diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index b6072e19288..d30b32d7fb0 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go 1.23
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ./../../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.38.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.14.0
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index 07d15ed4913..4ed77310b8f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0 h1:OqNqsGZPX8zh3eFMO8Lf8EHRRnSGBMqcd
 github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0/go.mod h1:BxhUdtBgOXg1B+gAPEplkg/GpyTZY+kCMSfsJvvydqU=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02 h1:7Zlo1I/xkSvsDmcUg4XN+TnCS7i1qWMaxreiJG7hJ00=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02/go.mod h1:iHyc9cjoF7/zoiKVY65d2fBWRhoS2zx4cMk8hKgqrac=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0 h1:RRxEon7rJMy8ScVaTLncSZ5/nA6majYhRSbzc80snO8=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0/go.mod h1:iHyc9cjoF7/zoiKVY65d2fBWRhoS2zx4cMk8hKgqrac=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitswap v0.11.0 h1:j1WVvhDX1yhG32NTC9xfxnqycqYIlhzEzLXG/cU1HyQ=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ab661aadf04..6f836fd3d7f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs v0.0.13
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4d155efc2a2..3f1c5d42e1c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0 h1:OqNqsGZPX8zh3eFMO8Lf8EHRRnSGBMqcd
 github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0/go.mod h1:BxhUdtBgOXg1B+gAPEplkg/GpyTZY+kCMSfsJvvydqU=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02 h1:7Zlo1I/xkSvsDmcUg4XN+TnCS7i1qWMaxreiJG7hJ00=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02/go.mod h1:iHyc9cjoF7/zoiKVY65d2fBWRhoS2zx4cMk8hKgqrac=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0 h1:RRxEon7rJMy8ScVaTLncSZ5/nA6majYhRSbzc80snO8=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0/go.mod h1:iHyc9cjoF7/zoiKVY65d2fBWRhoS2zx4cMk8hKgqrac=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitswap v0.11.0 h1:j1WVvhDX1yhG32NTC9xfxnqycqYIlhzEzLXG/cU1HyQ=
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.mod b/test/dependencies/go.mod
index 405efc47b51..1b79ba8359f 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.sum b/test/dependencies/go.sum
index c2b9c8c980d..70e822702e8 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02 h1:7Zlo1I/xkSvsDmcUg4XN+TnCS7i1qWMaxreiJG7hJ00=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241219200153-1829ea24ca02/go.mod h1:iHyc9cjoF7/zoiKVY65d2fBWRhoS2zx4cMk8hKgqrac=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0 h1:RRxEon7rJMy8ScVaTLncSZ5/nA6majYhRSbzc80snO8=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.26.0/go.mod h1:iHyc9cjoF7/zoiKVY65d2fBWRhoS2zx4cMk8hKgqrac=
 github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0 h1:ZqrkxBA2ICbDRbK8KJs/u0O3dlp6gmAuuXUJNiW1Ycs=
 github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0/go.mod h1:+jpL11nFx5A/SPpsoBn6Bzkra/zaArfSmsknbPMYgzM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 h1:A/T3qGvxi4kpKWWcPC/PgbvDA2bjVLO7n4UeVwnbs/s=