diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 925f6b9f45..7157eedd80 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.17.0
 	github.com/regclient/regclient v0.5.3
-	github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.42
+	github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.44
 	github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4
 	github.com/sigstore/sigstore v1.7.4
 	github.com/spdx/tools-golang v0.5.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1303e1a0e5..d1de1bca58 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.7.0 h1:OwvJ5jQf9LnIAS83waAjPbcMsODrTQUpJ02eNLUoxBg=
 github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.7.0/go.mod h1:/2gYnlnHVQ6xeGtfIqFy7Do03K4cdCY0A/GlJLDKLHI=
-github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.42 h1:qffhBZCz4WcWyNuHEclHjIMLs2slp6mZO8px+5W5tfU=
-github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.42/go.mod h1:d0g15xPMqoUookug0OU75DhGZxXwCFxSLeJ4uphwJzg=
+github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.44 h1:Vjjksniy0WSTZ7CuVJrz1k04UoZeTc77UV6Yyk6tLY4=
+github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.44/go.mod h1:HjF6XbOKh0Pjlkr5GVZxt6CsjjwnmhVOfURM5KMd8qg=
 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=
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug
 golang.org/x/net v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Cx3nUiGt4eDBEyega/BKRp+/AlGL8hYe7U9odMt2Cco=
 golang.org/x/net v0.2.0/go.mod h1:KqCZLdyyvdV855qA2rE3GC2aiw5xGR5TEjj8smXukLY=
 golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
-golang.org/x/net v0.7.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.8.0/go.mod h1:QVkue5JL9kW//ek3r6jTKnTFis1tRmNAW2P1shuFdJc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.17.0 h1:pVaXccu2ozPjCXewfr1S7xza/zcXTity9cCdXQYSjIM=
 golang.org/x/net v0.17.0/go.mod h1:NxSsAGuq816PNPmqtQdLE42eU2Fs7NoRIZrHJAlaCOE=