diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5312185e9..74ab461ec 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.34.0
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v1.0.1
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 739f1e4b6..c5abb9129 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 h1:hwvWFiBzdWw1FhfY1FooPn3kzWuJ8
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397/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-runtime v0.21.0 h1:CYfjpEuicjUecRk+KAeyYh+ouUBn4llGyDYytIGcJS8=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.21.0/go.mod h1:OSg14+F65eWqIu4DceX7k/+QRAbTTvxeQSNSOQpukWM=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.0 h1:mTOfibb8Hxwpx3xEkR56i7xSjB+nH4hZG37SrlCY5e0=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.0/go.mod h1:FwiwRjkRPbiN+zp2QRp7wlTCzbUXxZ/D4OzuQUDwBHY=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 h1:gBQPwqORJ8d8/YNZWEjoZs7npUVDpVXUUOFfW6CgAqE=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8/go.mod h1:mdzfpAEoE6DHQEN0uh9ZbOCuHbLK5wOm7dK4ctXE9Tg=
 sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 h1:JfjMILfT8A6RbawdsK2JXGBR5AQVfd+9TbzrlneTyrU=
diff --git a/pkg/fpgacontroller/mocks_test.go b/pkg/fpgacontroller/mocks_test.go
index c484863f7..3fb3006f0 100644
--- a/pkg/fpgacontroller/mocks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fpgacontroller/mocks_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func (c *mockClient) IsObjectNamespaced(runtime.Object) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+func (c *mockClient) Apply(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.ApplyConfiguration, opts ...client.ApplyOption) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mockManager struct {
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme
 	log    logr.Logger