diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index be45e0ecd..e47be5522 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.1
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.0
 	gopkg.in/gcfg.v1 v1.2.3
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.3
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.17.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.8 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 721c8b360..ed544a318 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cloud.google.com/go v0.112.0 h1:tpFCD7hpHFlQ8yPwT3x+QeXqc2T6+n6T+hmABHfDUSM=
-cloud.google.com/go/compute v1.23.3 h1:6sVlXXBmbd7jNX0Ipq0trII3e4n1/MsADLK6a+aiVlk=
-cloud.google.com/go/compute v1.23.3/go.mod h1:VCgBUoMnIVIR0CscqQiPJLAG25E3ZRZMzcFZeQ+h8CI=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute v1.24.0 h1:phWcR2eWzRJaL/kOiJwfFsPs4BaKq1j6vnpZrc1YlVg=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute v1.24.0/go.mod h1:kw1/T+h/+tK2LJK0wiPPx1intgdAM3j/g3hFDlscY40=
 cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.2.3 h1:mg4jlk7mCAj6xXp9UJ4fjI9VUI5rubuGBW5aJ7UnBMY=
 cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.2.3/go.mod h1:VAV5nSsACxMJvgaAuX6Pk2AawlZn8kiOGuCv6gTkwuA=
 github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.6.0 h1:X+QX+WSF66+aouyaf4r+IeBLXUurAJj9+Bd+vH7G5I0=
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 h1:AQyQV4dYCvJ7vGmJyKki9+PBdyvhkSd8EIx/qb0AYv4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.16.0 h1:aDkGMBSYxElaoP81NpoUoz2oo2R2wHdZpGToUxfyQrQ=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.16.0/go.mod h1:hqZ+0LWXsiVoZpeld6jVt06P3adbS2Uu911W1SsJv2o=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.17.0 h1:6m3ZPmLEFdVxKKWnKq4VqZ60gutO35zm+zrAHVmHyDQ=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.17.0/go.mod h1:OzPDGQiuQMguemayvdylqddI7qcD9lnSDb+1FiwQ5HA=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@ gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 h1:Ci3iUJyx9UeRx7CeFN8ARgGbkESwJK+KB9lLcWxY/Zw
 gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:AH3dM2RI6uoBZxn3LVrfvJ3E0/9dG4cSrbuBJT4moAY=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.8 h1:IhEN5q69dyKagZPYMSdIjS2HqprW324FRQZJcGqPAsM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.8/go.mod h1:1jJ3jBArFh5pcgW8gCtRJnepW8FzD1V44FJffLiz/Ds=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 h1:KAeGQVN3M9nD0/bQXnr/ClcEMJ968gUXJQ9pwfSynuQ=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80/go.mod h1:cc8bqMqtv9gMOr0zHg2Vzff5ULhhL2IXP4sbcn32Dro=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 h1:Lj5rbfG876hIAYFjqiJnPHfhXbv+nzTWfm04Fg/XSVU=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80/go.mod h1:4jWUdICTdgc3Ibxmr8nAJiiLHwQBY0UI0XZcEMaFKaA=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 h1:AjyfHzEPEFp/NpvfN5g+KDla3EMojjhRVZc1i7cj+oM=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80/go.mod h1:PAREbraiVEVGVdTZsVWjSbbTtSyGbAgIIvni8a8CD5s=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.1 h1:B4n+nfKzOICUXMgyrNd19h/I9oH0L1pizfk1d4zSgTk=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.1/go.mod h1:IWTG0VlJLCh1SkC58F7np9ka9mx/WNkjl4PGJaiq+QE=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de h1:F6qOa9AZTYJXOUEr4jDysRDLrm4PHePlge4v4TGAlxY=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de/go.mod h1:VUhTRKeHn9wwcdrk73nvdC9gF178Tzhmt/qyaFcPLSo=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de h1:jFNzHPIeuzhdRwVhbZdiym9q0ory/xY3sA+v2wPg8I0=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de/go.mod h1:5iCWqnniDlqZHrd3neWVTOwvh/v6s3232omMecelax8=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de h1:cZGRis4/ot9uVm639a+rHCUaG0JJHEsdyzSQTMX+suY=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de/go.mod h1:H4O17MA/PE9BsGx3w+a+W2VOLLD1Qf7oJneAoU6WktY=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.0 h1:WjKe+dnvABXyPJMD7KDNLxtoGk5tgk+YFWN6cBWjZE8=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.0/go.mod h1:WAX/8DgncnokcFUldAxq7GeB5DXHDbMF+lLvDomNkRA=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200228230310-ab0ca4ff8a60/go.mod h1:cfTl7dwQJ+fmap5saPgwCLgHXTUD7jkjRqWcaiX5VyM=
diff --git a/tests/it/utils.go b/tests/it/utils.go
index 4cecdebfd..76122c436 100644
--- a/tests/it/utils.go
+++ b/tests/it/utils.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func newCSIClient() (*CSIClient, error) {
 			},
 		),
 	}
-	grpcClient, err := grpc.Dial(endpoint, opts...)
+	grpcClient, err := grpc.NewClient(endpoint, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}