diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0cb0112623..fb55e60032 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b6ffa2d98e..17a5339f87 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240423202451-8948a665c108 h1:Q8Z7VlGhcJgBHJHYugJ/K/
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240423202451-8948a665c108/go.mod h1:yD4MZYeKMBwQKVht279WycxKyM84kkAx2DPrTXaeb98=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240423183400-0849a56e8f22 h1:ao5hUqGhsqdm+bYbjH/pRkCs0unBGe9UyDahzs9zQzQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240423183400-0849a56e8f22/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0 h1:4dxdABXGDhIa68Fiwaif0vcu32xfwmgQ+w8p+5CxoAI=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0/go.mod h1:8zUSS2T8Hx0APCNRhJWbS3CAQEbIxLa07khzh7pZmXM=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0 h1:DsLDXCi6jR+Xz8/xd0Z1PYl2Pn0TyaFMOPPZIj4inDM=
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 598a2fae12..487a51f65a 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.30.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index c7447f3efc..fb0dbc367d 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240423183400-0849a56e8f22 h1:ao5hUqGhsqdm+bYbjH/pRkCs0unBG
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240423183400-0849a56e8f22/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 pgregory.net/rapid v1.1.0 h1:CMa0sjHSru3puNx+J0MIAuiiEV4N0qj8/cMWGBBCsjw=
 pgregory.net/rapid v1.1.0/go.mod h1:PY5XlDGj0+V1FCq0o192FdRhpKHGTRIWBgqjDBTrq04=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4 h1:87+guW1zhvuPLh1PHybKdYFLU0YJp4FhJRmiHvm5BZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.4/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0 h1:DsLDXCi6jR+Xz8/xd0Z1PYl2Pn0TyaFMOPPZIj4inDM=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:ZH4lHrL2sDi0FHZ9jjneb8kKnGzFWyrTya35sWUTrRs=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=