diff --git a/etcdutl/go.mod b/etcdutl/go.mod
index 54312b19207..9d57f121aa0 100644
--- a/etcdutl/go.mod
+++ b/etcdutl/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
-	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0
+	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 )
 
diff --git a/etcdutl/go.sum b/etcdutl/go.sum
index 3f04ed6399c..d2bd3cf6f07 100644
--- a/etcdutl/go.sum
+++ b/etcdutl/go.sum
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9de
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0 h1:e+k/D0uBHe478Ws92tajgwCv8PUIclXQWah12LKloOA=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:7mcLPaWHfD+onzQl+1demCxYgAShanm1UViDNLKBEwU=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0 h1:Yatm3/u91jNJTGVeENBBg5QSh1BQJ541IBS9nb5JDkw=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0 h1:cMmjAEjCKMGiQPowjSWM43Y5ZnBEeNP8RSYcm3ewtns=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1 h1:SpGay3w+nEwMpfVnbqOLH5gY52/foP8RE8UzTZ1pdSE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1/go.mod h1:4UoMYEZOC0yN/sPGH76KPkkU7zgiEWYWL9vwmbnTJPE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.21.0 h1:hzLeKBZEL7Okw2mGzZ0cc4k/A7Fta0uoPgaJCr8fsFc=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b0bca397b01..16c12b1513e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
-	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0
+	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.60.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5554054e9b1..1eb5562b2f5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0 h1:e+k/D0uBHe478Ws92tajgwCv8PUIclXQWah12LKloOA=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:7mcLPaWHfD+onzQl+1demCxYgAShanm1UViDNLKBEwU=
 go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0 h1:XItAMIhOojXFQMgrxjnd2EIIHun/d5qL0Pf7FzVTkFg=
 go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VZBCXYGZhHAinaBiiqYvuDynvahNsAyLFwB3kEHKz1M=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0 h1:Yatm3/u91jNJTGVeENBBg5QSh1BQJ541IBS9nb5JDkw=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0 h1:cMmjAEjCKMGiQPowjSWM43Y5ZnBEeNP8RSYcm3ewtns=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1 h1:SpGay3w+nEwMpfVnbqOLH5gY52/foP8RE8UzTZ1pdSE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1/go.mod h1:4UoMYEZOC0yN/sPGH76KPkkU7zgiEWYWL9vwmbnTJPE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.21.0 h1:hzLeKBZEL7Okw2mGzZ0cc4k/A7Fta0uoPgaJCr8fsFc=
diff --git a/server/go.mod b/server/go.mod
index 0a62b3a5f9b..c2ed32994b0 100644
--- a/server/go.mod
+++ b/server/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.306.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
-	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0
+	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.21.0
diff --git a/server/go.sum b/server/go.sum
index e3c8a469f11..cec9d529df1 100644
--- a/server/go.sum
+++ b/server/go.sum
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9de
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0 h1:e+k/D0uBHe478Ws92tajgwCv8PUIclXQWah12LKloOA=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:7mcLPaWHfD+onzQl+1demCxYgAShanm1UViDNLKBEwU=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0 h1:Yatm3/u91jNJTGVeENBBg5QSh1BQJ541IBS9nb5JDkw=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0 h1:cMmjAEjCKMGiQPowjSWM43Y5ZnBEeNP8RSYcm3ewtns=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1 h1:SpGay3w+nEwMpfVnbqOLH5gY52/foP8RE8UzTZ1pdSE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1/go.mod h1:4UoMYEZOC0yN/sPGH76KPkkU7zgiEWYWL9vwmbnTJPE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.21.0 h1:hzLeKBZEL7Okw2mGzZ0cc4k/A7Fta0uoPgaJCr8fsFc=
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index e9cd8a233c4..b16cd0db506 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0
-	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0
+	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.21.0
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index 347d7b5b72f..20c27ea1451 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0 h1:e+k/D0uBHe478Ws92tajgwCv8PUIclXQWah12LKloOA=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:7mcLPaWHfD+onzQl+1demCxYgAShanm1UViDNLKBEwU=
 go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0 h1:XItAMIhOojXFQMgrxjnd2EIIHun/d5qL0Pf7FzVTkFg=
 go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VZBCXYGZhHAinaBiiqYvuDynvahNsAyLFwB3kEHKz1M=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0 h1:Yatm3/u91jNJTGVeENBBg5QSh1BQJ541IBS9nb5JDkw=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0 h1:cMmjAEjCKMGiQPowjSWM43Y5ZnBEeNP8RSYcm3ewtns=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1 h1:SpGay3w+nEwMpfVnbqOLH5gY52/foP8RE8UzTZ1pdSE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.1/go.mod h1:4UoMYEZOC0yN/sPGH76KPkkU7zgiEWYWL9vwmbnTJPE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.21.0 h1:hzLeKBZEL7Okw2mGzZ0cc4k/A7Fta0uoPgaJCr8fsFc=
diff --git a/tools/mod/go.mod b/tools/mod/go.mod
index 988ef29b0f9..45cf95c3129 100644
--- a/tools/mod/go.mod
+++ b/tools/mod/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4 v4.40.5
 	go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0
 	go.etcd.io/protodoc v0.0.0-20180829002748-484ab544e116
-	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0
+	go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0
 	gotest.tools/gotestsum v1.11.0
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.1
 	honnef.co/go/tools v0.4.6
diff --git a/tools/mod/go.sum b/tools/mod/go.sum
index edb3fad7013..aa26d476b1d 100644
--- a/tools/mod/go.sum
+++ b/tools/mod/go.sum
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0 h1:XItAMIhOojXFQMgrxjnd2EIIHun/d5qL0Pf7FzVTkFg=
 go.etcd.io/gofail v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VZBCXYGZhHAinaBiiqYvuDynvahNsAyLFwB3kEHKz1M=
 go.etcd.io/protodoc v0.0.0-20180829002748-484ab544e116 h1:QQiUXlqz+d96jyNG71NE+IGTgOK6Xlhdx+PzvfbLHlQ=
 go.etcd.io/protodoc v0.0.0-20180829002748-484ab544e116/go.mod h1:F9kog+iVAuvPJucb1dkYcDcbV0g4uyGEHllTP5NrXiw=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0 h1:Yatm3/u91jNJTGVeENBBg5QSh1BQJ541IBS9nb5JDkw=
-go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.0.0-20231012085229-7c3ed830bbb0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0 h1:cMmjAEjCKMGiQPowjSWM43Y5ZnBEeNP8RSYcm3ewtns=
+go.etcd.io/raft/v3 v3.6.0-alpha.0/go.mod h1:QpxpKeYmocQQFHP75LxNrdJTukZmqQig9lotwYLsUJY=
 go.opencensus.io v0.21.0/go.mod h1:mSImk1erAIZhrmZN+AvHh14ztQfjbGwt4TtuofqLduU=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.0/go.mod h1:+kGneAE2xo2IficOXnaByMWTGM9T73dGwxeWcUqIpI8=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.2/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=