diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c4bbc457..ac00f2ab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/image-registry-operator-api v0.0.0-20240422225856-ad6a4cd477e0
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.7-0.20250406160248-af0c660a6ede
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.1
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.18.0
 	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20260312152759-81488f6aeb60
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6548f673..3ff1252a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/image-registry-operator-api v0.0.0-20240422225856-ad6a4c
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/image-registry-operator-api v0.0.0-20240422225856-ad6a4cd477e0/go.mod h1:zn/ponkeFUViyBDhYp9OKFPqEGWYrsR71Pn9/aTCvSI=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.7-0.20250406160248-af0c660a6ede h1:6MqX+Jq9rmgALixuwV4LQkU7HA8vQCl0u9Jg8mSsxV0=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.7-0.20250406160248-af0c660a6ede/go.mod h1:V0JbH4beGCU+q7yqnWUYYOuDij0ut5i1iBO4cyzg+tM=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0 h1:e1bZCotAq7wm4xy95ePN2uoWwz28pNp/ewZZhpBY7/4=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0/go.mod h1:EWfuzPfxT5NV+aS2we02SLFdhvJkgeY7t7+TszgBSMY=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.1 h1:6cNudrmbkYTp2onqSLTIsPwP2zj6Fkfb4ymNn7GO5dk=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.1/go.mod h1:EWfuzPfxT5NV+aS2we02SLFdhvJkgeY7t7+TszgBSMY=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=