diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6fcfcb7de57..761d65272d4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mozillazg/docker-credential-acr-helper v0.4.0
 	github.com/nozzle/throttler v0.0.0-20180817012639-2ea982251481
 	github.com/open-policy-agent/opa v0.68.0
-	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0
+	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0
 	github.com/sigstore/fulcio v1.6.5
 	github.com/sigstore/protobuf-specs v0.3.2
 	github.com/sigstore/rekor v1.3.7
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 387d7fc5be8..62681004bfe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible h1:Pwyh1F3I0r4clFJXkSI8bOyJINGq
 github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:CWfAxv73/iLZ17rbyhIEq3K9hs5w6FpNMdUT//qR+zk=
 github.com/sassoftware/relic/v7 v7.6.2 h1:rS44Lbv9G9eXsukknS4mSjIAuuX+lMq/FnStgmZlUv4=
 github.com/sassoftware/relic/v7 v7.6.2/go.mod h1:kjmP0IBVkJZ6gXeAu35/KCEfca//+PKM6vTAsyDPY+k=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0 h1:mr5An6X45Kb2nddcFlbmfHkLguCE9laoZCUzEEpIZXA=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0/go.mod h1:UH2VZVuJfCYR8WgMlCU1uFsOUU+KeyrTWcSS73NBOzU=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0 h1:rf1HIbL64nUpEIZnjLZ3mcNEL9NBPB0iuVjyxvq3LZc=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0/go.mod h1:DVHKMcZ+V4/woA/peqr+L0joiRXbPpQ042GgJckkFgw=
 github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4 h1:sBo2BdShXjmcugAMwjugoGUdUV0pcxY5mW4xKRn3v4c=
 github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4/go.mod h1:/XUiZBD3kVx5SmUOl55voK5yeAbBNNIed+2O73XgrPE=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1 h1:xkr+Oxo4BOQKmkn/B9eMK0g5Kg/983T9DqqPHwYqD+8=