diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4137ced..ff60e2b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension v1.3.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4c74797..c37be80 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251219084037-98d557b7f1e7 h1:H6xtwB5tC+KFSHoEhA1o7DnOtHDEo
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251219084037-98d557b7f1e7/go.mod h1:xDxuJ0whA3d0I4mf/C4ppKHxXynQ+fxnkmQH0vTHnuk=
 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 v0.23.1 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 v1.4.1 h1:NPxFutNkKNa8UfLd2CMlEuhIPMQgDQ6DXNKG9sHbJU8=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1/go.mod h1:AR5RSqciWP98OPckEjOjh2XJhAe2Na4LHyXD2FUY7Qk=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension v1.3.1 h1:Tpjo2frgcdUUeqPWcIWter2a7GCHBrNyYBkK1Em1u+8=