diff --git a/go/go.mod b/go/go.mod
index a6a533a7..b98fd5b2 100644
--- a/go/go.mod
+++ b/go/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.2.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0
 )
 
 // subject to the dragonberry vulnerability
diff --git a/go/go.sum b/go/go.sum
index 4a0a3a45..36626a71 100644
--- a/go/go.sum
+++ b/go/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3 h1:RP3yyVREh9snv/lsOvmsAPQt8f44LgL281X0IOIhhcI=
 github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3/go.mod h1:0hLIG5TR7IvV1fme1HCFKjfzW9X2x0Mo+RooWXCnOWU=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.2.0 h1:BRXPfhNivWL5Yq0BGQ39a2sW6t44aODpfxkWjYdzewE=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.2.0/go.mod h1:hebNnKkNXi2UzZN1eVRvBB7co0a+JxK6XbPiWVs/3J4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0 h1:tFM/ta59kqch6LlvYnPa0yx5a83cL2nHflFhYKvv9Yk=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0/go.mod h1:NF0Gs7EO5K4qLn+Ylc+fih8BSTeIjAP05siRnAh98yw=