diff --git a/operator/go.mod b/operator/go.mod
index d6a450fc27..3aa5457d03 100644
--- a/operator/go.mod
+++ b/operator/go.mod
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/operator/go.sum b/operator/go.sum
index 7514ffec3c..754ec5898f 100644
--- a/operator/go.sum
+++ b/operator/go.sum
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:IbckMUScFkM3pff0VJDNKRiT6TG/YpiHIM2y
 github.com/blendle/zapdriver v1.3.1/go.mod h1:mdXfREi6u5MArG4j9fewC+FGnXaBR+T4Ox4J2u4eHCc=
 github.com/bmizerany/perks v0.0.0-20141205001514-d9a9656a3a4b/go.mod h1:ac9efd0D1fsDb3EJvhqgXRbFx7bs2wqZ10HQPeU8U/Q=
 github.com/c2h5oh/datasize v0.0.0-20171227191756-4eba002a5eae/go.mod h1:S/7n9copUssQ56c7aAgHqftWO4LTf4xY6CGWt8Bc+3M=
-github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 h1:y4OZtCnogmCPw98Zjyt5a6+QwPLGkiQsYW5oUqylYbM=
-github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.3.0/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/certifi/gocertifi v0.0.0-20191021191039-0944d244cd40/go.mod h1:sGbDF6GwGcLpkNXPUTkMRoywsNa/ol15pxFe6ERfguA=