diff --git a/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.mod b/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.mod
index 9bac9c89ee022..a5515c2051a7a 100644
--- a/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.mod
+++ b/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/stackrox/rox/operator/tools/controller-gen
 
 go 1.25.0
 
-require sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0
+require sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 // indirect
diff --git a/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.sum b/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.sum
index 69e2b8c3fd739..6b85c0d003e59 100644
--- a/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.sum
+++ b/operator/tools/controller-gen/go.sum
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ 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-tools v0.20.0 h1:VWZF71pwSQ2lZZCt7hFGJsOfDc5dVG28/IysjjMWXL8=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.0/go.mod h1:b4qPmjGU3iZwqn34alUU5tILhNa9+VXK+J3QV0fT/uU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1 h1:gkfMt9YodI0K85oT8rVi80NTXO/kDmabKR5Ajn5GYxs=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.20.1/go.mod h1:b4qPmjGU3iZwqn34alUU5tILhNa9+VXK+J3QV0fT/uU=
 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=