4FClMvqFg=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0 h1:4dxdABXGDhIa68Fiwaif0vcu32xfwmgQ+w8p+5CxoAI=