diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 408ca37..113c3e4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/butane v0.28.0
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3
-	github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.11.0
+	github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.12.0
 	github.com/ironcore-dev/metal v0.0.0-20240624131301-18385f342755
 	github.com/ironcore-dev/metal-operator v0.5.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.29.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d0bd92c..f2281ba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.7 h1:X+2YciYSxvMQK0UZ7sg45ZVabVZ
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.7/go.mod h1:lW34nIZuQ8UDPdkon5fmfp2l3+ZkQ2me/+oecHYLOII=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
-github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.11.0 h1:vQhZgPxxFwmSi+fSlPEuwCmI5sOP7QwjX97DL4jew/c=
-github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.11.0/go.mod h1:kPIgIjGNMA5zUlwH04rCdDbYnvvDtd79z3Rgav1Yrpg=
+github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.12.0 h1:0OBUzV+Zkh6K+2h4LtqAjWru19/5d3ucuUK5qMzt1rs=
+github.com/ironcore-dev/controller-utils v0.12.0/go.mod h1:LHSeOLcIbPIkSiryKpZ30E/zDSWHTnkZD4w69+kPdMw=
 github.com/ironcore-dev/metal v0.0.0-20240624131301-18385f342755 h1:EmR3Ngg2wmOXJkxgsdYVuPXLRfwWmO2Fi+htjih6QGY=
 github.com/ironcore-dev/metal v0.0.0-20240624131301-18385f342755/go.mod h1:+/bmkghOE7acqXDT/LDH57RemaUzlVwnQjttsOjdoyg=
 github.com/ironcore-dev/metal-operator v0.5.1 h1:xLB+P8TsbvxNF/sfGIfZVCMr+OnsS707+lx9uQZIJi4=