diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index 4dcbe488fc..d546ebee37 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.17.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index 0465a46642..d480b8ee90 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.8.0 h1:I8hjc3LbBlXTtVuFNJuwYuMiHvQJDq1AT6u4DwDz
 github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.8.0/go.mod h1:RpvI/rw4Vr5QA+Z60c6d6LXH0rYJo0uD5SqfmrrheCY=
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20231010084843-55a94097c399 h1:eMje31YglSBqCdIqdhKBW8lokaMrL3uTkpGYlE2OOT4=
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20231010084843-55a94097c399/go.mod h1:1OCfN199q1Jm3HZlxleg+Dw/mwps2Wbk9frAWm+4FII=
-github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.17.1 h1:WnljyxIzSj9BRRUlnmAU35ohDsjRK0EKmL0evDqi5Jk=
-github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.17.1/go.mod h1:pW/VmeqkanRFqR6AljLcs7EA7FbZaN5MQqO7oZADXpo=
+github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.18.0 h1:O831KI+0PR51hM2kep6T8k+w0/LIAD490gvqMCvL5hM=
+github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.18.0/go.mod h1:pW/VmeqkanRFqR6AljLcs7EA7FbZaN5MQqO7oZADXpo=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v0.2.0/go.mod h1:z6/tIYblkpsD+a4lm/fGIIU9mZ+XfAiaFtq7xTgseGU=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=