diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bebf459519..1c365df918 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/ComplianceAsCode/compliance-sdk v0.0.0-20250930163558-59886979dd19
-	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7 v7.0.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.39.1
 	github.com/openshift/api v0.0.1