diff --git a/hack/go.mod b/hack/go.mod
index 7d1cff2..06e8385 100644
--- a/hack/go.mod
+++ b/hack/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.22.0
 
 require (
 	reconciler.io/dies/diegen v0.14.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.2
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/hack/go.sum b/hack/go.sum
index d29f096..6be89ad 100644
--- a/hack/go.sum
+++ b/hack/go.sum
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 h1:pUdcCO1Lk/tbT5ztQWOBi5HBgbBP1
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 reconciler.io/dies/diegen v0.14.0 h1:3EGR4c6Dh80SIMBZXA9fg5f52Wq/DZwlnCNuN1dhgJM=
 reconciler.io/dies/diegen v0.14.0/go.mod h1:HqlQEX5qI+xJZdY+JbsFTZd8Y+qOJAApeqCZ46z346E=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.1 h1:gvIsZm+2aimFDIBiDKumR7EBkc+oLxljoUVfRbDI6RI=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.1/go.mod h1:0I0xqjR65YTfoO12iR+mZR6s6UAVcUARgXRlsu0ljB0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.2 h1:uUFF/AW3phBWPiERvkSNOVct//L427bPS7xGfKi6Tz4=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.2/go.mod h1:0I0xqjR65YTfoO12iR+mZR6s6UAVcUARgXRlsu0ljB0=
 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=