diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03bb36f0b..3c3e01045 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sassoftware/relic v0.0.0-20210427151427-dfb082b79b74
 	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.3.1
 	github.com/sigstore/sigstore v1.0.2-0.20211210190220-04746d994282
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.10.1
 	github.com/tent/canonical-json-go v0.0.0-20130607151641-96e4ba3a7613
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 925ec2a66..2de1caf19 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1349,8 +1349,9 @@ github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/6GTrnGXV9HjY+aR4k0oJ5tcvakLuG6EuKReYlHN
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1/go.mod h1:WnodtKOvamDL/PwE2M4iKs8aMDBZ5Q5klgD3qfVJQMI=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.3/go.mod h1:pGADOWyqRD/YMrPZigI/zbliZ2wVD/23d+is3pSWzOo=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.2.1/go.mod h1:ExllRjgxM/piMAM+3tAZvg8fsklGAf3tPfi+i8t68Nk=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0 h1:R7cSvGu+Vv+qX0gW5R/85dx2kmmJT5z5NM8ifdYjdn0=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0/go.mod h1:BrRVncBjOJa/eUcVVm9CE+oC6as8k+VYr4NY7WCi9V4=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0 h1:y+wJpx64xcgO1V+RcnwW0LEHxTKRi2ZDPSBjWnrg88Q=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Wo4iy3BUC+X2Fybo0PDqwJIv3dNRiZLHQymsfxlB84g=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb68N+wFjFa4jdeBTo=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 h1:ue6voC5bR5F8YxI5S67j9i582FU4Qvo2bmqnqMYADFk=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0/go.mod h1:aNWZUN0dPAAO/Ljvb5BEdw96iTZ0EXowPYD95IqWIGo=