diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a652e11f..9236519f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.23.1
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.3.0
 	github.com/alexandrevilain/controller-tools v0.3.0
-	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.0
+	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1
 	github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/gocql/gocql v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ca2cfc5d..bbde6e39 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/v5 v5.1.0/go.mod h1:COEvJ1E+/E2L4q6QE5CkjWPi4
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
-github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.0 h1:Gz20ezVUW1hveItLurl4OuFmSwwo0d7vr5gULjyeGlc=
-github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.0/go.mod h1:MfLVTL45hFZsqmaT1O0+b2ugaNNQQZttSFV9hASHUb0=
+github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1 h1:1ceFMqTtwiqY2vyfaRT85CNiVmK7pJjt3GebYCx9awY=
+github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.16.1/go.mod h1:MfLVTL45hFZsqmaT1O0+b2ugaNNQQZttSFV9hASHUb0=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=