diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5bf8e051..305c6177 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20230307042619-c304e7ec2ee7
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.31.0
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.21.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.21.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 // indirect
 	software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7d7a9532..6b5c5289 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1609,8 +1609,8 @@ mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20240528143540-8a5130ca722f h1:lMpcwN6GxNbWtbpI1+xzFLSW8
 mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20240528143540-8a5130ca722f/go.mod h1:RSLa7mKKCNeTTMHBw5Hsy2rfJmd6O2ivt9Dw9ZqCQpQ=
 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 v0.22.4 h1:GEjV7KV3TY8e+tJ2LCTxUTanW4z/FmNB7l327UfMq9A=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
+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/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20230307042619-c304e7ec2ee7 h1:IxfIt+FAgOU9Dzg+SsPPFyHayYcC/OMsQQ6nPILxf5o=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest v0.0.0-20230307042619-c304e7ec2ee7/go.mod h1:Lm5xRgQejdMHAz81exSpqvwEkIdTfoNtUDA6MM4kltw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0 h1:VWZF71pwSQ2lZZCt7hFGJsOfDc5dVG28/IysjjMWXL8=
@@ -1629,8 +1629,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.21.0 h1:7mQAf3dUwf0wBerWJd8rXhVcnkk5Tvn/q91cGkaP6
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.21.0/go.mod h1:hmxADesM3yUN2vbA5z1/YTBnzLJ1dajdqpQonwBL1FQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XeLlZ/jmk4i1HRopwe7/aU3H5n1zNUcX6TM94b3QxOY=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 h1:jTijUJbW353oVOd9oTlifJqOGEkUw2jB/fXCbTiQEco=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482 h1:2WOzJpHUBVrrkDjU4KBT8n5LDcj824eX0I5UKcgeRUs=
+sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2-0.20260122202528-d9cc6641c482/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:yfXDCHCao9+ENCvLSE62v9VSji2MKu5jeNfTrofGhJc=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=