diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8130c043c6..f3dacf2716 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.26.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.26.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/external-dns v0.13.1
 )