diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cd57de383..4f289d0ee 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/gardener/etcd-druid
 go 1.23.3
 
 require (
-	github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore v0.31.0
+	github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore v0.31.1
 	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.1
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e7b6f6592..1cf275b57 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nos
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.15.0 h1:ohm1eWae2rQSkwFGWXTt+lBv4rLBhtJsJgqvaXJBs6o=
 github.com/gardener/cert-management v0.15.0/go.mod h1:3BK2VEtGwv2ijf3bSziTLMCUvYnPzIQrQ/uPeZzL4m0=
-github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore v0.31.0 h1:ViOdO0AF605QvjHQuZVpxmpEemWhKNQubr44Ci7xa2U=
-github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore v0.31.0/go.mod h1:GuH9nJjOwXFsh4nifDLY2McgEXArdhS22msBliYJ6y4=
+github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore v0.31.1 h1:l53jFhD0zzJKKwZYuDjj3O340jVY1zNNdabz/4pHA90=
+github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore v0.31.1/go.mod h1:5kakxyoDtx/vwWjQIOIGN6dTrx2TxRb8eLHtgrwBkMw=
 github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.1 h1:c/wVXYgt4j7eHCMwxpQPPpaLXt1BY/IPYStfCtNsR8Q=
 github.com/gardener/gardener v1.99.1/go.mod h1:XboPwJptOg9ZfXTjuohGk7X8kxnF0o88gJnz6Ed7Vqc=
 github.com/gardener/hvpa-controller/api v0.15.0 h1:igsalL5Z6kFMn1+Kv1Eq0cRjYW+4oBA1aEY/yDO2QtI=
diff --git a/internal/images/images.yaml b/internal/images/images.yaml
index 2edc81d95..d677520e9 100644
--- a/internal/images/images.yaml
+++ b/internal/images/images.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ images:
     name: 'etcdbrctl'
   sourceRepository: github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore
   repository: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/public/gardener/etcdbrctl
-  tag: "v0.31.0"
+  tag: "v0.31.1"
 - name: etcd-wrapper
   sourceRepository: github.com/gardener/etcd-wrapper
   repository: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/public/gardener/etcd-wrapper