diff --git a/examples/bench/go.mod b/examples/bench/go.mod
index 7ea2fd8d..b3d30d9d 100644
--- a/examples/bench/go.mod
+++ b/examples/bench/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.53.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kmsg v1.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/examples/bench/go.sum b/examples/bench/go.sum
index 49a5e901..9d34fe56 100644
--- a/examples/bench/go.sum
+++ b/examples/bench/go.sum
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ github.com/twmb/franz-go/plugin/kprom v1.1.0 h1:grGeIJbm4llUBF8jkDjTb/b8rKllWSXj
 github.com/twmb/franz-go/plugin/kprom v1.1.0/go.mod h1:cTDrPMSkyrO99LyGx3AtiwF9W6+THHjZrkDE2+TEBIU=
 github.com/twmb/tlscfg v1.2.1 h1:IU2efmP9utQEIV2fufpZjPq7xgcZK4qu25viD51BB44=
 github.com/twmb/tlscfg v1.2.1/go.mod h1:GameEQddljI+8Es373JfQEBvtI4dCTLKWGJbqT2kErs=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0 h1:dIJU/v2J8Mdglj/8rJ6UUOM3Zc9zLZxVZwwxMooUSAI=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0/go.mod h1:CKFgDieR+mRhux2Lsu27y0fO304Db0wZe70UKqHu0v8=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 h1:Od9JTbYCk261bKm4M/mw7AklTlFYIa0bIp9BgSm1S8Y=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 h1:ihbySMvVjLAeSH1IbfcRTkD/iNscyz8rGzjF/E5hV6U=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1 h1:9ddQBjfCyZPOHPUiPxpYESBLc+T8P3E+Vo4IbKZgFWg=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=