diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-stereoscope-release.yml b/.github/workflows/update-stereoscope-release.yml
index 05b51c5ae..ab50c64cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-stereoscope-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-stereoscope-release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # update go.mod
           go get github.com/anchore/stereoscope@$LATEST_VERSION
+          go mod tidy
 
           # export the version for use with create-pull-request
           echo "::set-output name=LATEST_VERSION::$LATEST_VERSION"