diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 082a39f3fbba..9f38013cb9d4 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ kine_build_go_cgo_cflags = -DSQLITE_ENABLE_DBSTAT_VTAB=1 -DSQLITE_USE_ALLOCA=1
 kine_build_go_ldflags = "-w -s"
 kine_build_go_ldflags_extra = "-extldflags=-static"
 
-etcd_version = 3.5.11
+etcd_version = 3.5.12
 etcd_buildimage = $(golang_buildimage)
 #etcd_build_go_tags =
 etcd_build_go_cgo_enabled = 0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d880731c1944..78e75478993a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1-beta.2
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/sonobuoy v0.57.1
 	github.com/zcalusic/sysinfo v1.0.2
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.11
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.11
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.11
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdutl/v3 v3.5.11
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.12
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.12
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.12
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdutl/v3 v3.5.12
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/zmap/zcrypto v0.0.0-20210511125630-18f1e0152cfc // indirect
 	github.com/zmap/zlint/v3 v3.1.0 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.8 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.11 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.11 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.11 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.11 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.12 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.12 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.12 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.12 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.45.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f581238a61d8..48771a0c14cf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -684,22 +684,22 @@ github.com/zmap/zlint/v3 v3.1.0 h1:WjVytZo79m/L1+/Mlphl09WBob6YTGljN5IGWZFpAv0=
 github.com/zmap/zlint/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:L7t8s3sEKkb0A2BxGy1IWrxt1ZATa1R4QfJZaQOD3zU=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.8 h1:xs88BrvEv273UsB79e0hcVrlUWmS0a8upikMFhSyAtA=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.8/go.mod h1:N9Mkw9X8x5fupy0IKsmuqVtoGDyxsaDlbk4Rd05IAQw=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.11 h1:B54KwXbWDHyD3XYAwprxNzTe7vlhR69LuBgZnMVvS7E=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:Ot+o0SWSyT6uHhA56al1oCED0JImsRiU9Dc26+C2a+4=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.11 h1:bT2xVspdiCj2910T0V+/KHcVKjkUrCZVtk8J2JF2z1A=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:seTzl2d9APP8R5Y2hFL3NVlD6qC/dOT+3kvrqPyTas4=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.11 h1:ZqdKLNJnWpE3bUaaj3XZ5xWyCi+7Vspgk9E0hlIBguE=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.11/go.mod h1:vX2j5tMynwOateY6BfVmLol3gYOIkbhqjs/BqRsdIOw=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.11 h1:ajWtgoNSZJ1gmS8k+icvPtqsqEav+iUorF7b0qozgUU=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:a6xQUEqFJ8vztO1agJh/KQKOMfFI8og52ZconzcDJwE=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdutl/v3 v3.5.11 h1:yzw6yHDYfKU3IW7akusVCmxXJexRgH88a4C21iOSWFc=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdutl/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:p7jTKqjyEjl/lyTzhHuQ5kqQt1FhQlRHw8TK90WjHQI=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.11 h1:U5+/mZh+jps8VRWv7+xPiK1tC1hRBOBYdn7zCqtWyOY=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:bLfwo6YEgpOAMBZJsZg5AiSS+mxNTRJi15Dvp9kKW68=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.11 h1:eeimaNIT9DjV4bdLSy4FjLQ/KGSAiG1L5T1nTf5VoZg=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:Tp7kZJVtWJWLiMCPrgkimiOB5ZYi8YM93onQihpG724=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.11 h1:FEa0ImvoXdIPa81/vZUKpnJ74fpQ5ZivseoIKMPzfpg=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.11/go.mod h1:CS0+TwcuRlhg1I5CpA3YlisOcoqJB1h1GMRgje75uDs=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.12 h1:W4sw5ZoU2Juc9gBWuLk5U6fHfNVyY1WC5g9uiXZio/c=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:Ot+o0SWSyT6uHhA56al1oCED0JImsRiU9Dc26+C2a+4=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.12 h1:EYDL6pWwyOsylrQyLp2w+HkQ46ATiOvoEdMarindU2A=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:seTzl2d9APP8R5Y2hFL3NVlD6qC/dOT+3kvrqPyTas4=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.12 h1:0m4ovXYo1CHaA/Mp3X/Fak5sRNIWf01wk/X1/G3sGKI=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.12/go.mod h1:aQ/yhsxMu+Oht1FOupSr60oBvcS9cKXHrzBpDsPTf9E=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.12 h1:v5lCPXn1pf1Uu3M4laUE2hp/geOTc5uPcYYsNe1lDxg=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:tSbBCakoWmmddL+BKVAJHa9km+O/E+bumDe9mSbPiqw=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdutl/v3 v3.5.12 h1:R3HLloeRcIOAvNtOTcMV9fshCbz9aZP2Xh4AP2+KnFU=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdutl/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:U023wujJQo/2EeSrjPDnmFdCX6TC6Q6W9pAvuWKaaJE=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.12 h1:OK2fZKI5hX/+BTK76gXSTyZMrbnARyX9S643GenNGb8=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:UVwg/QIMoJncyeb/YxvJBJCE/NEwtHWashqc8A1nj/M=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.12 h1:7r22RufdDsq2z3STjoR7Msz6fYH8tmbkdheGfwJNRmU=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:ERQuZVe79PI6vcC3DlKBukDCLja/L7YMu29B74Iwj4U=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.12 h1:EtMjsbfyfkwZuA2JlKOiBfuGkFCekv5H178qjXypbG8=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.12/go.mod h1:axB0oCjMy+cemo5290/CutIjoxlfA6KVYKD1w0uue10=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 h1:y73uSU6J157QMP2kn2r30vwW1A2W2WFwSCGnAVxeaD0=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0/go.mod h1:vNK8G9p7aAivkbmorf4v+7Hgx+Zs0yY+0fOtgBfjQKo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.46.0 h1:PzIubN4/sjByhDRHLviCjJuweBXWFZWhghjg7cS28+M=