diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 32e9a2c0..74b06dac 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.11.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ab32a5a0..3aaa7cfd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2 h1:cK2l8BGWsSWkXz09tcS4rJh95iOLney5eawcK5
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.2/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3 h1:I7mfqz/a/WdmDCEnXmSPm8/b/yRTy6JsKKENTijTq8Y=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4 h1:GEjV7KV3TY8e+tJ2LCTxUTanW4z/FmNB7l327UfMq9A=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0 h1:q6okN+/UKDATola4JY7zXzx40WO4VISk7i9DIfOvr9M=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:d8NV8nJbaRbEKem+5IuxkL8gJGOZ+FJ+NvOIltV8gDk=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.0 h1:ZwlNM6zOHq0h3WUX2gfByPs2yAEsy/EenYJB78jpQfQ=