diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b5143ebc..d8cb953d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.28.5
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
-	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-operator v0.9.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.5
 )