diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5fd9e99ca..efb07c974 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry
 
-go 1.23.0
-
-toolchain go1.23.4
+go 1.23.7
 
 require (
 	github.com/akrylysov/pogreb v0.10.2
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0
 	github.com/containers/common v0.62.2
 	github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.34.2
-	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.3
+	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.4
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0
 	github.com/docker/cli v28.0.2+incompatible
 	github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.18.2
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.13.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.21.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f5daaab24..2ae20976b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
-github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.3 h1:JRJso9IVLoooKX76oWR+DWCCdZlK5m4nRtDWvzB1ITg=
-github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.3/go.mod h1:offoOgrnYs+CFwis8nE0hyzYZqRCZj5EFc5kgfszwiE=
+github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.4 h1:vEPVmN0m6HfROcCZfqfgZySLXJQtzs5Ku+5IgeupYdM=
+github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.4/go.mod h1:dDvOM74WS/l/Z5Zg5T7D6vcPhvoXgwbgRVzqgAADoKc=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
 github.com/docker/cli v28.0.2+incompatible h1:cRPZ77FK3/IXTAIQQj1vmhlxiLS5m+MIUDwS6f57lrE=
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.1 h1:u+dcrgaguSSkbjzHwelEjc0Yj300NUevrrPphk/S
 github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.1/go.mod h1:0AsLr1z2+Uksi4NlElmMblP5rPcDZNRCD8ujZCRR2BE=
 github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.13.1 h1:DAQ9APonnlvSWpvolXWIuV6Q6zXy2wHbN4cVlNR5Q+M=
 github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.13.1/go.mod h1:qryJB4cSBoq3FRoBRf5A77joojuBcmPJ0qu3XXXVixc=
-github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.4 h1:VsjPI33J0SB9vQM6PLmNjoHqMQNGPiZ0rHL7Ni7Q6/E=
-github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.4/go.mod h1:NKb5HO1EZccyMpiZNbdUw/14tiXNyUJh188dfnMCAfc=
+github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.5 h1:M6T8+mKZl/+fNNuFHvGIzDz7BTLQPIounk/b9dw3AaE=
+github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.5/go.mod h1:s3P1lRrkT8igV8D9OjyL4WRyHvjB6a4JSllnOrmmBOA=
 github.com/go-kit/kit v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xBxKIO96dXMWWy0MnWVtmwkA9/13aqxPnvrjFYMA2as=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Qt1PoO58o5twSAckw1HlFXLmHsOX5/0LbT9GBnD5lWE=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:3RMwSq7FuexP4Kalkev3ejPJsZTpXXBr9+V4qmtdjCk=