diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 79a58846aa43..176dded4a988 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20200630173020-3af7569d3a1e
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220921223823-23cae91e6737
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.49.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.5.1
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3
 	k8s.io/api v0.18.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f95b5c8e9a53..5f6070c4de55 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1332,8 +1332,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlba
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 h1:d0NfwRgPtno5B1Wa6L2DAG+KivqkdutMf1UhdNx175w=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3 h1:82DV7MYdb8anAVi3qge1wSnMDrnKK7ebr+I0hHRN1BU=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1 v1.19.0/go.mod h1:DVp8HmDh8PuTu2Z0fVVlBsyWaC++fzwVCaGWylTe3tg=
 gopkg.in/airbrake/gobrake.v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:/h5ZAUhDkGaJfjzjKLSjv6zCL6O0LLBxU4K+aSYdM/U=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=