diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 70e67794c..082210c58 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/cloud-provider v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/mcs-api v0.1.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ff73d3e12..8d7f184e5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1702,8 +1702,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.7/go.mod h1:PHgbrJT
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.14/go.mod h1:LEScyzhFmoF5pso/YSeBstl57mOzx9xlU9n85RGrDQg=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.2.2/go.mod h1:9dyohw3ZtoXQuV1e766PHUn+cmrRCIcBh6XIMFNMZ+I=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.1/go.mod h1:XRYBPdbf5XJu9kpS84VJiZ7h/u1hF3gEORz0efEja7A=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0 h1:jjkMo29xEXH+02Md9qaVXfEIaMESSpy3TBWPrsfQkQs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1 h1:JbGMAG/X94NeM3xvjenVUaBjy6Ui4Ogd/J5ZtjZnHaE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:enhtKGfxZD1GFEoMgP8Fdbu+uKQ/cq1/WGJhdVChfvI=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20211020170558-c049b76a60c6/go.mod h1:p4QtZmO4uMYipTQNzagwnNoseA6OxSUutVw05NhYDRs=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=