diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6652b163f..c3c71641e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
-	github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.3.1
+	github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.4.1
 	github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.4.1
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.16
 	github.com/zalando/go-keyring v0.2.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bd3fe92d4..b8120cb14 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
 github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf v0.7.0 h1:CqbQFrWo1ae3/I0UCblSbczevCCbS31Qvs5LdxRWqRI=
 github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf v0.7.0/go.mod h1:uEB7WSY+7ZIugK6R1hiBMBjQftaFzn7ZCDJcp1tCUug=
-github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.3.1 h1:fReZUTLvPdqIL8Rd9xEKPmaxig8GIXe0kS4RSEaRfaM=
-github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:9S0Srkf3c13FelsOyt5OyG3ZZDq9OJDA4IILavrt72Y=
+github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.4.1 h1:K6ewW064rKZCPkRo1W/CTbTtm/+IB4+coG1iNURAGCw=
+github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 v2.4.1/go.mod h1:Nex2enPVYDFCklrnbTzl3OVwD7fgIAj0J5++z/rvCj8=
 github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local v0.0.6 h1:Ii3QJ4FhosL/+eCZl6Hsdr4DDU4tfevNoV83yAEo2tU=
 github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local v0.0.6/go.mod h1:/Tnicc6m/lsJE0irFMA0LfIwTBo4QP7A8IfyIv4zZKI=
 github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go-awskms/v2 v2.1.0 h1:N9UxlsOzu5mttdjhxkDLbzwtEecuXmlxZVo/ds7JKJI=
diff --git a/third-party-licenses.darwin.md b/third-party-licenses.darwin.md
index a578dce6e..77022f713 100644
--- a/third-party-licenses.darwin.md
+++ b/third-party-licenses.darwin.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Some packages may only be included on certain architectures or operating systems
 - [github.com/spf13/pflag](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/spf13/pflag) ([BSD-3-Clause](https://github.com/spf13/pflag/blob/v1.0.10/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/stretchr/objx](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stretchr/objx) ([MIT](https://github.com/stretchr/objx/blob/v0.5.2/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/stretchr/testify](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stretchr/testify) ([MIT](https://github.com/stretchr/testify/blob/v1.11.1/LICENSE))
-- [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/blob/v2.3.1/LICENSE))
+- [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/blob/v2.4.1/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/tzlocal](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/tzlocal) ([Unlicense](https://github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/blob/v0.0.6/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/transparency-dev/formats/log](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/transparency-dev/formats/log) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/transparency-dev/formats/blob/404c0d5b696c/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/transparency-dev/merkle](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/transparency-dev/merkle) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/transparency-dev/merkle/blob/v0.0.2/LICENSE))
diff --git a/third-party-licenses.linux.md b/third-party-licenses.linux.md
index 5e24cd1de..dbd16f79f 100644
--- a/third-party-licenses.linux.md
+++ b/third-party-licenses.linux.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Some packages may only be included on certain architectures or operating systems
 - [github.com/spf13/pflag](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/spf13/pflag) ([BSD-3-Clause](https://github.com/spf13/pflag/blob/v1.0.10/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/stretchr/objx](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stretchr/objx) ([MIT](https://github.com/stretchr/objx/blob/v0.5.2/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/stretchr/testify](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stretchr/testify) ([MIT](https://github.com/stretchr/testify/blob/v1.11.1/LICENSE))
-- [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/blob/v2.3.1/LICENSE))
+- [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/blob/v2.4.1/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/tzlocal](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/tzlocal) ([Unlicense](https://github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/blob/v0.0.6/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/transparency-dev/formats/log](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/transparency-dev/formats/log) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/transparency-dev/formats/blob/404c0d5b696c/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/transparency-dev/merkle](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/transparency-dev/merkle) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/transparency-dev/merkle/blob/v0.0.2/LICENSE))
diff --git a/third-party-licenses.windows.md b/third-party-licenses.windows.md
index a37646ef3..92b24aee1 100644
--- a/third-party-licenses.windows.md
+++ b/third-party-licenses.windows.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Some packages may only be included on certain architectures or operating systems
 - [github.com/spf13/pflag](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/spf13/pflag) ([BSD-3-Clause](https://github.com/spf13/pflag/blob/v1.0.10/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/stretchr/objx](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stretchr/objx) ([MIT](https://github.com/stretchr/objx/blob/v0.5.2/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/stretchr/testify](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stretchr/testify) ([MIT](https://github.com/stretchr/testify/blob/v1.11.1/LICENSE))
-- [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/blob/v2.3.1/LICENSE))
+- [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/blob/v2.4.1/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/tzlocal](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/tzlocal) ([Unlicense](https://github.com/thlib/go-timezone-local/blob/v0.0.6/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/transparency-dev/formats/log](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/transparency-dev/formats/log) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/transparency-dev/formats/blob/404c0d5b696c/LICENSE))
 - [github.com/transparency-dev/merkle](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/transparency-dev/merkle) ([Apache-2.0](https://github.com/transparency-dev/merkle/blob/v0.0.2/LICENSE))