diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 017b2445f5..d6d4b629a3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.21.0
 	golang.org/x/build v0.0.0-20190927031335-2835ba2e683f
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230905200255-921286631fa9
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.15.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 74000bee71..d612382be1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1723,8 +1723,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5y
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211202192323-5770296d904e/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211215153901-e495a2d5b3d3/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0 h1:r8bRNjWL3GshPW3gkd+RpvzWrZAwPS49OmTGZ/uhM4k=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0/go.mod h1:gCAAfMLgwOJRpTjQ2zCCt2OcSfYMTeZVSRtQlPC7Nq4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0 h1:PGVlW0xEltQnzFZ55hkuX5+KLyrMYhHld1YHO4AKcdc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0/go.mod h1:R0j02AL6hcrfOiy9T4ZYp/rcWeMxM3L6QYxlOuEG1mg=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=