diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 40818d5cb..5f8709a9a 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go 1.25
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ./../../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.2
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.45.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.16.1
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index 12f7ec26b..0699c29e2 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ 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 v0.35.2 h1:0QZJJh6qrak28abENOi5OA8NjBnZM4p52SxeuIDqNf8=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.2/go.mod h1:bZn02OFWwJtY8dDW9XLHaki59EC5o+TGDECXEbe1w8U=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2 h1:MaKEhnzIRcsD3RozorQA0spYFWLQOQVYPj+O8S5Ay+0=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2/go.mod h1:bZn02OFWwJtY8dDW9XLHaki59EC5o+TGDECXEbe1w8U=
 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-block-format v0.0.3/go.mod h1:4LmD4ZUw0mhO+JSKdpWwrzATiEfM7WWgQ8H5l6P8MVk=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a4b459413..f07da53cf 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 v0.0.14
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.2
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.3
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.5.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 023a29d1b..e0038fb34 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ 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 v0.35.2 h1:0QZJJh6qrak28abENOi5OA8NjBnZM4p52SxeuIDqNf8=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.2/go.mod h1:bZn02OFWwJtY8dDW9XLHaki59EC5o+TGDECXEbe1w8U=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2 h1:MaKEhnzIRcsD3RozorQA0spYFWLQOQVYPj+O8S5Ay+0=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2/go.mod h1:bZn02OFWwJtY8dDW9XLHaki59EC5o+TGDECXEbe1w8U=
 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-block-format v0.0.3/go.mod h1:4LmD4ZUw0mhO+JSKdpWwrzATiEfM7WWgQ8H5l6P8MVk=
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.mod b/test/dependencies/go.mod
index bca14b149..a6c8f3e15 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ 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 v0.35.2 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.5.0 // indirect
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.sum b/test/dependencies/go.sum
index de9c45b0e..221e03b6e 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ 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 v0.35.2 h1:0QZJJh6qrak28abENOi5OA8NjBnZM4p52SxeuIDqNf8=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.2/go.mod h1:bZn02OFWwJtY8dDW9XLHaki59EC5o+TGDECXEbe1w8U=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2 h1:MaKEhnzIRcsD3RozorQA0spYFWLQOQVYPj+O8S5Ay+0=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20251112110244-86f6bf2b19a2/go.mod h1:bZn02OFWwJtY8dDW9XLHaki59EC5o+TGDECXEbe1w8U=
 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-block-format v0.2.3 h1:mpCuDaNXJ4wrBJLrtEaGFGXkferrw5eqVvzaHhtFKQk=