diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 794c3c7ad8d4..e1e2b587d6d1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.29.0
 	k8s.io/mount-utils v0.29.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 90bad595f864..ef582e4148d6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@ oras.land/oras-go v1.2.4 h1:djpBY2/2Cs1PV87GSJlxv4voajVOMZxqqtq9AB8YNvY=
 oras.land/oras-go v1.2.4/go.mod h1:DYcGfb3YF1nKjcezfX2SNlDAeQFKSXmf+qrFmrh4324=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0 h1:/U5vjBbQn3RChhv7P11uhYvCSm5G2GaIi5AIGBS6r4c=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0/go.mod h1:z7+wmGM2dfIiLRfrC6jb5kV2Mq/sK1ZP303cxzkV5Y4=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.0 h1:Z7jKuX784TQSUL1TIyeuF7j8KXZ4RtSX0YgtjKcSTME=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.0/go.mod h1:tuAt1+wbVsXIT8lPtk5RURxqAnq7xkpv2Mhttslg7Hw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.1 h1:RpWbigmuiylbxOCLy0tGnq1cU1qWPwNIQzoJk+QeJx4=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.1/go.mod h1:tuAt1+wbVsXIT8lPtk5RURxqAnq7xkpv2Mhttslg7Hw=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=