diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ca304315..ef1af40b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.24.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0
-	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.8.0
+	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.9.0
 	github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock v0.8.8-0.20250909141233-c4615cdb1462
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.13.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ac42ff61..ec8b3d88 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ github.com/apparentlymart/go-cidr v1.1.0 h1:2mAhrMoF+nhXqxTzSZMUzDHkLjmIHC+Zzn4t
 github.com/apparentlymart/go-cidr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EBcsNrHc3zQeuaeCeCtQruQm+n9/YjEn/vI25Lg7Gwc=
 github.com/containernetworking/cni v1.3.0 h1:v6EpN8RznAZj9765HhXQrtXgX+ECGebEYEmnuFjskwo=
 github.com/containernetworking/cni v1.3.0/go.mod h1:Bs8glZjjFfGPHMw6hQu82RUgEPNGEaBb9KS5KtNMnJ4=
-github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.8.0 h1:WjGbV/0UQyo8A4qBsAh6GaDAtu1hevxVxsEuqtBqUFk=
-github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.8.0/go.mod h1:JG3BxoJifxxHBhG3hFyxyhid7JgRVBu/wtooGEvWf1c=
+github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.9.0 h1:Mg3SXBdRGkdXyFC4lcwr6u2ZB2SDeL6LC3U+QrEANuQ=
+github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.9.0/go.mod h1:JG3BxoJifxxHBhG3hFyxyhid7JgRVBu/wtooGEvWf1c=
 github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock v0.8.8-0.20250909141233-c4615cdb1462 h1:3epe2ZHb43TaYQmSIWPFfDawh7hdW5qgYPvu0xw3A8k=
 github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock v0.8.8-0.20250909141233-c4615cdb1462/go.mod h1:T1aCvysIQbAz+/gaJ31pe0DmROafTYBTpXsB1Toh8WI=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.7 h1:zbFlGlXEAKlwXpmvle3d8Oe3YnkKIK4xSRTd3sHPnBo=