diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bdad496..af46552 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.24.2
 require (
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.2
-	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.0
+	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.4
 	github.com/google/go-github/v60 v60.0.0
 	github.com/stacklok/frizbee v0.1.7
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5741fba..79abc57 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.2 h1:6Q86EsPXMa7c3YZ3aLAQsMA0VlWmy43r6FHqa/UN
 github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.2/go.mod h1:rcFC2rAsp/erv7CMz9GczHcuD0D32fWzH+MJAU+jaUU=
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20231010084843-55a94097c399 h1:eMje31YglSBqCdIqdhKBW8lokaMrL3uTkpGYlE2OOT4=
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20231010084843-55a94097c399/go.mod h1:1OCfN199q1Jm3HZlxleg+Dw/mwps2Wbk9frAWm+4FII=
-github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.0 h1:k3kuOEpkc0DeY7xlL6NaaNg39xdgQbtH5mwCafHO9AQ=
-github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.0/go.mod h1:4Ge4alE/5gPs30F2H1esi2gPd69R0C39lolkucHBOp8=
+github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.4 h1:7ajIEZHZJULcyJebDLo99bGgS0jRrOxzZG4uCk2Yb2Y=
+github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.4/go.mod h1:4Ge4alE/5gPs30F2H1esi2gPd69R0C39lolkucHBOp8=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P1XiOD3dCwIKUDQYPy72D8LYyHL2YPYrpS2s69NZV8Q=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20241129210726-2c02b8208cf8 h1:f+oWsMOmNPc8JmEHVZIycC7hBoQxHH9pNKQORJNozsQ=