diff --git a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
index a767631..7252cf6 100644
--- a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
+++ b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241104194629-dd2ea8efbc28 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1 // 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 0e7ab80..92f31bf 100644
--- a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
+++ b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241113202542-65e8d215514f h1:
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241113202542-65e8d215514f/go.mod h1:GX3210XPVPUjJbTUbvwI8f2IpZDMZuPJWDzDuebbviI=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.0 h1:aHQeeJbo8zAkAa3pRzrVjZlbz6uSfeOXlJNQM0RAbz0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.0/go.mod h1:fmSPC5AsjSBCK54MyHRx48kpOti1/jRfOlwEWywNjWA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1 h1:yBPeRvTftaleIgM3PZ/WBIZ7XM/eEYAaEyCwvyjq/gk=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1/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 179da48..1b0241f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.0.2
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.22.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d2b7eec..77ef54e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241113202542-65e8d215514f h1:
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241113202542-65e8d215514f/go.mod h1:GX3210XPVPUjJbTUbvwI8f2IpZDMZuPJWDzDuebbviI=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.0 h1:aHQeeJbo8zAkAa3pRzrVjZlbz6uSfeOXlJNQM0RAbz0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.0/go.mod h1:fmSPC5AsjSBCK54MyHRx48kpOti1/jRfOlwEWywNjWA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1 h1:yBPeRvTftaleIgM3PZ/WBIZ7XM/eEYAaEyCwvyjq/gk=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1/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=