diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0f136b5..e51c92e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
 	reconciler.io/dies v0.18.0
 	reconciler.io/runtime v0.24.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
 
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // 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
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3897701..b44fe6e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ reconciler.io/dies v0.18.0 h1:XY0knxZSjfbgXMOcCL39lqaOSj2tBg3jPwP/FeIoxpg=
 reconciler.io/dies v0.18.0/go.mod h1:nH3PU3+dJEJ7GBFzslUFKOVbq/Gc0SIGL0Ltlp22/Ks=
 reconciler.io/runtime v0.24.1 h1:wY/X1FY1Ondn8gR957nvXEABK1VzvBNJFJs1YqmvLhg=
 reconciler.io/runtime v0.24.1/go.mod h1:0gyqgJGaKFoPxUZzqYZHrmUL7PCgbtW9aEOih1aqh3U=
-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/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 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 v1.6.0 h1:G8fkbMSAFqgEFgh4b1wmtzDnioxFCUgTZhlbj5P9QYs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:796bPqUfzR/0jLAl6XjHl3Ck7MiyVv8dbTdyT3/pMf4=