diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 20d6ac40d..8d48e139a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.18.2
 	github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf v0.7.0
 	github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2
-	github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.2.0
+	github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.2.1
 	github.com/zalando/go-keyring v0.2.3 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 296b45470..13d1779ac 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2 h1:Q9nBoQcZcgPamMkGn7ghV8XiTZ/kRxn1yCG
 github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2/go.mod h1:pqSy+OXefQ1EDUVmAJ8MUhHB9TXGuzVAT58PqBoHz1A=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 h1:kpFauv27b6ynzBNT/Xy+1k+fK4WswhN/6PN5WhFAGw8=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
-github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.2.0 h1:Ok0Hr3GMAf8K/1NB4sV65QGgCiukG1w1QD+H5tmt0Ow=
-github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.2.0/go.mod h1:7ziE85vSq4ScFTg6wyoMXjucIGOf4JkFEZi/an96Ct4=
+github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.2.1 h1:Gj4x20D0YP79J2+cK3anjGEMwIkg2xX+TKVVGUXwNAc=
+github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.2.1/go.mod h1:t6V8WJzHm1PD5HNsuDjW3KLv577uWb6UTzbZGvdQHD8=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=