diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0240bb3c0..0243337fe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.13
 
 require (
 	github.com/bufbuild/buf v1.0.0-rc2
-	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0-beta.1+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.7+incompatible
 	github.com/equinix-labs/otel-init-go v0.0.1
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v0.4.0
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ require (
 
 replace github.com/stormcat24/protodep => github.com/ackintosh/protodep v0.0.0-20200728152107-abf8eb579d6c
 
+// 2.8.0+incompatible has incorrect checksums in the public sumdb.
 exclude github.com/docker/distributions v2.8.0+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8cd532a32..7ec5d8c3d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -394,10 +394,8 @@ github.com/dnaeon/go-vcr v1.0.1/go.mod h1:aBB1+wY4s93YsC3HHjMBMrwTj2R9FHDzUr9KyG
 github.com/docker/distribution v0.0.0-20190905152932-14b96e55d84c/go.mod h1:0+TTO4EOBfRPhZXAeF1Vu+W3hHZ8eLp8PgKVZlcvtFY=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1-0.20190205005809-0d3efadf0154+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0-beta.1+incompatible h1:9MjVa+OTMHm4C0kKZB68jPlDM9Cg75ta4i46Gxxxn8o=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0-beta.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0+incompatible h1:l9EaZDICImO1ngI+uTifW+ZYvvz7fKISBAKpg+MbWbY=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible h1:Q50tZOPR6T/hjNsyc9g8/syEs6bk8XXApsHjKukMl68=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/docker v20.10.7+incompatible h1:Z6O9Nhsjv+ayUEeI1IojKbYcsGdgYSNqxe1s2MYzUhQ=
 github.com/docker/docker v20.10.7+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 h1:El9xVISelRB7BuFusrZozjnkIM5YnzCViNKohAFqRJQ=