diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a495a68a2..3a3cb5cc8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 57011384d..3b6d6ab96 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0 h1:TgtAeesdhpm2S
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.28.0/go.mod h1:VHVDI/KrK4fjnV61bE2g3sA7tiETLn8sooImelsCx3Y=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.1 h1:JkMAbAMzBM+WBHxXLTJXTiCisv1PAaHRzld/3qrmLYY=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.1/go.mod h1:V9ZhKLvQtsDODwjXOKgbitjyCmC71yMBwDcMyNNIov0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3 h1:65QmN7r3FWgTxDMz9fvGnO1kbf2nu+acg9p2R9oYYYk=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3/go.mod h1:N0jpP5Lo7lMTF9aL56Z/B2oWBJjey6StQM0jRbKQXtY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6 h1:12IXsozEsIXWAMRpgRlYS1jjAHQXHtWEOMdULh3DbEw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6/go.mod h1:N0jpP5Lo7lMTF9aL56Z/B2oWBJjey6StQM0jRbKQXtY=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 2314f70eb..0cd1c806f 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-operator v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.7.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 0c8610ef9..fc2f20746 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.1 h1:JkMAbAMzBM+WBHxXLTJXTiCisv1PAaHRzld/3qrmLYY=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.1/go.mod h1:V9ZhKLvQtsDODwjXOKgbitjyCmC71yMBwDcMyNNIov0=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.7.1 h1:QDru2586ZjIFBTW1Z7VVXVtauzR/yANm4tglUNLm9iE=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.7.1/go.mod h1:yG0g5Mdq73fMn9JP4akgRQPSne973L+Qx6iVH+LjtSM=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3 h1:65QmN7r3FWgTxDMz9fvGnO1kbf2nu+acg9p2R9oYYYk=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.3/go.mod h1:N0jpP5Lo7lMTF9aL56Z/B2oWBJjey6StQM0jRbKQXtY=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6 h1:12IXsozEsIXWAMRpgRlYS1jjAHQXHtWEOMdULh3DbEw=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.6/go.mod h1:N0jpP5Lo7lMTF9aL56Z/B2oWBJjey6StQM0jRbKQXtY=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.22.0 h1:z/+yr/azoOfzsfooqRsPw1wjJlqT/ukXP0ShkHwNlsI=