diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2d0edb3b16e8..297773f091dc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 57041e25bb5e..3f955a30e49a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@ rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6 h1:UnEoLBLDpQwzJ2jYh6aTdiMhGjNDR7IdFn9YEqHIccc=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6/go.mod h1:Dcsa9v8AEBWa3sQNJHsuWPT4ICv99irl5wj83NiC12U=
 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/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index 14cfab9ac51c..b57a533b4325 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/docs/book/utils v0.0.0-20211028165026-57688c578b5d
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index babd59d65fed..a358d4a5f165 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e h1:eQ/4ljkx21sObifjzXwlPKpdGLrCf
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6 h1:UnEoLBLDpQwzJ2jYh6aTdiMhGjNDR7IdFn9YEqHIccc=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6/go.mod h1:Dcsa9v8AEBWa3sQNJHsuWPT4ICv99irl5wj83NiC12U=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0 h1:4dxdABXGDhIa68Fiwaif0vcu32xfwmgQ+w8p+5CxoAI=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.15.0/go.mod h1:8zUSS2T8Hx0APCNRhJWbS3CAQEbIxLa07khzh7pZmXM=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index b78b5ddfec40..09bfcacb1a25 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6
 	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.24.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 864112698eec..68d4fd596690 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661 h1:FepOBzJ0GXm8t0su67ln2wAZjbQ6R
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6 h1:UnEoLBLDpQwzJ2jYh6aTdiMhGjNDR7IdFn9YEqHIccc=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.6/go.mod h1:Dcsa9v8AEBWa3sQNJHsuWPT4ICv99irl5wj83NiC12U=
 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 v0.24.0 h1:g4y4eu0qa+SCeKESLpESgMmVFBebL0BDa6f777OIWrg=