diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9bf0cc51..f80a4138 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ anyhow = ">= 1.0.38, < 2"
 base64 = ">= 0.21, < 0.23"
 bincode = "^1.3"
 bytes = ">= 1.0.1, < 2"
-byte-unit = ">= 3.1.0, < 6.0.0"
+byte-unit = ">= 5.1.6, < 6.0.0"
 clap = { version = ">= 4.1, < 5", default-features = false, features = ["std", "cargo", "derive", "error-context", "help", "suggestions", "usage", "wrap_help"] }
 clap_mangen = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 cpio = ">= 0.2.1, < 0.5"
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 11038e0f..d8824c5f 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Internal changes:
 Packaging changes:
 
 - Update container to Fedora 41
-
+- Require `byte-unit` ≥ 5.1.6 
 
 ## coreos-installer 0.23.0 (2024-11-12)
 
diff --git a/src/download.rs b/src/download.rs
index ac889585..14c49755 100644
--- a/src/download.rs
+++ b/src/download.rs
@@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ impl<'a, R: Read> ProgressReader<'a, R> {
 
     /// Format a size in bytes.
     fn format_bytes(count: u64) -> String {
-        Byte::from_bytes(count.into())
-            .get_appropriate_unit(true)
-            .format(1)
+        Byte::from_u64(count)
+            .get_appropriate_unit(byte_unit::UnitType::Binary)
+            .to_string()
     }
 }