diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fe161609..e6de345b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20260202104230-4dbfa5c66aa2 // controller-runtime v0.23
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 25dca1d1..39d33a6d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 h1:AZYQSJemyQB5eRxqcPky+/7EdBj0x
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 h1:jpcvIRr3GLoUoEKRkHKSmGjxb6lWwrBlJsXc+eUYQHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1 h1:TjJSM80Nf43Mg21+RCy3J70aj/W6KyvDtOlpKf+PupE=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3 h1:VjB/vhoPoA9l1kEKZHBMnQF33tdCLQKJtydy4iqwZ80=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20260202104230-4dbfa5c66aa2 h1:fu5NYchcK/frPcIb5WKkYWDkjWNqff0/4CKL0pD7QLE=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20260202104230-4dbfa5c66aa2/go.mod h1:/BwOHkjE31BJ0eqwWNH+XizfhDZv+GqzOGcJFN9iWvw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1 h1:gkfMt9YodI0K85oT8rVi80NTXO/kDmabKR5Ajn5GYxs=