diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index e98d985632..2b06004842 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
 )
 
 replace github.com/metal3-io/cluster-api-provider-metal3/api => ./../api
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index cece83ad17..4c5c64e233 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -813,8 +813,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1 h1:I34p/fwgRlEhs+o9cUhKXDwNNfPS3no0yJsd2bJyQVc=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1/go.mod h1:DaxwruDvSaEYq5q6FREDaGzX6UsAVUCA99Sp8vfMHyQ=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.1 h1:9TffRPOuYNUyfHqdeWQtFhdK0oY+NAbvjlzbqK7chTw=
 sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.1/go.mod h1:+zOSrnG/2wI2XtWOkaVpVJ1BXumT/73zqRXZBYrclPQ=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1 h1:V1dQELMGVk46YVXXQUbTFujU7u4DQj6YUj9Rb6cuzz8=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.1/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2 h1:FwHwD1CTUemg0pW2otk7/U5/i5m2ymzvOXdbeGOUvw0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
 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/kind v0.20.0 h1:f0sc3v9mQbGnjBUaqSFST1dwIuiikKVGgoTwpoP33a8=