diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b7e024f..3f0537c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.1
 	github.com/giantswarm/microkit v1.0.1
 	github.com/giantswarm/micrologger v1.1.1
-	github.com/giantswarm/operatorkit/v7 v7.1.0
+	github.com/giantswarm/operatorkit/v7 v7.2.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.18.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.24.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.24.1