diff --git a/.changelog/15021.txt b/.changelog/15021.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33671b10453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/15021.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+deps: Update hashicorp/raft to v1.3.11; fixes unstable leadership on server removal
+```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ee8f61dac58..4dbf8fd644e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.4.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc v0.0.0-20151116020338-a14192a58a69
 	github.com/hashicorp/nomad/api v0.0.0-20221006174558-2aa7e66bdb52
-	github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.3.9
+	github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.3.11
 	github.com/hashicorp/raft-autopilot v0.1.6
 	github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb/v2 v2.2.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.10.0
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220921164117-439092de6870
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220224211638-0e9765cccd65
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.48.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2ba8fb14331..776676e2f52 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc v0.0.0-20151116020338-a14192a58a69 h1:lc
 github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc v0.0.0-20151116020338-a14192a58a69/go.mod h1:/z+jUGRBlwVpUZfjute9jWaF6/HuhjuFQuL1YXzVD1Q=
 github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.1.0/go.mod h1:4Ak7FSPnuvmb0GV6vgIAJ4vYT4bek9bb6Q+7HVbyzqM=
 github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.2.0/go.mod h1:vPAJM8Asw6u8LxC3eJCUZmRP/E4QmUGE1R7g7k8sG/8=
-github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.3.9 h1:9yuo1aR0bFTr1cw7pj3S2Bk6MhJCsnr2NAxvIBrP2x4=
-github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.3.9/go.mod h1:4Ak7FSPnuvmb0GV6vgIAJ4vYT4bek9bb6Q+7HVbyzqM=
+github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.3.11 h1:p3v6gf6l3S797NnK5av3HcczOC1T5CLoaRvg0g9ys4A=
+github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.3.11/go.mod h1:J8naEwc6XaaCfts7+28whSeRvCqTd6e20BlCU3LtEO4=
 github.com/hashicorp/raft-autopilot v0.1.6 h1:C1q3RNF2FfXNZfHWbvVAu0QixaQK8K5pX4O5lh+9z4I=
 github.com/hashicorp/raft-autopilot v0.1.6/go.mod h1:Af4jZBwaNOI+tXfIqIdbcAnh/UyyqIMj/pOISIfhArw=
 github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb v0.0.0-20171010151810-6e5ba93211ea/go.mod h1:pNv7Wc3ycL6F5oOWn+tPGo2gWD4a5X+yp/ntwdKLjRk=
@@ -1598,8 +1598,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220517195934-5e4e11fc645e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220728004956-3c1f35247d10/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab h1:2QkjZIsXupsJbJIdSjjUOgWK3aEtzyuh2mPt3l/CkeU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 h1:kunALQeHf1/185U1i0GOB/fy1IPRDDpuoOOqRReG57U=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220526004731-065cf7ba2467 h1:CBpWXWQpIRjzmkkA+M7q9Fqnwd2mZr3AFqexg8YTfoM=