diff --git a/hack/go.mod b/hack/go.mod
index 53c30d4..ece0829 100644
--- a/hack/go.mod
+++ b/hack/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.19
 
 require (
 	dies.dev/diegen v0.8.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/hack/go.sum b/hack/go.sum
index aa538e9..8129c33 100644
--- a/hack/go.sum
+++ b/hack/go.sum
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1 h1:m4bYOKall2MmOiRaR1J+We67Do7vm9KiQVlT96lnHUw=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230209194617-a36077c30491 h1:r0BAOLElQnnFhE/ApUsg3iHdVYYPBjNSSOMowRZxxsY=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230209194617-a36077c30491/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.0 h1:TY6CGE6+6hzO7hhJFte65ud3cFmmZW947jajXkuDfBw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.0/go.mod h1:rXlpTfFHZMpZA8aGq9ejArgZiieHd+fkk/fTatY8A2M=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.1 h1:GyQqxzH5wksa4n3YDIJdJJOopztR5VDM+7qsyg5yE4U=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.12.1/go.mod h1:rXlpTfFHZMpZA8aGq9ejArgZiieHd+fkk/fTatY8A2M=
 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 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=