diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d254017..4af7646 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ updates:
     allow:
       # Allow both direct and indirect updates for all packages
       - dependency-type: "all"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/nats-io/nkeys"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 446b651..6984fb9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,29 +38,48 @@ require (
 	github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
+	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.7.4 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.32.7
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.18.17 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.21.1
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.4.17 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.7.17 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.4 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.4.17 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.13.4 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/checksum v1.9.8 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.17 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.19.17 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/signin v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.30.9 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.35.13 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.41.6 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/stringish v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.7 // indirect
 	github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber v1.5.8-0.20250403174932-29230038a667 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.7.8 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-rootcerts v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/strutil v0.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.3 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.15 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.25 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ryanuber/go-glob v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.49.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.33.0 // indirect
@@ -68,25 +87,6 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
-require (
-	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.7.4 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.32.7
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.7
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.21.1
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.4.17 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.7.17 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.4.17 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.13.4 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/checksum v1.9.8 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.17 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.19.17 // indirect
-	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.7 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.3 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19 // indirect
-	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 // indirect
-)
+// pinned in dependabot.yml since newer versions in the go mod cache no longer
+// exist. remove the ignore once this repo creates a newer tag.
+require github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.12 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index edab0e4..e5c9d40 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
 github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.48.0 h1:pSFyXApG+yWU/TgbKCjmm5K4wrHu86231/w84qRVR+U=
 github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.48.0/go.mod h1:iRWIPokVIFbVijxuMQq4y9ttaBTMe0SFdlZfMDd+33g=
-github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.15 h1:JACV5jRVO9V856KOapQ7x+EY8Jo3qw1vJt/9Jpwzkk4=
-github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.15/go.mod h1:CpMchTXC9fxA5zrMo4KpySxNjiDVvr8ANOSZdiNfUrs=
+github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.12 h1:nssm7JKOG9/x4J8II47VWCL1Ds29avyiQDRn0ckMvDc=
+github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.12/go.mod h1:MT59A1HYcjIcyQDJStTfaOY6vhy9XTUjOFo+SVsvpBg=
 github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1 h1:5iA8DT8V7q8WK2EScv2padNa/rTESc1KdnPw4TC2paw=
 github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:19wcPz3Ph3q0Jbyiqsd0kePYG7A95tJPxeL+1OSON2c=
 github.com/oklog/ulid/v2 v2.1.1 h1:suPZ4ARWLOJLegGFiZZ1dFAkqzhMjL3J1TzI+5wHz8s=