diff --git a/src/go/k8s/go.mod b/src/go/k8s/go.mod
index 71dfcfe70ab0b..979ce9e3e25ee 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/go.mod
+++ b/src/go/k8s/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.11.0
 	github.com/cisco-open/k8s-objectmatcher v1.9.0
 	github.com/cloudhut/common v0.7.0
-	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible
 	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller v0.30.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v0.30.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.19.1
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/go.sum b/src/go/k8s/go.sum
index ba31193328440..5a1dede60444d 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/go.sum
+++ b/src/go/k8s/go.sum
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-20230223072852-e5d5810851d1 h1:Ot
 github.com/dnaeon/go-vcr v1.1.0 h1:ReYa/UBrRyQdant9B4fNHGoCNKw6qh6P0fsdGmZpR7c=
 github.com/docker/cli v23.0.1+incompatible h1:LRyWITpGzl2C9e9uGxzisptnxAn1zfZKXy13Ul2Q5oM=
 github.com/docker/cli v23.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible h1:Q50tZOPR6T/hjNsyc9g8/syEs6bk8XXApsHjKukMl68=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible h1:T3de5rq0dB1j30rp0sA2rER+m322EBzniBPB6ZIzuh8=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/docker v20.10.24+incompatible h1:Ugvxm7a8+Gz6vqQYQQ2W7GYq5EUPaAiuPgIfVyI3dYE=
 github.com/docker/docker v20.10.24+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0 h1:xtCHsjxogADNZcdv1pKUHXryefjlVRqWqIhk/uXJp0A=