diff --git a/operator/requirements.txt b/operator/requirements.txt
index 1695a00..14cf548 100644
--- a/operator/requirements.txt
+++ b/operator/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-kopf==1.37.2
+kopf==1.44.6
 kubernetes==29.0.0
 PyYAML==6.0.1