diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0b7be06e856..d4bd0a14a79 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.18.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 677386b0050..0e88aef68a0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ rsc.io/pdf v0.1.1 h1:k1MczvYDUvJBe93bYd7wrZLLUEcLZAuF824/I4e5Xr4=
 rsc.io/pdf v0.1.1/go.mod h1:n8OzWcQ6Sp37PL01nO98y4iUCRdTGarVfzxY20ICaU4=
 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/controller-runtime v0.19.3 h1:XO2GvC9OPftRst6xWCpTgBZO04S2cbp0Qqkj8bX1sPw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3/go.mod h1:j4j87DqtsThvwTv5/Tc5NFRyyF/RF0ip4+62tbTSIUM=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4 h1:SUmheabttt0nx8uJtoII4oIP27BVVvAKFvdvGFwV/Qo=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.4/go.mod h1:iRmWllt8IlaLjvTTDLhRBXIEtkCK6hwVBJJsYS9Ajf4=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5 h1:5k9FNRqziBPwqr17AMEPPV/En39ZBplLAdOwwQHruP4=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.16.5/go.mod h1:8vztuRVzs8IuuJqKqbXCSlXcw+lkAv/M2sTpg55qjMY=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1 h1:fZZ/+RyRb+Y5tGkwxFKuYuSRQHu9dZtbjenblleOLHM=