diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 8fb4d36808..c06c6a597b 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.5
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20231214185006-5477585eebfd
 	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.34.2
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.11
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.11
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.12
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.12
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.20.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.59.0
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/valyala/fastjson v1.6.4 // indirect
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20231019160108-42131d6e8360 // indirect
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20231214185006-5477585eebfd // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.11 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.12 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.46.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.20.0 // indirect
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index e000c35086..e874bc0b42 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -621,13 +621,13 @@ go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.7 h1:j+zJOnnEjF/kyHlDDgGnVL/AIqIJPq8UoB2GSNfkUfQ=
 go.etcd.io/etcd v0.5.0-alpha.5.0.20200910180754-dd1b699fc489 h1:1JFLBqwIgdyHN1ZtgjTBwO+blA6gVOmZurpiMEsETKo=
 go.etcd.io/etcd v0.5.0-alpha.5.0.20200910180754-dd1b699fc489/go.mod h1:yVHk9ub3CSBatqGNg7GRmsnfLWtoW60w4eDYfh7vHDg=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.11 h1:B54KwXbWDHyD3XYAwprxNzTe7vlhR69LuBgZnMVvS7E=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:Ot+o0SWSyT6uHhA56al1oCED0JImsRiU9Dc26+C2a+4=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.11 h1:bT2xVspdiCj2910T0V+/KHcVKjkUrCZVtk8J2JF2z1A=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:seTzl2d9APP8R5Y2hFL3NVlD6qC/dOT+3kvrqPyTas4=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.12 h1:W4sw5ZoU2Juc9gBWuLk5U6fHfNVyY1WC5g9uiXZio/c=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:Ot+o0SWSyT6uHhA56al1oCED0JImsRiU9Dc26+C2a+4=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.12 h1:EYDL6pWwyOsylrQyLp2w+HkQ46ATiOvoEdMarindU2A=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:seTzl2d9APP8R5Y2hFL3NVlD6qC/dOT+3kvrqPyTas4=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.10 h1:MrmRktzv/XF8CvtQt+P6wLUlURaNpSDJHFZhe//2QE4=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.11 h1:ajWtgoNSZJ1gmS8k+icvPtqsqEav+iUorF7b0qozgUU=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:a6xQUEqFJ8vztO1agJh/KQKOMfFI8og52ZconzcDJwE=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.12 h1:v5lCPXn1pf1Uu3M4laUE2hp/geOTc5uPcYYsNe1lDxg=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:tSbBCakoWmmddL+BKVAJHa9km+O/E+bumDe9mSbPiqw=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.9 h1:6R2jg/aWd/zB9+9JxmijDKStGJAPFsX3e6BeJkMi6eQ=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.9 h1:ZZ1GIHoUlHsn0QVqiRysAm3/81Xx7+i2d7nSdWxlOiI=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.9 h1:vomEmmxeztLtS5OEH7d0hBAg4cjVIu9wXuNzUZx2ZA0=