diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
index 5bc8ad87df340..7484646e2580e 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.1.1-0.20201029203352-d40f9887b852 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.0-20200728191858-db3c7e526aae // indirect
 	github.com/vmware/go-vmware-nsxt v0.0.0-20230223012718-d31b8a1ca05e // indirect
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3 // indirect
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vultr/govultr/v2 v2.17.2 // indirect
 	github.com/wk8/go-ordered-map/v2 v2.1.8 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum
index 3c772abde427f..d30b0812cc205 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum
@@ -2265,8 +2265,8 @@ github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser v0.1.2 h1:gnjoVuB/kljJ5wICEEOpx98oXMWPLj22G67Vb
 github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser v0.1.2/go.mod h1:OeAg3pn3UbLjkWt+rN9oFYB6u/cQgqMEUPoW2WPyhdI=
 github.com/vmware/go-vmware-nsxt v0.0.0-20230223012718-d31b8a1ca05e h1:Vu41Q0Pv3yMdd+tcDW6QeEUIK2L+9ZrPrq8NAMrKSLc=
 github.com/vmware/go-vmware-nsxt v0.0.0-20230223012718-d31b8a1ca05e/go.mod h1:aRq5pxwgdJpAuP97SCjX1+Db32z/b0dggQ07FDF+fqE=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3 h1:L2y2Ba09tYiZwdPtdF64Ox9QZeJ8vlCUGcAF9SdODn4=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0 h1:UvQpLAOjDpO0JUxoPCXnEzOlEa/9kejO6K58qOFr6cM=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
 github.com/vultr/govultr/v2 v2.17.2 h1:gej/rwr91Puc/tgh+j33p/BLR16UrIPnSr+AIwYWZQs=
 github.com/vultr/govultr/v2 v2.17.2/go.mod h1:ZFOKGWmgjytfyjeyAdhQlSWwTjh2ig+X49cAp50dzXI=
 github.com/wk8/go-ordered-map/v2 v2.1.8 h1:5h/BUHu93oj4gIdvHHHGsScSTMijfx5PeYkE/fJgbpc=
diff --git a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod
index c62a8ebd0a427..7dcc8e6d9c1a0 100644
--- a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/golden v0.104.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/pdatatest v0.104.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component v0.104.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.11.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v0.104.0
diff --git a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum
index ada1ffa46f2af..7942428be0f96 100644
--- a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12 h1:0QaGUFOdQaIVdPgfITYzaTegZvdCjmYO52cSFA
 github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12/go.mod h1:Ho14jnntGE1fpdOqQEEaiKRpvIavV0hSfmBq8nJbHYI=
 github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 h1:ng9scYS7az0Bk4OZLvrNXNSAO2Pxr1XXRAPyjhIx+Fk=
 github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1/go.mod h1:1XfjsgE2zo8GVw7POkMbHENHzVg3GzmoZ9fESEdAacY=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3 h1:L2y2Ba09tYiZwdPtdF64Ox9QZeJ8vlCUGcAF9SdODn4=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0 h1:UvQpLAOjDpO0JUxoPCXnEzOlEa/9kejO6K58qOFr6cM=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo0=