diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17cdcf8781..98db3f2d49 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ HELM_DOCS_VERSION = v1.14.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs
 GEN_CRD_API_REFERENCE_DOCS_VERSION = v0.3.0
 # renovate: datasource=go depName=sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION = v0.16.2
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION = v0.16.3
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=node
 NODE_VERSION = 20
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/helmpack/chart-testing
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_clientsettingspolicies.yaml b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_clientsettingspolicies.yaml
index 651dc95d56..83209f40b2 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_clientsettingspolicies.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_clientsettingspolicies.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   labels:
     gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: inherited
   name: clientsettingspolicies.gateway.nginx.org
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxgateways.yaml b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxgateways.yaml
index 5427b89d10..e2195b9ef9 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxgateways.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxgateways.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   name: nginxgateways.gateway.nginx.org
 spec:
   group: gateway.nginx.org
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxproxies.yaml b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxproxies.yaml
index 84172c38cd..0bf4e02b8c 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxproxies.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_nginxproxies.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   name: nginxproxies.gateway.nginx.org
 spec:
   group: gateway.nginx.org
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_observabilitypolicies.yaml b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_observabilitypolicies.yaml
index 2c463a4e44..cfe9bb8a82 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_observabilitypolicies.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/gateway.nginx.org_observabilitypolicies.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   labels:
     gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: direct
   name: observabilitypolicies.gateway.nginx.org
diff --git a/deploy/crds.yaml b/deploy/crds.yaml
index 7ff21fb0b0..1e05fe409d 100644
--- a/deploy/crds.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   labels:
     gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: inherited
   name: clientsettingspolicies.gateway.nginx.org
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   name: nginxgateways.gateway.nginx.org
 spec:
   group: gateway.nginx.org
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   name: nginxproxies.gateway.nginx.org
 spec:
   group: gateway.nginx.org
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.2
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.3
   labels:
     gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: direct
   name: observabilitypolicies.gateway.nginx.org