diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 66b1fa1b7..d98a7d599 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/image-registry-operator-api v0.0.0-20250624211456-dfc90459c658
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20250826165015-90a4bb21727b
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/apis v0.0.0-20250813103855-288a237381b5
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0-alpha.0.0.20251031183049-d74e7b6cad31
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0-alpha.0.0.20251120002045-04c0c6e9f109
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56
 	golang.org/x/net v0.42.0 // indirect
 	// * https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/security/dependabot/24
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 84898c430..064a208e9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20250826165015-90a4bb21727b h1:4
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20250826165015-90a4bb21727b/go.mod h1:w6QJGm3crIA16ZIz1FVQXD2NVeJhOgGXxW05RbVTSTo=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/apis v0.0.0-20250813103855-288a237381b5 h1:OUPe+BjC/XWqHRWYHDCtTa/lZpEz6U8YmZcZi1Rp5BU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/apis v0.0.0-20250813103855-288a237381b5/go.mod h1:Q4JzNkNMvjo7pXtlB5/R3oME4Nhah7fAObWgghVmtxk=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0-alpha.0.0.20251031183049-d74e7b6cad31 h1:AtZzByVfuTwYQex+P1EnYb1T8jz3PwZWooUVssbYfiM=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0-alpha.0.0.20251031183049-d74e7b6cad31/go.mod h1:MKEZBs5aGMM+J33dt2rWXP7ayDyCMKi4hO4DkH694pw=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0-alpha.0.0.20251120002045-04c0c6e9f109 h1:wpIIP5nlRost+Kr0TSM2I1aUMtgQ7Pcdvl9QKvBqCKQ=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.53.0-alpha.0.0.20251120002045-04c0c6e9f109/go.mod h1:MKEZBs5aGMM+J33dt2rWXP7ayDyCMKi4hO4DkH694pw=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=