diff --git a/internal/utils/version.go b/internal/utils/version.go
index 15bc473..325a5c9 100644
--- a/internal/utils/version.go
+++ b/internal/utils/version.go
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ const (
 	// makefile and go.mod versions.
 	// NOTE: please ensure the ControllerToolsVersion matches the go.mod file as we
 	// use this both in code generation as well as the generated project code.
-	ControllerToolsVersion   = "v0.15.0"
-	ControllerRuntimeVersion = "v0.18.4"
+	ControllerToolsVersion = "v0.15.0"
+
+	// NOTE: ControllerRuntimeVersion will need to match operator-builder-tools version
+	// otherwise their could be inconsistencies in method calls which cause
+	// ambiguous errors.
+	ControllerRuntimeVersion = "v0.17.3"
 	KustomizeVersion         = "v5.4.1"
 	GolangCILintVersion      = "v1.57.2"
 	EnvtestVersion           = "release-0.17"