diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bd88d84f0..04a3a9a40 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
-	github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.0
+	github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.1
 	github.com/giantswarm/release-operator/v3 v3.2.0
 	github.com/giantswarm/versionbundle v0.2.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3 v3.10.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9a382c8d6..56345f6fb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.2.1/go.mod h1:1YtJq/m7Vlq1Y6NP7B+SODOKCGlG7e
 github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.3.0/go.mod h1:g8oCEMFAoEs70riRRmj9+6eiz7SqNxYl+2OfxFh1po0=
 github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.0 h1:QeU+UZL0rRlVXKqYOHMxS0L7g8UD+dn84NT7myWVh4U=
 github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Ju1YdC6TX/8witv7fIlkgiRr5FQUNyq3f4TX2QYnO7c=
+github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.1 h1:WMiD7HQASoUA9lZzPlPK+erCEOJ0uT4cyo18VfCXHD0=
+github.com/giantswarm/microerror v0.4.1/go.mod h1:URFj0gFCmZihjya6saQCXxslBrgctXb4NsXYHB5JdrI=
 github.com/giantswarm/microkit v0.2.2/go.mod h1:XCj0vA/+jHiM03XDMlcWuvYdgZQyNS3O7ZVHDOUCYA8=
 github.com/giantswarm/micrologger v0.3.1/go.mod h1:PjAgtcJ922ZMX/Aa05IPi0bdYvOj2P7pZ7+6dBShMQs=
 github.com/giantswarm/micrologger v0.5.0/go.mod h1:J/jbt7A8eixqE40yq4JY8Hdbs/qeboe2FjHlq05UWjA=