diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 6092f56..63ec9db 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dockers_v2:
       - linux/amd64
       - linux/arm64
     build_args:
-      GOVC_VERSION: v0.56.0
+      GOVC_VERSION: v0.56.1
     flags:
       - --pull
       - --cache-from=type=gha,scope=agent-forge-operator
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 17ee613..9f4f02c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM golang:1.27 AS builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG LDFLAGS
-ARG GOVC_VERSION=v0.56.0
+ARG GOVC_VERSION=v0.56.1
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/Dockerfile.goreleaser b/Dockerfile.goreleaser
index 20d54f4..0bf30d3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.goreleaser
+++ b/Dockerfile.goreleaser
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} debian:bookworm-slim AS govc
 ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG GOVC_VERSION=v0.56.0
+ARG GOVC_VERSION=v0.56.1
 
 RUN set -eux; \
     apt-get update; \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc8564e..db2616a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
 OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.3
-GOVC_VERSION ?= v0.56.0
+GOVC_VERSION ?= v0.56.1
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= ghcr.io/containeroo/agent-forge-operator:v$(VERSION)