diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c9bdad753..0e21d31f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.24.6
 
 require (
 	github.com/argoproj-labs/argo-rollouts-manager v0.0.7-0.20251105123110-0c547c7a7765
-	github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.0.0-20251125104336-a68322dd72f3
+	github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.17.0-rc1.0.20251203145554-258914335b86
 	github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 v3.1.9
 	github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.7.1-0.20250905160054-e48120133eec
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4cce6628d..82d3de55b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be h1:9AeTilPcZAjCFI
 github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be/go.mod h1:ySMOLuWl6zY27l47sB3qLNK6tF2fkHG55UZxx8oIVo4=
 github.com/argoproj-labs/argo-rollouts-manager v0.0.7-0.20251105123110-0c547c7a7765 h1:zVN+W/nQrRB/kB63YcvcCseuiE//sEzNw6Oa8rqiFOs=
 github.com/argoproj-labs/argo-rollouts-manager v0.0.7-0.20251105123110-0c547c7a7765/go.mod h1:WPyZkNHZjir/OTt8mrRwcUZKe1euHrHPJsRv1Wp/F/0=
-github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.0.0-20251125104336-a68322dd72f3 h1:rhNi/GnlHjJWyE3ivayCSDZfvRvoxUgHoH2sEgTuyv4=
-github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.0.0-20251125104336-a68322dd72f3/go.mod h1:tugRb82zAQXSsQfogeBkNUfl5ffdPAAD5nk/9eRAUC8=
+github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.17.0-rc1.0.20251203145554-258914335b86 h1:crfiDUoEdB1wDUZCpo6Q4rQZmEoFqsrS5swvckM3OUw=
+github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.17.0-rc1.0.20251203145554-258914335b86/go.mod h1:JUvpFGuOdBL23437e/IdBsdwUE+69J6LzKQ2Q42ycc0=
 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 v3.1.9 h1:9P9vJKo1RGWu6mtQnGu61r+0h3XKlA2j3kVhwogUQ/0=
 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 v3.1.9/go.mod h1:ZHb/LOz/hr88VWMJiVTd8DGYL7MheHCAT8S6DgYOBFo=
 github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.7.1-0.20250905160054-e48120133eec h1:rNAwbRQFvRIuW/e2bU+B10mlzghYXsnwZedYeA7Drz4=