diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0bd6fc84db..956006a32b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/mcs-api v0.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6ef233f128..1252d434b0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4 h1:HhDfevmPS+OalTjQRKbTHp
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2 h1:AZYQSJemyQB5eRxqcPky+/7EdBj0xi3g0ZcxxJ7vbWU=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1 h1:TjJSM80Nf43Mg21+RCy3J70aj/W6KyvDtOlpKf+PupE=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3 h1:VjB/vhoPoA9l1kEKZHBMnQF33tdCLQKJtydy4iqwZ80=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.5.0 h1:duoo14Ky/fJXpjpmyMISE2RTBGnfCg8zICfTYLTnBJA=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.5.0/go.mod h1:GvCETiaMAlLym5CovLxGjS0NysqFk3+Yuq3/rh6QL2o=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=