diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3fb7b289d0..7c6132559d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containers/libtrust v0.0.0-20200511145503-9c3a6c22cd9a
 	github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.1.2
 	github.com/containers/storage v1.38.3-0.20220301151551-d06b0f81c0aa
-	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.12+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.6.4
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b4d7c4cce3..4a0b67808d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ github.com/docker/cli v0.0.0-20191017083524-a8ff7f821017/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop
 github.com/docker/distribution v0.0.0-20190905152932-14b96e55d84c/go.mod h1:0+TTO4EOBfRPhZXAeF1Vu+W3hHZ8eLp8PgKVZlcvtFY=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1-0.20190205005809-0d3efadf0154+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0+incompatible h1:l9EaZDICImO1ngI+uTifW+ZYvvz7fKISBAKpg+MbWbY=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible h1:Q50tZOPR6T/hjNsyc9g8/syEs6bk8XXApsHjKukMl68=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/docker v1.4.2-0.20190924003213-a8608b5b67c7/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker v20.10.12+incompatible h1:CEeNmFM0QZIsJCZKMkZx0ZcahTiewkrgiwfYD+dfl1U=
 github.com/docker/docker v20.10.12+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=