diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 27c548a14..178558588 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/mcs-api v0.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ad57b469b..5e1cb81f6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912 h1:Y3gxNAuB0OBLImH611+UDZ
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912/go.mod h1:kdmbQkyfwUagLfXIad1y2TdrjPFWp2Q89B3qkRwf/pQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d h1:wAhiDyZ4Tdtt7e46e9M5ZSAJ/MnPGPs+Ki1gHw4w1R0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250820121507-0af2bda4dd1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-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 v1.4.0 h1:ZwlNM6zOHq0h3WUX2gfByPs2yAEsy/EenYJB78jpQfQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.0/go.mod h1:AR5RSqciWP98OPckEjOjh2XJhAe2Na4LHyXD2FUY7Qk=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=