diff --git a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
index a2678c9..a767631 100644
--- a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
+++ b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.mod
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sagikazarmark/slog-shim v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/shibumi/go-pathspec v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sigstore/rekor v1.3.7 // indirect
 	github.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority v1.2.3 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
index 8c4c10e..0e7ab80 100644
--- a/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
+++ b/examples/oci-image-verification/go.sum
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible h1:Pwyh1F3I0r4clFJXkSI8bOyJINGq
 github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:CWfAxv73/iLZ17rbyhIEq3K9hs5w6FpNMdUT//qR+zk=
 github.com/sassoftware/relic/v7 v7.6.2 h1:rS44Lbv9G9eXsukknS4mSjIAuuX+lMq/FnStgmZlUv4=
 github.com/sassoftware/relic/v7 v7.6.2/go.mod h1:kjmP0IBVkJZ6gXeAu35/KCEfca//+PKM6vTAsyDPY+k=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0 h1:mr5An6X45Kb2nddcFlbmfHkLguCE9laoZCUzEEpIZXA=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0/go.mod h1:UH2VZVuJfCYR8WgMlCU1uFsOUU+KeyrTWcSS73NBOzU=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0 h1:rf1HIbL64nUpEIZnjLZ3mcNEL9NBPB0iuVjyxvq3LZc=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0/go.mod h1:DVHKMcZ+V4/woA/peqr+L0joiRXbPpQ042GgJckkFgw=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1 h1:xkr+Oxo4BOQKmkn/B9eMK0g5Kg/983T9DqqPHwYqD+8=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1/go.mod h1:aMJSSKb2lpPvRNec0+w3fl7LP9IOFzdc9Pa4NFbPK1I=
 github.com/shibumi/go-pathspec v1.3.0 h1:QUyMZhFo0Md5B8zV8x2tesohbb5kfbpTi9rBnKh5dkI=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f0c51d3..179da48 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go v1.3.0
 	github.com/in-toto/attestation v1.1.0
 	github.com/in-toto/in-toto-golang v0.9.0
-	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0
+	github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0
 	github.com/sigstore/protobuf-specs v0.3.2
 	github.com/sigstore/rekor v1.3.7
 	github.com/sigstore/sigstore v1.8.11
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3a4969a..d2b7eec 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible h1:Pwyh1F3I0r4clFJXkSI8bOyJINGq
 github.com/sassoftware/relic v7.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:CWfAxv73/iLZ17rbyhIEq3K9hs5w6FpNMdUT//qR+zk=
 github.com/sassoftware/relic/v7 v7.6.2 h1:rS44Lbv9G9eXsukknS4mSjIAuuX+lMq/FnStgmZlUv4=
 github.com/sassoftware/relic/v7 v7.6.2/go.mod h1:kjmP0IBVkJZ6gXeAu35/KCEfca//+PKM6vTAsyDPY+k=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0 h1:mr5An6X45Kb2nddcFlbmfHkLguCE9laoZCUzEEpIZXA=
-github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.8.0/go.mod h1:UH2VZVuJfCYR8WgMlCU1uFsOUU+KeyrTWcSS73NBOzU=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0 h1:rf1HIbL64nUpEIZnjLZ3mcNEL9NBPB0iuVjyxvq3LZc=
+github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib v0.9.0/go.mod h1:DVHKMcZ+V4/woA/peqr+L0joiRXbPpQ042GgJckkFgw=
 github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4 h1:sBo2BdShXjmcugAMwjugoGUdUV0pcxY5mW4xKRn3v4c=
 github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4/go.mod h1:/XUiZBD3kVx5SmUOl55voK5yeAbBNNIed+2O73XgrPE=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1 h1:xkr+Oxo4BOQKmkn/B9eMK0g5Kg/983T9DqqPHwYqD+8=