diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 3f5b6bc36..c109c37f6 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 v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.47.0
 	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 ec6adf3d7..1a50e42b4 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ 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 v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4 h1:K1zSg/AGeqsNamHQS7kiodVe3RTwSFEVpECzwP6khk0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4/go.mod h1:92hnRXfP5ScKEIqlq9Ns7LR1dFXEVADKWVGH0fjk83k=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0 h1:DarrMBM46xCs6GU6Vz+AL8VUyXykqHAqZYx8mR0Oics=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0/go.mod h1:92hnRXfP5ScKEIqlq9Ns7LR1dFXEVADKWVGH0fjk83k=
 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 231e02af9..7c4be05fa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ 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 v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.3
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.6.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 49bdcb23d..1e4be0486 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ 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 v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4 h1:K1zSg/AGeqsNamHQS7kiodVe3RTwSFEVpECzwP6khk0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4/go.mod h1:92hnRXfP5ScKEIqlq9Ns7LR1dFXEVADKWVGH0fjk83k=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0 h1:DarrMBM46xCs6GU6Vz+AL8VUyXykqHAqZYx8mR0Oics=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0/go.mod h1:92hnRXfP5ScKEIqlq9Ns7LR1dFXEVADKWVGH0fjk83k=
 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 64295d2b1..1326c72b4 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ 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 v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0 // 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 v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.sum b/test/dependencies/go.sum
index 9bde3e633..8351caa9d 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ 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 v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4 h1:K1zSg/AGeqsNamHQS7kiodVe3RTwSFEVpECzwP6khk0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.35.3-0.20260127220237-649ad2c9a4b4/go.mod h1:92hnRXfP5ScKEIqlq9Ns7LR1dFXEVADKWVGH0fjk83k=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0 h1:DarrMBM46xCs6GU6Vz+AL8VUyXykqHAqZYx8mR0Oics=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.36.0/go.mod h1:92hnRXfP5ScKEIqlq9Ns7LR1dFXEVADKWVGH0fjk83k=
 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=