diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bd953f83fe5..3f3b11606c9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.0
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.0
 	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/gateway-api v1.0.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/mcs-api v0.1.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e831080cc91..9c0d874f946 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -992,8 +992,8 @@ 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 v0.0.7/go.mod h1:PHgbrJT7lCHcxMU+mDHEm+nx46H4zuuHZkDP6icnhu0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.1/go.mod h1:XRYBPdbf5XJu9kpS84VJiZ7h/u1hF3gEORz0efEja7A=
-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/controller-tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:enhtKGfxZD1GFEoMgP8Fdbu+uKQ/cq1/WGJhdVChfvI=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.0.0 h1:iPTStSv41+d9p0xFydll6d7f7MOBGuqXM6p2/zVYMAs=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4cUgr0Lnp5FZ0Cdq8FdRwCvpiWws7LVhLHGIudLlf4c=