diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c271eb2d9e..16380ee3ad 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ostreedev/ostree-go v0.0.0-20210805093236-719684c64e4f
 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.0
 	github.com/proglottis/gpgme v0.1.3
-	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.7.0
+	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0
 	github.com/sigstore/fulcio v1.4.3
 	github.com/sigstore/rekor v1.2.2
 	github.com/sigstore/sigstore v1.7.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 32cabd7718..c45a8f1014 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.2.2/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFR
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 h1:TMyTOH3F/DB16zRVcYyreMH6GnZZrwQVAoYjRBZyWFQ=
 github.com/sebdah/goldie/v2 v2.5.3 h1:9ES/mNN+HNUbNWpVAlrzuZ7jE+Nrczbj8uFRjM7624Y=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.7.0 h1:OwvJ5jQf9LnIAS83waAjPbcMsODrTQUpJ02eNLUoxBg=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.7.0/go.mod h1:/2gYnlnHVQ6xeGtfIqFy7Do03K4cdCY0A/GlJLDKLHI=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0 h1:mr5An6X45Kb2nddcFlbmfHkLguCE9laoZCUzEEpIZXA=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0/go.mod h1:UH2VZVuJfCYR8WgMlCU1uFsOUU+KeyrTWcSS73NBOzU=
 github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4 h1:sBo2BdShXjmcugAMwjugoGUdUV0pcxY5mW4xKRn3v4c=
 github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4/go.mod h1:/XUiZBD3kVx5SmUOl55voK5yeAbBNNIed+2O73XgrPE=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0 h1:XU+rvMAioB0UC3q1MFrIQy4Vo5/4VsRDQQXHsEya6xQ=