diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index d932775459..2faa952bb3 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
 
 )
 
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 34734f2775..83e2722d14 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSn
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1 h1:I34p/fwgRlEhs+o9cUhKXDwNNfPS3no0yJsd2bJyQVc=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1/go.mod h1:DaxwruDvSaEYq5q6FREDaGzX6UsAVUCA99Sp8vfMHyQ=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1 h1:V1dQELMGVk46YVXXQUbTFujU7u4DQj6YUj9Rb6cuzz8=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2 h1:FwHwD1CTUemg0pW2otk7/U5/i5m2ymzvOXdbeGOUvw0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
 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=