diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1387576366..a737241f7e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	// The version of vm-operator should be kept in sync with the manifests at: config/deployments/integration-tests
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6868d1746f..34b1866692 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6 h1:NIndORjcnSmIlQsCMIewpIwg/ocRVD
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6/go.mod h1:HHA2SNI9B5Yqtyp5t+Gt9WTWBi/fIkM6+MukDDSf11A=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505 h1:y4wXx1FUFqqSgJ/xUOEM1DLS2Uu0KaeLADWpzpioGTU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:5rqRJ9zGR+KnKbkGx373WgN8xJpvAj99kHnfoDYRO5I=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0 h1:vKrY5gG8Udz5HGlBYMrmRy03j9Rey+g5q8S3dQIjOyc=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0/go.mod h1:uoLVU9zlXC4p4GmLVG+ZJmBC0Gn3Q7mytOJvi39OhxA=
+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/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 h1:eY9dn8+vbi4tKz5Qo6v2eYzo7kUS51QINcR5jNpbZS8=
diff --git a/packaging/go.sum b/packaging/go.sum
index eeaa741bc0..4eaf25a192 100644
--- a/packaging/go.sum
+++ b/packaging/go.sum
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6 h1:NIndORjcnSmIlQsCMIewpIwg/ocRVD
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6/go.mod h1:HHA2SNI9B5Yqtyp5t+Gt9WTWBi/fIkM6+MukDDSf11A=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505 h1:y4wXx1FUFqqSgJ/xUOEM1DLS2Uu0KaeLADWpzpioGTU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:5rqRJ9zGR+KnKbkGx373WgN8xJpvAj99kHnfoDYRO5I=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0 h1:vKrY5gG8Udz5HGlBYMrmRy03j9Rey+g5q8S3dQIjOyc=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0/go.mod h1:uoLVU9zlXC4p4GmLVG+ZJmBC0Gn3Q7mytOJvi39OhxA=
+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/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 h1:HzHnuAF1plUN2zGlAFHbSQP2qJ0ZAD3XF5XD7OesXRQ=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index f7bf4f42f1..d934312035 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20240326163340-1f32d6bf7f9d
 	// The version of vm-operator should be kept in sync with the manifests at: config/deployments/integration-tests
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 72204fedb8..0d620b22f5 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6 h1:NIndORjcnSmIlQsCMIewpIwg/ocRVD
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6/go.mod h1:HHA2SNI9B5Yqtyp5t+Gt9WTWBi/fIkM6+MukDDSf11A=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505 h1:y4wXx1FUFqqSgJ/xUOEM1DLS2Uu0KaeLADWpzpioGTU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:5rqRJ9zGR+KnKbkGx373WgN8xJpvAj99kHnfoDYRO5I=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0 h1:vKrY5gG8Udz5HGlBYMrmRy03j9Rey+g5q8S3dQIjOyc=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.46.0/go.mod h1:uoLVU9zlXC4p4GmLVG+ZJmBC0Gn3Q7mytOJvi39OhxA=
+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/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 h1:eY9dn8+vbi4tKz5Qo6v2eYzo7kUS51QINcR5jNpbZS8=