diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d3ff5dbd9..0af98d1877 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0
 	go4.org/netipx v0.0.0-20231129151722-fdeea329fbba
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230905200255-921286631fa9
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.18.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b6fb95bdde..8397df21f7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-2024040420084
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:dfYrWS8DMRN+XZfhu8M4LVHmeGvYB29Ipd7j4uIq+mU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505 h1:LRMZ+zzb944d6r+uYsE+CuJ3zVBE6Hc8vjH7IJX2QY4=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:M+6bZCS8vSjCN9OOppnAyYxeBxY1U0wG6+j3CvIrOHY=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3 h1:L2y2Ba09tYiZwdPtdF64Ox9QZeJ8vlCUGcAF9SdODn4=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0 h1:UvQpLAOjDpO0JUxoPCXnEzOlEa/9kejO6K58qOFr6cM=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 h1:eY9dn8+vbi4tKz5Qo6v2eYzo7kUS51QINcR5jNpbZS8=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2/go.mod h1:UETIi67q53MR2AWcXfiuqkDkRtnGDLqkBTpCHuJHxtU=
 github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 h1:HzHnuAF1plUN2zGlAFHbSQP2qJ0ZAD3XF5XD7OesXRQ=
diff --git a/test/framework/vmoperator/vmoperator.go b/test/framework/vmoperator/vmoperator.go
index e693860a8c..fcae2d3de7 100644
--- a/test/framework/vmoperator/vmoperator.go
+++ b/test/framework/vmoperator/vmoperator.go
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func ReconcileDependencies(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, dependenciesCon
 	contentLibrary := library.Library{
 		Name: config.Spec.VCenter.ContentLibrary.Name,
 		Type: "LOCAL",
-		Storage: []library.StorageBackings{
+		Storage: []library.StorageBacking{
 			{
 				DatastoreID: contentLibraryDatastore.Reference().Value,
 				Type:        "DATASTORE",
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index be50a0eb68..f8a0fb8d4c 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20240326163340-1f32d6bf7f9d
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
 	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.30.2
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 84a83148f1..6654511370 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-2024040420084
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:dfYrWS8DMRN+XZfhu8M4LVHmeGvYB29Ipd7j4uIq+mU=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505 h1:LRMZ+zzb944d6r+uYsE+CuJ3zVBE6Hc8vjH7IJX2QY4=
 github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505/go.mod h1:M+6bZCS8vSjCN9OOppnAyYxeBxY1U0wG6+j3CvIrOHY=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3 h1:L2y2Ba09tYiZwdPtdF64Ox9QZeJ8vlCUGcAF9SdODn4=
-github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0 h1:UvQpLAOjDpO0JUxoPCXnEzOlEa/9kejO6K58qOFr6cM=
+github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.38.0/go.mod h1:mtGWtM+YhTADHlCgJBiskSRPOZRsN9MSjPzaZLte/oQ=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 h1:eY9dn8+vbi4tKz5Qo6v2eYzo7kUS51QINcR5jNpbZS8=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2/go.mod h1:UETIi67q53MR2AWcXfiuqkDkRtnGDLqkBTpCHuJHxtU=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=