diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index eaf5adf50c..b3c81d462a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	github.com/telepresenceio/telepresence/rpc/v2 v2.20.0
+	github.com/telepresenceio/telepresence/rpc/v2 v2.20.1-rc.0
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.55.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.55.0
diff --git a/pkg/vif/testdata/router/go.mod b/pkg/vif/testdata/router/go.mod
index f470d791c0..9caa88a51d 100644
--- a/pkg/vif/testdata/router/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/vif/testdata/router/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/telepresenceio/telepresence/rpc/v2 v2.20.0 // indirect
+	github.com/telepresenceio/telepresence/rpc/v2 v2.20.1-rc.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect