diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6515b2ea..4d5d3eb9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.2
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.27.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.19.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 50b5d2da..004d728d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.2 h1:TAkag6+XfSBgkqK9I7ZvwtF0WVtUAvK8ZqTt+5zi1Us=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.2/go.mod h1:+h/NQFSPxiDZYX/WZaWw9fwYezGLISP0ud8nQKg+3g8=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758 h1:sdbE21q2nlQtFh65saZY+rRM6x6aJJI8IUa1AmH/qa0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2 h1:/439OZVxoEc02psi1h4QO3bHzTgu49bb347Xp4gW1pc=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2/go.mod h1:xg2XB0K5ShQzAgsoujxuKN4LNXR2LfwwHsPj7Iaw+XY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4 h1:X3c+Odnxz+iPTRobG4tp092+CvBU9UK0t/bRf+n0DGU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4/go.mod h1:xg2XB0K5ShQzAgsoujxuKN4LNXR2LfwwHsPj7Iaw+XY=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1 h1:fZZ/+RyRb+Y5tGkwxFKuYuSRQHu9dZtbjenblleOLHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1/go.mod h1:EpNfEXNjiYfUJypf0eZ0P5iXA9ekSGWaS1WgPaM42X0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=