diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 23a5001..1ab9d96 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard v0.0.4
 	pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard/kubeutils v0.1.0
 	pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard/modules/kind v0.1.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 20a73a2..fc2202e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard/modules/kind v0.1.0 h1:VKrcT4RX9qOzWt+uTuNN6Z
 pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard/modules/kind v0.1.0/go.mod h1:fpynjrh+7ThzwQ8sB52uwoLxV9vCnTfvnSmnubAgmqI=
 pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard/modules/kubeclients v0.1.0 h1:dq7mmQ2z+c1AmhD05f1Z1rnhtq0Ta3tolQajFVfM0NY=
 pkg.package-operator.run/cardboard/modules/kubeclients v0.1.0/go.mod h1:BT/tcs5nQGdeWbD/QXywYepRy8cE5gdXgINIU4HlJOQ=
-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/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.31.0 h1:UcT4nzm+YM7YEbqiAKECk+b6dsvc/HRZZu9U0FolL1g=