diff --git a/hack/tools/Makefile.variables b/hack/tools/Makefile.variables
index 50abf6ec4944..a870386ba3b0 100644
--- a/hack/tools/Makefile.variables
+++ b/hack/tools/Makefile.variables
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-controller-gen_version = 0.16.1
+controller-gen_version = 0.16.5
 golangci-lint_version = 1.62.0
diff --git a/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_controlnodes.yaml b/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_controlnodes.yaml
index 1bed26613e71..ec93ec1ca4e7 100644
--- a/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_controlnodes.yaml
+++ b/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_controlnodes.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: controlnodes.autopilot.k0sproject.io
 spec:
   group: autopilot.k0sproject.io
diff --git a/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_plans.yaml b/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_plans.yaml
index ea083f5bf3de..570632fde9d4 100644
--- a/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_plans.yaml
+++ b/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_plans.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: plans.autopilot.k0sproject.io
 spec:
   group: autopilot.k0sproject.io
diff --git a/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_updateconfigs.yaml b/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_updateconfigs.yaml
index ee988929dd92..923d6163531b 100644
--- a/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_updateconfigs.yaml
+++ b/static/_crds/autopilot/autopilot.k0sproject.io_updateconfigs.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: updateconfigs.autopilot.k0sproject.io
 spec:
   group: autopilot.k0sproject.io
diff --git a/static/_crds/etcd/etcd.k0sproject.io_etcdmembers.yaml b/static/_crds/etcd/etcd.k0sproject.io_etcdmembers.yaml
index cb7e15a1440f..516545b859f0 100644
--- a/static/_crds/etcd/etcd.k0sproject.io_etcdmembers.yaml
+++ b/static/_crds/etcd/etcd.k0sproject.io_etcdmembers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: etcdmembers.etcd.k0sproject.io
 spec:
   group: etcd.k0sproject.io
diff --git a/static/_crds/helm/helm.k0sproject.io_charts.yaml b/static/_crds/helm/helm.k0sproject.io_charts.yaml
index 8d46167dda42..8f4478136bc6 100644
--- a/static/_crds/helm/helm.k0sproject.io_charts.yaml
+++ b/static/_crds/helm/helm.k0sproject.io_charts.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: charts.helm.k0sproject.io
 spec:
   group: helm.k0sproject.io
diff --git a/static/_crds/k0s/k0s.k0sproject.io_clusterconfigs.yaml b/static/_crds/k0s/k0s.k0sproject.io_clusterconfigs.yaml
index 09ca58122d54..5b51a80a899a 100644
--- a/static/_crds/k0s/k0s.k0sproject.io_clusterconfigs.yaml
+++ b/static/_crds/k0s/k0s.k0sproject.io_clusterconfigs.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: clusterconfigs.k0s.k0sproject.io
 spec:
   group: k0s.k0sproject.io