diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e86870ccc..0c3c863bd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/apis v0.0.0-20240827061921-8f0982975508
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/client v0.0.0-20240827061921-8f0982975508
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.1
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.2
 	github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-go/lib v0.7.0
 	github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-go/runtime v0.7.0
 	github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-go/services/nsxt v0.12.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 248f186b3..b0b4db0bb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/client v0.0.0-20240827061921-8f09829755
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/client v0.0.0-20240827061921-8f0982975508/go.mod h1:Hsn4QLNjQA6wQYGI6IlQJrTqM+29KWCVdyFgS7a2Sck=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6 h1:NIndORjcnSmIlQsCMIewpIwg/ocRVDh2lYjOroTVLrU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6/go.mod h1:HHA2SNI9B5Yqtyp5t+Gt9WTWBi/fIkM6+MukDDSf11A=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.1 h1:RBoIR/vlGBYn+t7I1LFLLbDQSoBn+xN6gPYYMbFZ+80=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.1/go.mod h1:uoLVU9zlXC4p4GmLVG+ZJmBC0Gn3Q7mytOJvi39OhxA=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.2 h1:gZTIcKSr4sVcDB803FUv0r4lhOgE5Y5WQCNW75dPlls=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.2/go.mod h1:uoLVU9zlXC4p4GmLVG+ZJmBC0Gn3Q7mytOJvi39OhxA=
 github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-go/lib v0.7.0 h1:pT+oqJ8FD5eUBQkl+e7LZwwtbwPvW5kDyyGXvt66gOM=
 github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-go/lib v0.7.0/go.mod h1:f3+6YVZpNcK2pYyiQ94BoHWmjMj9BnYav0vNFuTiDVM=
 github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-go/runtime v0.7.0 h1:pSBxa9Agh6bgW8Hr0A1eQxuwnxGTnuAVox8iQb023hg=