diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0d12322d5..7b021ef4c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.23
 require (
 	github.com/apoorvam/goterminal v0.0.0-20180523175556-614d345c47e5
 	github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v1.0.0
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0
 	github.com/getgauge/common v0.0.0-20240923154736-7ff1ad53db2a
 	github.com/getgauge/gauge-proto/go/gauge_messages v0.0.0-20240923054742-4ca56c58b781
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 37b148b9e..996b25b95 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v1.0.0 h1:ANqDyC0ys6qCSvuEK7l3g5RaehL/Xck9EX
 github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v1.0.0/go.mod h1:zDqEI5NVUop5QPpVJUxE9UO10hRnmkD5G4Pmri9+m4c=
 github.com/dmotylev/goproperties v0.0.0-20140630191356-7cbffbaada47 h1:sP2APvSdZpfBiousrppBZNOvu+TE79Myq4kkmmrtSuI=
 github.com/dmotylev/goproperties v0.0.0-20140630191356-7cbffbaada47/go.mod h1:f2V6964+f0p8Asqy8mIK5cKyyVc6MP9PFzGVNRcnYJQ=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 h1:dAwr6QBTBZIkG8roQaJjGof0pp0EeF+tNV7YBP3F/8M=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/getgauge/common v0.0.0-20240923154736-7ff1ad53db2a h1:v9slZPhdN8OBit0PYCBF2Cq/K0NI0AU81vk0ki6ORl4=
 github.com/getgauge/common v0.0.0-20240923154736-7ff1ad53db2a/go.mod h1:xvlhuz4WOguj1Um0dsbxx5vNNbTN9gTXnoMx5ALBsLo=
 github.com/getgauge/gauge-proto/go/gauge_messages v0.0.0-20240923054742-4ca56c58b781 h1:K+BUzk2n7cWSmjRI2sCOKMapNvhT1sZZStvrhWvICWE=