diff --git a/changelog/v1.17.23/bump-solo-kit.yaml b/changelog/v1.17.23/bump-solo-kit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a9332d0771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v1.17.23/bump-solo-kit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+changelog:
+  - type: DEPENDENCY_BUMP
+    dependencyOwner: solo-io
+    dependencyRepo: solo-kit
+    dependencyTag: v0.35.6
+    issueLink: https://github.com/solo-io/solo-projects/issues/7530
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 860b153c569..6098567fb95 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ require (
 	// Ref: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo/pull/9463/files#r1594409655 && https://solo-io-corp.slack.com/archives/C03MFATU265/p1716913420716729?thread_ts=1716476992.938679&cid=C03MFATU265
 	// as to why it is now based off `gloo-main` and not `gloo-repo-branch`
 	github.com/solo-io/solo-apis v0.0.0-20240528173540-7879b7d12cb9
-	github.com/solo-io/solo-kit v0.35.5
+	github.com/solo-io/solo-kit v0.35.6
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.2
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 36253e267c8..9050eed8f46 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2029,8 +2029,8 @@ github.com/solo-io/skv2 v0.39.1 h1:dWaZTWgntAsvh4lTlojd3xE+g7NF4oYNonfcdpy0nXE=
 github.com/solo-io/skv2 v0.39.1/go.mod h1:Zsnl+OYmOkj+6KeaMfkzYIxHTVMC0w2gVApzNJRadM8=
 github.com/solo-io/solo-apis v0.0.0-20240528173540-7879b7d12cb9 h1:4DNulNBJdaVz+fOaMQes1MqVCIO/db2vmwz7bVe3iIU=
 github.com/solo-io/solo-apis v0.0.0-20240528173540-7879b7d12cb9/go.mod h1:fA+jJC7TXNM+i3uXvq7fpVrJ6JpNu1BgBxc4U9ntUW0=
-github.com/solo-io/solo-kit v0.35.5 h1:fLZVHuA86n7wpQ+MNKdT8f1+EfitRs9z0jMf7+d+5P8=
-github.com/solo-io/solo-kit v0.35.5/go.mod h1:KBCEfl59/wE0K68s90aDcrTc36gKR5L97TbVelwL8n4=
+github.com/solo-io/solo-kit v0.35.6 h1:F9hjOReNsawIShR/RDGUoJnWkiwQzRJj/VRqgxVhcBk=
+github.com/solo-io/solo-kit v0.35.6/go.mod h1:KBCEfl59/wE0K68s90aDcrTc36gKR5L97TbVelwL8n4=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v0.0.0-20180118202830-f09979ecbc72/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2/go.mod h1:j4pytiNVoe2o6bmDsKpLACNPDBIoEAkihy7loJ1B0CQ=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.2.2/go.mod h1:9ZxEEn6pIJ8Rxe320qSDBk6AsU0r9pR7Q4OcevTdifk=