diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0f2f6f9..da90730 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.4
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.20.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.3.11-0.20210115191551-61dc332270dc // uses master, added to use testing helpers
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.3
 )
 
 // replace sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime => ../../../sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 222901a..d3867a7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.14/go.mod h1:LEScyz
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.3.11-0.20210115191551-61dc332270dc h1:dxHJVTGY69QdOZrc5SAIMKEo7MI22/UW5XRlvPdg51k=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.3.11-0.20210115191551-61dc332270dc/go.mod h1:2albqHki6wboWtHMMNSWkiGoGqTM/VblZoODqwHgsiU=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.7.1-0.20201215171748-096b2e07c091/go.mod h1:pJ3YBrJiAqMAZKi6UVGuE98ZrroV1p+pIhoHsMm9wdU=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.2 h1:SBWmI0b3uzMIUD/BIXWNegrCeZmPJ503pOtwxY0LPHM=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.2/go.mod h1:U/l+DUopBc1ecfRZ5aviA9JDmGFQKvLf5YkZNx2e0sU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.3 h1:GMHvzjTmaWHQB8HadW+dIvBoJuLvZObYJ5YoZruPRao=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.8.3/go.mod h1:U/l+DUopBc1ecfRZ5aviA9JDmGFQKvLf5YkZNx2e0sU=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.9.0 h1:SoDlXq6pEc7dGagHULNRCCBYrLH6xOi7lqXTRXeAlg4=
 sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.9.0/go.mod h1:cxKQWwmbtRDzQ+RNKnR6gZG6fjbeTtItp5cGf+ww+1Y=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:MkjgH3RdOWrievjo6c9T245dYlB5QeXV4WCbnt/PEpU=