diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6578c364ef0..693a38045da 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.1
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.28.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.8.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 90bb92acec7..48fdedd5d8e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -735,8 +735,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrC
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 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 v0.16.1 h1:+15lzrmHsE0s2kNl0Dl8cTchI5Cs8qofo5PGcPrV9z0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.1/go.mod h1:vpMu3LpI5sYWtujJOa2uPK61nB5rbwlN7BAB8aSLvGU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.2 h1:mwXAVuEk3EQf478PQwQ48zGOXvW27UJc8NHktQVuIPU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.2/go.mod h1:vpMu3LpI5sYWtujJOa2uPK61nB5rbwlN7BAB8aSLvGU=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:enhtKGfxZD1GFEoMgP8Fdbu+uKQ/cq1/WGJhdVChfvI=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.8.0 h1:isQQ3Jx2qFP7vaA3ls0846F0Amp9Eq14P08xbSwVbQg=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.8.0/go.mod h1:okOnjPNBFbIS/Rw9kAhuIUaIkLhTKEu+ARIuXk2dgaM=