diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4606e3d17..48ba13365 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.4.1-0.20240730222724-fe330560123c
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.4.1-0.20240730223006-3dff386e35a6
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/test-operator/api v0.0.0-20240731105515-c21893fa77e4
-	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0
+	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0
 	github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/v2 v2.9.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240409090435-93d18d7e34b8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a6fd2b419..7760725a3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.4.1-0.2024073022300
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.4.1-0.20240730223006-3dff386e35a6/go.mod h1:CohmdxMJoJbD2u5rK+VYw0Ij2kT5XGvz/R5S0FIr5sA=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/test-operator/api v0.0.0-20240731105515-c21893fa77e4 h1:CiFQ6icZKJYaVcn+wiE3a6MOqSsJ1YvqOI+ah9d/u3E=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/test-operator/api v0.0.0-20240731105515-c21893fa77e4/go.mod h1:K6ynIX6nRKji0PXFqZyIO6YagiuVq/S3O6wT5rpaJI8=
-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=