diff --git a/examples/extension-server/go.mod b/examples/extension-server/go.mod
index 806bff36b3..7c7ce2e6c6 100644
--- a/examples/extension-server/go.mod
+++ b/examples/extension-server/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.78.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension v1.2.1
 )
diff --git a/examples/extension-server/go.sum b/examples/extension-server/go.sum
index 65e6784bca..58fd05c253 100644
--- a/examples/extension-server/go.sum
+++ b/examples/extension-server/go.sum
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ 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-runtime v0.22.4 h1:GEjV7KV3TY8e+tJ2LCTxUTanW4z/FmNB7l327UfMq9A=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.22.4/go.mod h1:+QX1XUpTXN4mLoblf4tqr5CQcyHPAki2HLXqQMY6vh8=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.0 h1:Ubi7klJWiwEWqDY+odSVZiFA0aDSevOCXpa38yCSYu8=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.23.0/go.mod h1:DBOIr9NsprUqCZ1ZhsuJ0wAnQSIxY/C6VjZbmLgw0j0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0 h1:OU7jrPPiZusryu6YK0jYSjPqg8Vhf8cAzluP9XGI5uk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.19.0/go.mod h1:y5HY/iNDFkmFla2CfQoVb2AQXMsBk4ad84iR1PLANB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.4.1 h1:NPxFutNkKNa8UfLd2CMlEuhIPMQgDQ6DXNKG9sHbJU8=