diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 345f9bd..231ecf4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/sap/nginx-ingress-controller-cop
 
-go 1.22.3
+go 1.22.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.1
 	k8s.io/kube-aggregator v0.30.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dede203..6cf9af9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.2 h1:RqVW6Kpeaji67CY5nPEfRz6ZfFMk0lWQlNrLql
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.2/go.mod h1:tuAt1+wbVsXIT8lPtk5RURxqAnq7xkpv2Mhttslg7Hw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3 h1:B5Wmmo8WMWK7izei+2LlXLVDGzMwAHBNLX68lwtlSR4=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.3/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 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/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=