diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cac96e6e7337..af4a8b06960a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sosedoff/gitkit v0.4.0
 	github.com/spdx/tools-golang v0.5.4-0.20231108154018-0c0f394b5e1a // v0.5.3 with necessary changes. Can be upgraded to version 0.5.4 after release.
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/typeurl v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cpuguy83/dockercfg v0.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 726b561bd8b8..9ca2faf3d3a8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -700,8 +700,9 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/dockercfg v0.3.1 h1:/FpZ+JaygUR/lZP2NlFI2DVfrOEMAIKP5wWEJdoY
 github.com/cpuguy83/dockercfg v0.3.1/go.mod h1:sugsbF4//dDlL/i+S+rtpIWp+5h0BHJHfjj5/jFyUJc=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 h1:p1EgwI/C7NhT0JmVkwCD2ZBK8j4aeHQX2pMHHBfMQ6w=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3 h1:qMCsGGgs+MAzDFyp9LpAe1Lqy/fY/qCovCm0qnXZOBM=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.7/go.mod h1:lj5s0c3V2DBrqTV7llrYr5NG6My20zk30Fl46Y7DoTY=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18 h1:n56/Zwd5o6whRC5PMGretI4IdRLlmBXYNjScPaBgsbY=
@@ -1634,8 +1635,8 @@ github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.2-0.20171109065643-2da4a54c5cee/go.mod h1:1l0Ry5zgKv
 github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3/go.mod h1:1l0Ry5zgKvJasoi3XT1TypsSe7PqH0Sj9dhYf7v3XqQ=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/6GTrnGXV9HjY+aR4k0oJ5tcvakLuG6EuKReYlHNrgE=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.2.1/go.mod h1:ExllRjgxM/piMAM+3tAZvg8fsklGAf3tPfi+i8t68Nk=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 h1:hyqWnYt1ZQShIddO5kBpj3vu05/++x6tJ6dg8EC572I=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0/go.mod h1:uLxZILRyS/50WlhOIKD7W6V5bgeIt+4sICxh6uRMrb0=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0 h1:7aJaZx1B85qltLMc546zn58BxxfZdR/W22ej9CFoEf0=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0/go.mod h1:WXLWApfZ71AjXPya3WOlMsY9yMs7YeiHhFVlvLyhcho=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb68N+wFjFa4jdeBTo=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 h1:ue6voC5bR5F8YxI5S67j9i582FU4Qvo2bmqnqMYADFk=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0/go.mod h1:aNWZUN0dPAAO/Ljvb5BEdw96iTZ0EXowPYD95IqWIGo=