diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ecc802d5688..6f39d2cd5ef 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.3
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.13.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.8.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.14.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 76ea59f0a12..9a79b9ba800 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -791,8 +791,8 @@ rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8
 rsc.io/pdf v0.1.1 h1:k1MczvYDUvJBe93bYd7wrZLLUEcLZAuF824/I4e5Xr4=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
-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-runtime v0.16.3 h1:2TuvuokmfXvDUamSx1SuAOO3eTyye+47mJCigwG62c4=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3/go.mod h1:j7bialYoSn142nv9sCOJmQgDXQXxnroFU4VnX/brVJ0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.13.0 h1:NfrvuZ4bxyolhDBt/rCZhDnx3M2hzlhgo5n3Iv2RykI=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.13.0/go.mod h1:5vw3En2NazbejQGCeWKRrE7q4P+CW8/klfVqP8QZkgA=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.8.1 h1:Bo4NMAQFYkQZnHXOfufbYwbPW7b3Ic5NjpbeW6EJxuU=