diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e3022a8b67a..09b8acdd659 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.8.2
 	github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.3.1
 	github.com/snikch/goodman v0.0.0-20171125024755-10e37e294daa
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.13.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
 	github.com/tendermint/tm-db v0.6.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0a7b98beacd..1d41d9808d5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1042,8 +1042,8 @@ github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.5/go.mod h1:3K3wKZymM7VvHMDS9+Akkh4K60UwM26emMESw8tL
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/6GTrnGXV9HjY+aR4k0oJ5tcvakLuG6EuKReYlHNrgE=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1/go.mod h1:WnodtKOvamDL/PwE2M4iKs8aMDBZ5Q5klgD3qfVJQMI=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.2.1/go.mod h1:ExllRjgxM/piMAM+3tAZvg8fsklGAf3tPfi+i8t68Nk=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0 h1:X+jTBEBqF0bHN+9cSMgmfuvv2VHJ9ezmFNf9Y/XstYU=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0/go.mod h1:dWXEIy2H428czQCjInthrTRUg7yKbok+2Qi/yBIJoUM=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0 h1:42a0n6jwCot1pUmomAp4T7DeMD+20LFv4Q54pxLf2LI=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0/go.mod h1:IOw/AERYS7UzyrGinqmz6HLUo219MORXGxhbaJUqzrY=
 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=