diff --git a/providers/vsphere/go.mod b/providers/vsphere/go.mod
index 0fe7e22596..63bd568c48 100644
--- a/providers/vsphere/go.mod
+++ b/providers/vsphere/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/facebookincubator/nvdtools v0.1.5
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.31.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.33.1
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.34.0
 	go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9 v9.10.0
 	go.mondoo.com/mondoo-go v0.0.0-20231219150337-47ab9e2aa496
 )
diff --git a/providers/vsphere/go.sum b/providers/vsphere/go.sum
index bd555f4285..fb04fb48d8 100644
--- a/providers/vsphere/go.sum
+++ b/providers/vsphere/go.sum
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcU
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
 github.com/tv42/httpunix v0.0.0-20150427012821-b75d8614f926/go.mod h1:9ESjWnEqriFuLhtthL60Sar/7RFoluCcXsuvEwTV5KM=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.33.1 h1:qS2VpEBd/WLbzLO5McI6h5o5zaKsrezUxRY5r9jkW8A=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.33.1/go.mod h1:QuzWGiEMA/FYlu5JXKjytiORQoxv2hTHdS2lWnIqKMM=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.34.0 h1:Aun71BDf1t8r3jNeUWJ3ZM+7kHbIuuNzIuxRVo5LYYU=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.34.0/go.mod h1:qWWT6n9mdCr/T9vySsoUqcI04sSEj4CqHXxtk/Y+Los=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.25/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.32/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=