diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f9a87fec2..b0ba7b620 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.20.4
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.20.4
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.20.4
+	k8s.io/client-go/v12 v12.0.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.6.5
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0
 )