diff --git a/operator/go.mod b/operator/go.mod
index 0adccf35ea..a3efd6ba88 100644
--- a/operator/go.mod
+++ b/operator/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.18.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240112132812-db7319d0e0e3
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.0
diff --git a/operator/go.sum b/operator/go.sum
index e3071849da..add803eccd 100644
--- a/operator/go.sum
+++ b/operator/go.sum
@@ -1376,8 +1376,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlba
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 h1:m3LfL6/Ca+fqnjnlqQXNpFPABW1UD7mjh8KO2mKFytA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v1 v1.1.0 h1:Arh75ttbsvlpVA7WtVpH4u9h6Zl46xuptxqLxPiSo4Y=
 gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v1 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J6Vskwqd+OMVJl8C33mmtxTBs2gyzfv7UDAkHu8BrjI=