diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 305448f..cde03a7 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dockers:
       - --cache-from=type=gha,scope=agent-forge-operator-amd64
       - --cache-to=type=gha,mode=max,scope=agent-forge-operator-amd64
       - --build-arg
-      - GOVC_VERSION=v0.54.0
+      - GOVC_VERSION=v0.54.1
       - --label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{ .ProjectName }}
       - --label=org.opencontainers.image.description={{ .ProjectName }}
       - --label=org.opencontainers.image.url=https://github.com/containeroo/agent-forge-operator
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dockers:
       - --cache-from=type=gha,scope=agent-forge-operator-arm64
       - --cache-to=type=gha,mode=max,scope=agent-forge-operator-arm64
       - --build-arg
-      - GOVC_VERSION=v0.54.0
+      - GOVC_VERSION=v0.54.1
       - --label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{ .ProjectName }}
       - --label=org.opencontainers.image.description={{ .ProjectName }}
       - --label=org.opencontainers.image.url=https://github.com/containeroo/agent-forge-operator
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43b31d2..6ee7495 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
 OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.2
-GOVC_VERSION ?= v0.54.0
+GOVC_VERSION ?= v0.54.1
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= ghcr.io/containeroo/agent-forge-operator:v$(VERSION)