diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf318faca..1da317675 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/placement-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240329120831-fae0c7277030
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240329204003-790119776f5e
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240401072516-b7dd5eee10ee
-	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0
+	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0
 	github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/v2 v2.6.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 243314e0e..eccef56f7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240329204003-79
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240329204003-790119776f5e/go.mod h1:kl+TdEExQwr7OCZaOilotlGlz9rzGxC75rUBL0P35f8=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240401072516-b7dd5eee10ee h1:2TnRdVR9OHtyGrLWHXBKkxpGZ9kkSRFMtCSohZ5Fv80=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240401072516-b7dd5eee10ee/go.mod h1:TddKhB6NBILwDr2/ltIP+mUb+UC3pSqHB2rHoLvwWic=
-github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0 h1:A2YCRhr+6s0k3pRJacnwjh1Ue8BqjIGuQ2jvPg9XCB4=
-github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0/go.mod h1:rXPOhrQ6mMeXqCmpDgt1ALoar9ZlHL+Iy5qut9R99a4=
+github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0 h1:89LhqGTLskxpPR4siEaorkF9PY3KLI51S5mFxP6q1G8=
+github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0/go.mod h1:3tsDLxXChMY1KgxO5v1CZQogHNQCIMy14YXkXqA5lT4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=