diff --git a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
index fa25425..8ef75c1 100644
--- a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
+++ b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240814211410-ddb44dafa142 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
index 640f4ac..d39b8d8 100644
--- a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
+++ b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240823204242-4ba0660f739c h1:
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240823204242-4ba0660f739c/go.mod h1:UqMtugtsSgubUsoxbuAoiCXvqvErP7Gf0so0mK9tHxU=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1 h1:zWnc1Vrcno+lHZCOofnIMvycFcc0QRGIzm9dhnDX68E=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1/go.mod h1:1gLDyUQU7CTLJI90u3nXZ9ekeghjeM7pTDZlqFNg2AA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 h1:m3LfL6/Ca+fqnjnlqQXNpFPABW1UD7mjh8KO2mKFytA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 693f1a6..5bfc234 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.0.2
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.29.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.22.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index eb0578a..49dea36 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240823204242-4ba0660f739c h1:
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240823204242-4ba0660f739c/go.mod h1:UqMtugtsSgubUsoxbuAoiCXvqvErP7Gf0so0mK9tHxU=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1 h1:zWnc1Vrcno+lHZCOofnIMvycFcc0QRGIzm9dhnDX68E=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1/go.mod h1:1gLDyUQU7CTLJI90u3nXZ9ekeghjeM7pTDZlqFNg2AA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 h1:m3LfL6/Ca+fqnjnlqQXNpFPABW1UD7mjh8KO2mKFytA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=