diff --git a/hack/install-setup-envtest.sh b/hack/install-setup-envtest.sh
index 6d1c30cc4..96b646fdb 100755
--- a/hack/install-setup-envtest.sh
+++ b/hack/install-setup-envtest.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 
-required_version="release-0.17"
+required_version="release-0.19"
 source_url="sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@${required_version}"
 target_dir="${script_dir}/../testbin"
 target_path="${target_dir}/setup-envtest"