diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6758f2ce3..4f7c21593 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/scylladb/go-set v1.0.3-0.20200225121959-cc7b2070d91e
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1
 	github.com/spdx/tools-golang v0.5.3
-	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/vbatts/go-mtree v0.5.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 944ef0c3e..128e4cb6f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ github.com/spdx/tools-golang v0.5.3 h1:ialnHeEYUC4+hkm5vJm4qz2x+oEJbS0mAMFrNXdQr
 github.com/spdx/tools-golang v0.5.3/go.mod h1:/ETOahiAo96Ob0/RAIBmFZw6XN0yTnyr/uFZm2NTMhI=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.3.3/go.mod h1:5KUK8ByomD5Ti5Artl0RtHeI5pTF7MIDuXL3yY520V4=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Ai8FlHk4v/PARR026UzYexafAt9roJ7LcLMAmO6Z93I=
-github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5 h1:stMpOSZFs//0Lv29HduCmli3GUfpFoF3Y1Q/aXj/wVM=
-github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5/go.mod h1:UBogFpq8E9Hx+xc5CNTTEpTnuHVmXDwZcZcE1eb/UhQ=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0 h1:EaGW2JJh15aKOejeuJ+wpFSHnbd7GE6Wvp3TsNhb6LY=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UBogFpq8E9Hx+xc5CNTTEpTnuHVmXDwZcZcE1eb/UhQ=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1/go.mod h1:Qx5cxh0v+4UWYiBimWS+eyWzqEqokIECu5etghLkUJE=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.4.1/go.mod h1:Qx5cxh0v+4UWYiBimWS+eyWzqEqokIECu5etghLkUJE=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 h1:R+kOtfhWQE6TVQzY+4D7wJLBgkdVasCEFxSUBYBYIlA=