diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 81f8cb7a5aa..262aa57bc2d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.5.5 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/cli v20.10.10+incompatible
-	github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.10+incompatible
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.3.1
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.4.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4615e8aa237..2b34dd8ab63 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -395,8 +395,9 @@ github.com/docker/cli v20.10.10+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hH
 github.com/docker/distribution v0.0.0-20190905152932-14b96e55d84c/go.mod h1:0+TTO4EOBfRPhZXAeF1Vu+W3hHZ8eLp8PgKVZlcvtFY=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.6.0-rc.1.0.20180327202408-83389a148052+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1-0.20190205005809-0d3efadf0154+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible h1:a5mlkVzth6W5A4fOsS3D2EO5BUmsJpcB+cRlLU7cSug=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible h1:Q50tZOPR6T/hjNsyc9g8/syEs6bk8XXApsHjKukMl68=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/docker v0.0.0-20200511152416-a93e9eb0e95c/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker v0.7.3-0.20190327010347-be7ac8be2ae0/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker v1.4.2-0.20180531152204-71cd53e4a197/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=