diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index cf486bc1f..7e7a277a1 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.21
 require (
 	github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/ocrypto v0.1.7
 	github.com/opentdf/platform/protocol/go v0.2.20
-	github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk v0.3.19
+	github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk v0.3.21
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.66.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
@@ -13,18 +13,14 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	buf.build/gen/go/bufbuild/protovalidate/protocolbuffers/go v1.34.1-20240508200655-46a4cf4ba109.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.21 // indirect
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v27.1.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gowebpki/jcs v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.20.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/blackmagic v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/httpcc v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/httprc v1.0.5 // indirect
@@ -34,12 +30,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/segmentio/asm v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go v0.32.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.53.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.21.0 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/go.sum b/examples/go.sum
index f20e49bfe..6ff65b456 100644
--- a/examples/go.sum
+++ b/examples/go.sum
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0 h1:8SG7/vwALn54lVB/0yZ/MMwhFrPYtpEHQb2IpWsCzug=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0/go.mod h1:W4s4sFTMaBeK1BQLXbG4AdM2szdn85PY75RI83NrTrM=
-github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/fixtures v0.2.7 h1:2LxWmLBBISONVJnVDH8yMsV72VHQyirua0DwDBBoq+g=
-github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/fixtures v0.2.7/go.mod h1:8yCSe+oUzW9jbM573r9qgE68rjwDMNzktObiGVsO/W8=
+github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/fixtures v0.2.8 h1:lGYrMnbORtU62lxsJi8qPsxjFuNIkc4Dop8rVkH6pD0=
+github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/fixtures v0.2.8/go.mod h1:8yCSe+oUzW9jbM573r9qgE68rjwDMNzktObiGVsO/W8=
 github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/ocrypto v0.1.7 h1:IcCYRrwmMqntqUE8frmUDg5EZ0WMdldpGeGhbv9+/A8=
 github.com/opentdf/platform/lib/ocrypto v0.1.7/go.mod h1:4bhKPbRFzURMerH5Vr/LlszHvcoXQbfJXa0bpY7/7yg=
 github.com/opentdf/platform/protocol/go v0.2.20 h1:FPU1ZcXvPm/QeE2nqgbD/HMTOCICQSD0DoncQbAZ1ws=
 github.com/opentdf/platform/protocol/go v0.2.20/go.mod h1:TWIuf387VeR3q0TL4nAMKQTWEqqID+8Yjao76EX9Dto=
-github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk v0.3.19 h1:4Ign6HPrxOH6ZllLO/cI6joSuqz8CqPlpxpTKunpMQs=
-github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk v0.3.19/go.mod h1:u+XZhVRsMq5blukCFCHcjk6HLCp4Y5mmIQu7GhtKQ3E=
+github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk v0.3.21 h1:18oZk8t32luXBL2lhRa3qvjTY17Y3PmA0Wp1F8tdkqc=
+github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk v0.3.21/go.mod h1:KpT/m5zXQ19WqhGePKfIC39Ly8LOipKdKGbJ1B/59a8=
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0 h1:uEJPy/1a5RIPAJ0Ov+OIO8OxWu77jEv+1B0VhjKrZUs=
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0/go.mod h1:GxEUsuufX4nBwe+T+Wl9TAgYrxe9dPLANfrWvHYVTgc=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=