diff --git a/constraint/go.mod b/constraint/go.mod
index bd19fd5aa..5854596ea 100644
--- a/constraint/go.mod
+++ b/constraint/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
 
diff --git a/constraint/go.sum b/constraint/go.sum
index 5e186dac8..88dcab137 100644
--- a/constraint/go.sum
+++ b/constraint/go.sum
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 h1:SjGebBtkBqHFOli+05xYbK8YF1Dzk
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2 h1:jpcvIRr3GLoUoEKRkHKSmGjxb6lWwrBlJsXc+eUYQHM=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.2/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1 h1:TjJSM80Nf43Mg21+RCy3J70aj/W6KyvDtOlpKf+PupE=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3 h1:VjB/vhoPoA9l1kEKZHBMnQF33tdCLQKJtydy4iqwZ80=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3/go.mod h1:B6COOxKptp+YaUT5q4l6LqUJTRpizbgf9KSRNdQGns0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 h1:IpInykpT6ceI+QxKBbEflcR5EXP7sU1kvOlxwZh5txg=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=
diff --git a/constraint/vendor/modules.txt b/constraint/vendor/modules.txt
index a0d17f938..ed6f15de2 100644
--- a/constraint/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/constraint/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client/pkg/client
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client/pkg/client/metrics
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client/pkg/common/metrics
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client/proto/client
-# sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.1
+# sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.3
 ## explicit; go 1.25.0
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/certwatcher
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/certwatcher/metrics