diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 12495f749..54bd49718 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.34.0
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v1.0.1
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a0f9113b3..2908f8843 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 h1:jpcvIRr3GLoUoEKRkHKSmGjxb6lWwrBlJsXc+eUYQHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-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/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=