diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 796e51dbc9a..528327dceac 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.53.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.0
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.1
 	gopkg.in/k8snetworkplumbingwg/multus-cni.v3 v3.9.3
 	k8s.io/api v0.26.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 34a0971aa40..fb17408800e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2137,8 +2137,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQ
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.0 h1:44S3JjaKmLEE4YIkjzexaP+NzZsudE3Zin5Njn/pYX0=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.1 h1:7QBf+IK2gx70Ap/hDsOmam3GE0v9HicjfEdAxE62UoM=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.1/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
 gopkg.in/airbrake/gobrake.v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:/h5ZAUhDkGaJfjzjKLSjv6zCL6O0LLBxU4K+aSYdM/U=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=