diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 02bb17c..93f42c9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/zalando-incubator/es-operator
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/cenk/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible
-	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.15.3
+	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.16.2
 	github.com/jarcoal/httpmock v1.3.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.4
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 237ac82..944619e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.2/go.mod h1:Bl1zwGIM8/wsvqjsOQLJ/SH+En
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.3/go.mod h1:UzaqsxGiab7freDnrUUra0MwWfN/q7tE4j+VcZ0yl14=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.4 h1:QLMzNJnMGPRNDCbySlcj1x01tzU8/9LTTL9hZZZogBU=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.4/go.mod h1:UzaqsxGiab7freDnrUUra0MwWfN/q7tE4j+VcZ0yl14=
-github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.15.3 h1:bqff+hcqAflpiF591hhJzNdkRsFhlB96CYfBwSFvql8=
-github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.15.3/go.mod h1:0fHAoK7JoBy/Ch36N8VFeMsK7xQOHhvWaC3iOktwmIU=
+github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.16.2 h1:CpRqTjIzq/rweXUt9+GxzzQdlkqMdt8Lm/fuK/CAbAg=
+github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.16.2/go.mod h1:0fHAoK7JoBy/Ch36N8VFeMsK7xQOHhvWaC3iOktwmIU=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 h1:sUs3vkvUymDpBKi3qH1YSqBQk9+9D/8M2mN1vB6EwHI=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:W848ghGpv3Qj3dhTPRyJypKRiqCdHZiAzKg9hl15HA8=
 github.com/gobuffalo/flect v1.0.2 h1:eqjPGSo2WmjgY2XlpGwo2NXgL3RucAKo4k4qQMNA5sA=