diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0589b84e9..ba694c0f6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module helm.sh/helm/v4
 
 go 1.23.0
+toolchain go1.24.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/AdaLogics/go-fuzz-headers v0.0.0-20230811130428-ced1acdcaa24
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/vcs v1.13.3
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1
-	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.3
+	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.4
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.9.11+incompatible
 	github.com/foxcpp/go-mockdns v1.1.0
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 20dd5c0b9..881bc3289 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
-github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.3 h1:JRJso9IVLoooKX76oWR+DWCCdZlK5m4nRtDWvzB1ITg=
-github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.3/go.mod h1:offoOgrnYs+CFwis8nE0hyzYZqRCZj5EFc5kgfszwiE=
+github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.4 h1:vEPVmN0m6HfROcCZfqfgZySLXJQtzs5Ku+5IgeupYdM=
+github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-rc.4/go.mod h1:dDvOM74WS/l/Z5Zg5T7D6vcPhvoXgwbgRVzqgAADoKc=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2 h1:bX3YxiGzFP5sOXWc3bTPEXdEaZSeVMrFgOr3T+zrFAo=