diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1888537ee0..1fc0942dd2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241015192408-796eee8c2d53 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.69.2
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.2
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.30.7
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.1
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ replace (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega => github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.0
 )
 
-retract  (
-        v1.15.22 // typo in the version number.
-        v1.16.15 // typo in the version number.
-        v1.16.16 // contains only retractions, has to be newer than 1.16.15.
-        v1.16.17 // contains only retractions, new version to retract 1.15.22.
+retract (
+	v1.16.17 // contains only retractions, new version to retract 1.15.22.
+	v1.16.16 // contains only retractions, has to be newer than 1.16.15.
+	v1.16.15 // typo in the version number.
+	v1.15.22 // typo in the version number.
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0b745c17ec..9601e2071f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.22.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1-0.20200526195155-81db48ad09cc/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.2 h1:R8FeyR1/eLmkutZOM5CWghmo5itiG9z0ktFlTVLuTmU=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3 h1:82DV7MYdb8anAVi3qge1wSnMDrnKK7ebr+I0hHRN1BU=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.3/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 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/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=