diff --git a/tools/render/go.mod b/tools/render/go.mod
index 4938e6d1..daf802cd 100644
--- a/tools/render/go.mod
+++ b/tools/render/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.3.1
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.4.2
 	github.com/kyverno/kyverno v1.6.10
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.23.4
 )
 
diff --git a/tools/render/go.sum b/tools/render/go.sum
index 8ddf57c0..e46288bc 100644
--- a/tools/render/go.sum
+++ b/tools/render/go.sum
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.3/go.mod h1:pGADOWyqRD/YMrPZigI/zbliZ2wVD/23d+is3pSW
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.2.1/go.mod h1:ExllRjgxM/piMAM+3tAZvg8fsklGAf3tPfi+i8t68Nk=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0 h1:R7cSvGu+Vv+qX0gW5R/85dx2kmmJT5z5NM8ifdYjdn0=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0/go.mod h1:BrRVncBjOJa/eUcVVm9CE+oC6as8k+VYr4NY7WCi9V4=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0 h1:y+wJpx64xcgO1V+RcnwW0LEHxTKRi2ZDPSBjWnrg88Q=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Wo4iy3BUC+X2Fybo0PDqwJIv3dNRiZLHQymsfxlB84g=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb68N+wFjFa4jdeBTo=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0/go.mod h1:aNWZUN0dPAAO/Ljvb5BEdw96iTZ0EXowPYD95IqWIGo=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=