diff --git a/.tools_versions.yaml b/.tools_versions.yaml
index a0b56dd1e8..ae4004bdfe 100644
--- a/.tools_versions.yaml
+++ b/.tools_versions.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ golangci-lint: "1.59.0"
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=GoogleContainerTools/skaffold
 skaffold: "2.12.0"
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime
-setup-envtest: "0.18.3"
+setup-envtest: "0.18.4"
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=elastic/crd-ref-docs
 crd-ref-docs: "0.0.12"
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=mikefarah/yq