diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 158ed1a53..6b17f32b3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module github.com/coredns/coredns
 
 go 1.23.0
 
+toolchain go1.24.1
+
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v68.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest v0.11.30
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.63.0
 	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.50.1
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.20
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.20
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.21
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.21
 	go.uber.org/automaxprocs v1.6.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.20 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.21 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component v0.104.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.104.0 // indirect
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.37.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.30.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 98f1756da..e9a02770b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -359,12 +359,12 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo0=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.20 h1:aKfz3nPZECWoZJXMSH9y6h2adXjtOHaHTGEVCuCmaz0=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.20/go.mod h1:QqKGViq4KTgOG43dr/uH0vmGWIaoJY3ggFi6ZH0TH/U=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.20 h1:sZIAtra+xCo56gdf6BR62to/hiie5Bwl7hQIqMzVTEM=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.20/go.mod h1:qaOi1k4ZA9lVLejXNvyPABrVEe7VymMF2433yyRQ7O0=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.20 h1:jMT2MwQEhyvhQg49Cec+1ZHJzfUf6ZgcmV0GjPv0tIQ=
-go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.20/go.mod h1:J5lbzYRMUR20YolS5UjlqqMcu3/wdEvG5VNBhzyo3m0=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.21 h1:A6O2/JDb3tvHhiIz3xf9nJ7REHvtEFJJ3veW3FbCnS8=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.21/go.mod h1:c3aH5wcvXv/9dqIw2Y810LDXJfhSYdHQ0vxmP3CCHVY=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.21 h1:lPBu71Y7osQmzlflM9OfeIV2JlmpBjqBNlLtcoBqUTc=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.21/go.mod h1:BgqT/IXPjK9NkeSDjbzwsHySX3yIle2+ndz28nVsjUs=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.21 h1:T6b1Ow6fNjOLOtM0xSoKNQt1ASPCLWrF9XMHcH9pEyY=
+go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.21/go.mod h1:mFYy67IOqmbRf/kRUvsHixzo3iG+1OF2W2+jVIQRAnU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 h1:cH53jehLUN6UFLY71z+NDOiNJqDdPRaXzTel0sJySYA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0/go.mod h1:3wSPjt5PWp2RhlCcmmOial7AvC4DQqZb7a7wCow3W8A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component v0.104.0 h1:jqu/X9rnv8ha0RNZ1a9+x7OU49KwSMsPbOuIEykHuQE=
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qx
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.10.0/go.mod h1:0qNGK6F8kojg2nk9dLZ2mShWaEBan6FAoqfSigmmuDg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.37.0 h1:1zLorHbz+LYj7MQlSf1+2tPIIgibq2eL5xkrGk6f+2c=
-golang.org/x/net v0.37.0/go.mod h1:ivrbrMbzFq5J41QOQh0siUuly180yBYtLp+CKbEaFx8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 h1:vRMAPTMaeGqVhG5QyLJHqNDwecKTomGeqbnfZyKlBI8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.38.0/go.mod h1:ivrbrMbzFq5J41QOQh0siUuly180yBYtLp+CKbEaFx8=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.28.0 h1:CrgCKl8PPAVtLnU3c+EDw6x11699EWlsDeWNWKdIOkc=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.28.0/go.mod h1:onh5ek6nERTohokkhCD/y2cV4Do3fxFHFuAejCkRWT8=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=