diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 44de7c3..9916e60 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-FROM golang:1.22-bookworm as builder
+FROM golang:1.22-bookworm AS builder
 COPY / /work
 WORKDIR /work
 RUN make server
 
-FROM alpine:3.20
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12
 COPY --from=builder /work/bin/server /server
 ENV SERVER_PORT=50051
 EXPOSE ${SERVER_PORT}
diff --git a/Dockerfile.client b/Dockerfile.client
index 31a260d..41a29a6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.client
+++ b/Dockerfile.client
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM golang:1.22-bookworm as builder
+FROM golang:1.22-bookworm AS builder
 COPY / /work
 WORKDIR /work
 RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get install --yes libsystemd-dev \
  && make client
 
-FROM debian:12-slim
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/base-debian12
 COPY --from=builder /work/bin/client /client
 CMD ["/client"]
diff --git a/api/proto/droptailer.pb.go b/api/proto/droptailer.pb.go
index eab3cdc..8c40957 100644
--- a/api/proto/droptailer.pb.go
+++ b/api/proto/droptailer.pb.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-// 	protoc-gen-go v1.34.1
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.34.2
 // 	protoc        (unknown)
 // source: proto/droptailer.proto
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func file_proto_droptailer_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 }
 
 var file_proto_droptailer_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 3)
-var file_proto_droptailer_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+var file_proto_droptailer_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(*Drop)(nil),                  // 0: proto.Drop
 	(*Void)(nil),                  // 1: proto.Void
 	nil,                           // 2: proto.Drop.FieldsEntry
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func file_proto_droptailer_proto_init() {
 		return
 	}
 	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_proto_droptailer_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_proto_droptailer_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*Drop); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func file_proto_droptailer_proto_init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-		file_proto_droptailer_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_proto_droptailer_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*Void); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
diff --git a/api/proto/droptailer_grpc.pb.go b/api/proto/droptailer_grpc.pb.go
index 7b5f38a..6d3b799 100644
--- a/api/proto/droptailer_grpc.pb.go
+++ b/api/proto/droptailer_grpc.pb.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go-grpc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-// - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.3.0
+// - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.4.0
 // - protoc             (unknown)
 // source: proto/droptailer.proto
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 // This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
 // is compatible with the grpc package it is being compiled against.
-// Requires gRPC-Go v1.32.0 or later.
-const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion7
+// Requires gRPC-Go v1.62.0 or later.
+const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion8
 
 const (
 	Droptailer_Push_FullMethodName = "/proto.Droptailer/Push"
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ func NewDroptailerClient(cc grpc.ClientConnInterface) DroptailerClient {
 }
 
 func (c *droptailerClient) Push(ctx context.Context, in *Drop, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Void, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
 	out := new(Void)
-	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, Droptailer_Push_FullMethodName, in, out, opts...)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, Droptailer_Push_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index be2fd6f..ab40f58 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ go 1.22
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.4.0
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.65.0
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
 )
 
 require (
-	golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.27.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240604185151-ef581f913117 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240730163845-b1a4ccb954bf // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e5f1a61..f9a9ac0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 h1:soB7SVo0PWrY4vPW/+ay0jKDNScG2X9wFeYlXIvJsOQ=
-golang.org/x/net v0.26.0/go.mod h1:5YKkiSynbBIh3p6iOc/vibscux0x38BZDkn8sCUPxHE=
+golang.org/x/net v0.27.0 h1:5K3Njcw06/l2y9vpGCSdcxWOYHOUk3dVNGDXN+FvAys=
+golang.org/x/net v0.27.0/go.mod h1:dDi0PyhWNoiUOrAS8uXv/vnScO4wnHQO4mj9fn/RytE=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181108010431-42b317875d0f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211025201205-69cdffdb9359/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 h1:rF+pYz3DAGSQAxAu1CbC7catZg4ebC4UIeIhKxBZvws=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 h1:RI27ohtqKCnwULzJLqkv897zojh5/DwS/ENaMzUOaWI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 h1:a94ExnEXNtEwYLGJSIUxnWoxoRz/ZcCsV63ROupILh4=
@@ -111,17 +111,17 @@ google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20180817151627-c66870c02cf8/go.mod h1:JiN7NxoALGmiZfu7CAH4rXhgtRTLTxftemlI0sWmxmc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20190819201941-24fa4b261c55/go.mod h1:DMBHOl98Agz4BDEuKkezgsaosCRResVns1a3J2ZsMNc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200423170343-7949de9c1215/go.mod h1:55QSHmfGQM9UVYDPBsyGGes0y52j32PQ3BqQfXhyH3c=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240604185151-ef581f913117 h1:1GBuWVLM/KMVUv1t1En5Gs+gFZCNd360GGb4sSxtrhU=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240604185151-ef581f913117/go.mod h1:EfXuqaE1J41VCDicxHzUDm+8rk+7ZdXzHV0IhO/I6s0=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240730163845-b1a4ccb954bf h1:liao9UHurZLtiEwBgT9LMOnKYsHze6eA6w1KQCMVN2Q=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240730163845-b1a4ccb954bf/go.mod h1:Ue6ibwXGpU+dqIcODieyLOcgj7z8+IcskoNIgZxtrFY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.0/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZiDr8c=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyacEbxg=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.29.1/go.mod h1:itym6AZVZYACWQqET3MqgPpjcuV5QH3BxFS3IjizoKk=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0 h1:KH3VH9y/MgNQg1dE7b3XfVK0GsPSIzJwdF617gUSbvY=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0/go.mod h1:oxjF8E3FBnjp+/gVFYdWacaLDx9na1aqy9oovLpxQYg=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1 h1:9ddQBjfCyZPOHPUiPxpYESBLc+T8P3E+Vo4IbKZgFWg=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.65.0 h1:bs/cUb4lp1G5iImFFd3u5ixQzweKizoZJAwBNLR42lc=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.65.0/go.mod h1:WgYC2ypjlB0EiQi6wdKixMqukr6lBc0Vo+oOgjrM5ZQ=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 h1:6xV6lTsCfpGD21XK49h7MhtcApnLqkfYgPcdHftf6hg=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2/go.mod h1:qYOHts0dSfpeUzUFpOMr/WGzszTmLH+DiWniOlNbLDw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
diff --git a/proto/Makefile b/proto/Makefile
index 2a25041..da7e6ae 100644
--- a/proto/Makefile
+++ b/proto/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
-BUF_VERSION := 1.32.2
+BUF_VERSION := 1.35.1
 
 _buf:
 	docker run --rm \
diff --git a/proto/buf.gen.yaml b/proto/buf.gen.yaml
index 22eb00a..f5bb46b 100644
--- a/proto/buf.gen.yaml
+++ b/proto/buf.gen.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ managed:
     - file_option: go_package_prefix
       value: github.com/metal-stack/droptailer/api
 plugins:
-  - remote: buf.build/protocolbuffers/go:v1.34.1
+  - remote: buf.build/protocolbuffers/go:v1.34.2
     out: ../api
     opt: paths=source_relative
-  - remote: buf.build/grpc/go:v1.3.0
+  - remote: buf.build/grpc/go:v1.4.0
     out: ../api
     opt: paths=source_relative,require_unimplemented_servers=false