diff --git a/api/v1alpha2/compatibility_mode_test.go b/api/v1alpha2/compatibility_mode_test.go
index bda453a53..ee92bd164 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha2/compatibility_mode_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha2/compatibility_mode_test.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Compatibility Mode", func() {
 			//then
 			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-			for fieldName, _ := range ProxyMetaDataCompatibility {
+			for fieldName := range ProxyMetaDataCompatibility {
 				_, exist := getProxyMetadataField(out, fieldName)
 				Expect(exist).To(BeFalse())
 			}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fb3040947..95c09a974 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	gitlab.com/rodrigoodhin/gocure v0.0.0-20220718065339-f14dfe79276a
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56
 	golang.org/x/time v0.8.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.2
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	istio.io/api v1.24.0-rc.0.0.20241101200753-9397ebf09c3a
 	istio.io/client-go v1.24.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 46bf0a3e9..41ed4ef59 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.29.1/go.mod h1:itym6AZVZYACWQqET3MqgPpjcuV5QH3BxFS3IjizoKk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1 h1:zWnc1Vrcno+lHZCOofnIMvycFcc0QRGIzm9dhnDX68E=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1/go.mod h1:1gLDyUQU7CTLJI90u3nXZ9ekeghjeM7pTDZlqFNg2AA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1 h1:yBPeRvTftaleIgM3PZ/WBIZ7XM/eEYAaEyCwvyjq/gk=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.2 h1:R8FeyR1/eLmkutZOM5CWghmo5itiG9z0ktFlTVLuTmU=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=