diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fc9e5bb6..f9c53f2cf 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ The following tip changes can be tested by building VictoriaMetrics components f
 * BUGFIX: [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#vmui): fix application routing issues and problems with manual URL changes. See [this pull request](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/4408).
 * BUGFIX: add validation for invalid [partial RFC3339 timestamp formats](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.html#timestamp-formats) in query and export APIs.
 * BUGFIX: [vmctl](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmctl.html): interrupt explore procedure in influx mode if vmctl found no numeric fields.
+* BUGFIX: [vmctl](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmctl.html): fix issue with adding additional character if length of the if the length of the string has become less than the previous length. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/4555).
 * BUGFIX: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html): use RFC3339 time format in query args instead of unix timestamp for all issued queries to Prometheus-like datasources.
 * BUGFIX: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html): correctly calculate evaluation time for rules. Before, there was a low probability for discrepancy between actual time and rules evaluation time if evaluation interval was lower than the execution time for rules within the group.
 * BUGFIX: vmselect: fix timestamp alignment for Prometheus querying API if time argument is less than 10m from the beginning of Unix epoch.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 43208fc07..7adc532da 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.11.71
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.36.0
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0
-	github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.2
+	github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.3
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.12.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2db442916..b0047ee5d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
-github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.2 h1:FIxT3ZjOj9XJl0U4o2XbEhjFfZl7jCVCDOGq1ZAB7wQ=
-github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.2/go.mod h1:SNjnd0yKcW+kw0brSusraeDd5Bf1zBfxAzTL2ss3yQ4=
+github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.3 h1:U4qwn3RWfzalArfx3mClzUaV/9NUOtC60PlyNa98I+0=
+github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.3/go.mod h1:6wVjILNBaXMs8c21qRiaUM8BR82erfgau1DQ4iUXmSA=
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_win.go b/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_win.go
index 35a61474a..954bf8f56 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_win.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_win.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build windows
 // +build windows
 
 package pb
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ func (p *Pool) print(first bool) bool {
 		}
 		coords.X = 0
 
-		err =  termutil.SetCursorPos(coords)
+		err = termutil.SetCursorPos(coords)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Panic(err)
 		}
@@ -34,7 +35,11 @@ func (p *Pool) print(first bool) bool {
 		if !bar.IsFinished() {
 			isFinished = false
 		}
-		out += fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\n", bar.String())
+		result := bar.String()
+		if r := cols - CellCount(result); r > 0 {
+			result += strings.Repeat(" ", r)
+		}
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\n", result)
 	}
 	if p.Output != nil {
 		fmt.Fprint(p.Output, out)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_x.go b/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_x.go
index 435030155..cae975838 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_x.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/pool_x.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build linux || darwin || freebsd || netbsd || openbsd || solaris || dragonfly || plan9 || aix
 // +build linux darwin freebsd netbsd openbsd solaris dragonfly plan9 aix
 
 package pb
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ package pb
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/termutil"
 )
@@ -31,7 +33,11 @@ func (p *Pool) print(first bool) bool {
 			isFinished = false
 		}
 		bar.SetWidth(cols)
-		out += fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\n", bar.String())
+		result := bar.String()
+		if r := cols - CellCount(result); r > 0 {
+			result += strings.Repeat(" ", r)
+		}
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\n", result)
 	}
 	if p.Output != nil {
 		fmt.Fprint(p.Output, out)
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index cf2e347c0..42e84c0f1 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4
 # github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0
 ## explicit; go 1.11
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2
-# github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.2
+# github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.1.3
 ## explicit; go 1.17
 github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3
 github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3/termutil