diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 53fd29136..9abd1ff38 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.3.4 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.5 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.6-0.20251114193714-784ae9fcab46 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-measure v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-pebble v0.5.7 // indirect
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index 7de462937..c5c4bace6 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-detect-race v0.0.1/go.mod h1:8BNT7shDZPo99Q74BpGMK+4D8Mn4j46U
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.0.7/go.mod h1:qt0/fWzZDoPW6jpQeqUjR5kBfhDNB65jd9YlmAvpQBk=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.3.4 h1:MmqFicftE0KrwMC77WjXTrPuoUxhwyFsjKONSeWrlOo=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.3.4/go.mod h1:HfqsKJcNnIr9ZhZ+rkwS1J5PpaWjJjg6Ipmxd7KPfZ8=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.5 h1:lkx5C99pFBMI7T1sYF7y3v7xIYekNVNMp/95Gm9Y3tY=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.5/go.mod h1:bM7+m7KFUyv5dp3RBKTr3+OHgZ6h8ydCQkO7tjeO9Z4=
+github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.6-0.20251114193714-784ae9fcab46 h1:B6k+AJpvAM3n+18KSMETdXRoc4z9g5+taVFTudANU34=
+github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.6-0.20251114193714-784ae9fcab46/go.mod h1:TtwE6xpVzRMpWDipS1FHEJYxB7YjGNEFZxUXOhTSGGk=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.1.0/go.mod h1:hqAW8y4bwX5LWcCtku2rFNX3vjDZCy5LZCg+cSZvYb8=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.5.2 h1:6nmxlQ2zbp4LCNdJVsmHfs9GP0eylfBNxpmY1csp0x0=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.5.2/go.mod h1:2fAwmcvD3WoRT72PzEekHBkQmBDhc39DJGoREiuGmYo=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8be0de334..342c16870 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.9.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-detect-race v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.3.4
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.5
+	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.6-0.20251114193714-784ae9fcab46
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.5.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-measure v0.2.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ds-pebble v0.5.7
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1cb7a2d6c..c06c6a85c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-detect-race v0.0.1/go.mod h1:8BNT7shDZPo99Q74BpGMK+4D8Mn4j46U
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.0.7/go.mod h1:qt0/fWzZDoPW6jpQeqUjR5kBfhDNB65jd9YlmAvpQBk=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.3.4 h1:MmqFicftE0KrwMC77WjXTrPuoUxhwyFsjKONSeWrlOo=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger v0.3.4/go.mod h1:HfqsKJcNnIr9ZhZ+rkwS1J5PpaWjJjg6Ipmxd7KPfZ8=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.5 h1:lkx5C99pFBMI7T1sYF7y3v7xIYekNVNMp/95Gm9Y3tY=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.5/go.mod h1:bM7+m7KFUyv5dp3RBKTr3+OHgZ6h8ydCQkO7tjeO9Z4=
+github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.6-0.20251114193714-784ae9fcab46 h1:B6k+AJpvAM3n+18KSMETdXRoc4z9g5+taVFTudANU34=
+github.com/ipfs/go-ds-flatfs v0.5.6-0.20251114193714-784ae9fcab46/go.mod h1:TtwE6xpVzRMpWDipS1FHEJYxB7YjGNEFZxUXOhTSGGk=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.1.0/go.mod h1:hqAW8y4bwX5LWcCtku2rFNX3vjDZCy5LZCg+cSZvYb8=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.5.2 h1:6nmxlQ2zbp4LCNdJVsmHfs9GP0eylfBNxpmY1csp0x0=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb v0.5.2/go.mod h1:2fAwmcvD3WoRT72PzEekHBkQmBDhc39DJGoREiuGmYo=