diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5c557ca..0c204df 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.24
 
 require (
 	github.com/senzing-garage/go-cmdhelping v0.3.4
-	github.com/senzing-garage/go-helpers v0.6.11
+	github.com/senzing-garage/go-helpers v0.6.12
 	github.com/senzing-garage/go-observing v0.3.4
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.20.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d271c4b..cf0e218 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.9.0 h1:GbgQGNtTrEmddYDSAH9QLRyfAHY12md+8YFT
 github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.9.0/go.mod h1:UBUyz37V+EdMS3hDF3QWIiVr/2dPrx49OMO0Bn0hJqk=
 github.com/senzing-garage/go-cmdhelping v0.3.4 h1:WamPZ2SqUQycBjGFcwRgkW0MQ4cEr3ZAvaQS3c+giOk=
 github.com/senzing-garage/go-cmdhelping v0.3.4/go.mod h1:adNIqAhfSrKfPAm4zRcwQxjIj/Ro6Xu1BGzdmvofFno=
-github.com/senzing-garage/go-helpers v0.6.11 h1:cwXZLVFKRnriyX+RCaS1Rg9+x7/sJcJjN0TIVZo/vdo=
-github.com/senzing-garage/go-helpers v0.6.11/go.mod h1:xjTBckB68M54X5fPyG1ArjXsqfs4rW4CKLNkMDFxAmo=
+github.com/senzing-garage/go-helpers v0.6.12 h1:RnoDm2pnVMMGslDbJxtgZpGpuSR5dK+T7BZYoXjRaeM=
+github.com/senzing-garage/go-helpers v0.6.12/go.mod h1:/gceFlOcg8+0ujQH/CzLjqVAsXtR9xRJgMWDlpSqHGY=
 github.com/senzing-garage/go-observing v0.3.4 h1:SQuRmgXZEzcvHYBxObmRf7GYyPt+olZPZhm46ckYGe0=
 github.com/senzing-garage/go-observing v0.3.4/go.mod h1:EC0jh0estTXmrnLQyUtbsVzSBNdSWFjL5O+gCA/RJJc=
 github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 h1:OQTbbt6P72L20UqAkXXuLOj79LfEanQ+YQFNpLA9ySo=