diff --git a/scripts/lib/common.sh b/scripts/lib/common.sh
index 909c9a2e..d17ef3e4 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/common.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-export CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION="v0.14.0"
+export CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION="v0.16.2"
 export HELM_VERSION="v3.7"
 
 # setting the -x option if debugging is true