diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a55b6ac69..5efa41bab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ module github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit
 go 1.17
 
 require (
+	github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2 v2.3.1
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0
 	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.40.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20221012134737-56aed061732a
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0
-	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751 // indirect
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20211218093645-b94a6e3cc137 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // indirect
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.14.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/xhit/go-str2duration v1.2.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.3.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e645c3179..8f1066449 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.10.0/go.mod h1:FLPqc6j+Ki4BU591ie1oL6qBQGu2Bl/tZ9
 dmitri.shuralyov.com/gpu/mtl v0.0.0-20190408044501-666a987793e9/go.mod h1:H6x//7gZCb22OMCxBHrMx7a5I7Hp++hsVxbQ4BYO7hU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
+github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2 v2.3.1 h1:ANLJcKmQm4nIaog7xdr/id6FM6zm5hHnfZrvtKPxqGg=
+github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:oYL5vtsvEHZGHxU7DMp32Dvx+qL+ptGn6lWaot2vCNE=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
-github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751 h1:JYp7IbQjafoB+tBA3gMyHYHrpOtNuDiK/uB5uXxq5wM=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190717042225-c3de453c63f4/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
@@ -223,6 +224,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81P
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 h1:pSgiaMZlXftHpm5L7V1+rVB+AZJydKsMxsQBIJw4PKk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
+github.com/xhit/go-str2duration v1.2.0 h1:BcV5u025cITWxEQKGWr1URRzrcXtu7uk8+luz3Yuhwc=
+github.com/xhit/go-str2duration v1.2.0/go.mod h1:3cPSlfZlUHVlneIVfePFWcJZsuwf+P1v2SRTV4cUmp4=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.25/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.32/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
@@ -517,7 +520,6 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQ
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 h1:d0NfwRgPtno5B1Wa6L2DAG+KivqkdutMf1UhdNx175w=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
-gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6 h1:jMFz6MfLP0/4fUyZle81rXUoxOBFi19VUFKVDOQfozc=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/web/kingpinflag/flag.go b/web/kingpinflag/flag.go
index b0223eb3c..1434e4bf7 100644
--- a/web/kingpinflag/flag.go
+++ b/web/kingpinflag/flag.go
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ package kingpinflag
 import (
 	"runtime"
 
-	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
-
+	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
 	"github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/web"
 )