diff --git a/tools.lock b/tools.lock
index 52c6d15..b247482 100644
--- a/tools.lock
+++ b/tools.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 addlicense github.com/google/addlicense@v1.2.0
 apigen github.com/kcp-dev/sdk/cmd/apigen@v0.32.3
-controller-gen sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.21.0
+controller-gen sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.23.0
 ginkgo github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.33.0
 golangci-lint github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.14.0
 osv-scanner github.com/google/osv-scanner/v2/cmd/osv-scanner@v2.6.0