diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff08ddfb..4a3da7ab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ CRD_REF_DOCS_VERSION ?= v0.3.0
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.7.1
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.21.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.22.0
 
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.34.1