diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c28a0d06..80d640b3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/flynn/go-docopt v0.0.0-20140912013429-f6dd2ebbb31e
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.3.1
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220127200216-cd36cc0744dd // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5e9074e7..0dbe845a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.3.1 h1:LJuyMziazadwmQRRu1M7
 github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.3.1/go.mod h1:o8hhjkbNl2gOamKUA/eNW3xUrntHT9L4W89W1nfj43U=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1 h1:5TQK59W5E3v0r2duFAb7P95B6hEeOyEnHRa8MjYSMTY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7 h1:epCh84lMvA70Z7CTTCmYQn2CKbY8j86K7/FAIr141uY=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7/go.mod h1:q4W45IWZaF22tdD+VEXcAWRA037jwmWEB5VWYORlTpc=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=