diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 39fc7401724..07c7afcd773 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go 1.20
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ./../../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.32.2
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.12.2
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index a2fe7949ec0..c9d1b3fb14f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c h1:7Uy
 github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c/go.mod h1:6EekK/jo+TynwSE/ZOiOJd4eEvRXoavEC3vquKtv4yI=
 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 v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7 h1:1xhvfhNpPSJZ6GavPT6MuR15HhN4azBQvu7wsziJph4=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7/go.mod h1:pIZgTWdm3k3pLF9Uq6MB8JEcW07UDwNJjlXW1HELW80=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0 h1:MOL9/AgoV3e7jlVMInicaSdbgralfqSsbkc31dZ9tmw=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0/go.mod h1:pIZgTWdm3k3pLF9Uq6MB8JEcW07UDwNJjlXW1HELW80=
 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 8d7cc5ff4ec..a0d60bda2f4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs v0.0.12
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0
 	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 cd6030b32c3..259e0eab841 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c h1:7Uy
 github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c/go.mod h1:6EekK/jo+TynwSE/ZOiOJd4eEvRXoavEC3vquKtv4yI=
 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 v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7 h1:1xhvfhNpPSJZ6GavPT6MuR15HhN4azBQvu7wsziJph4=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7/go.mod h1:pIZgTWdm3k3pLF9Uq6MB8JEcW07UDwNJjlXW1HELW80=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0 h1:MOL9/AgoV3e7jlVMInicaSdbgralfqSsbkc31dZ9tmw=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0/go.mod h1:pIZgTWdm3k3pLF9Uq6MB8JEcW07UDwNJjlXW1HELW80=
 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 426ef487132..ef6eb0f5246 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0 // 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 c6f48a84562..095dfb02237 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ 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 v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7 h1:1xhvfhNpPSJZ6GavPT6MuR15HhN4azBQvu7wsziJph4=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.17.1-0.20240206084652-79cb4e2886d7/go.mod h1:pIZgTWdm3k3pLF9Uq6MB8JEcW07UDwNJjlXW1HELW80=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0 h1:MOL9/AgoV3e7jlVMInicaSdbgralfqSsbkc31dZ9tmw=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.18.0/go.mod h1:pIZgTWdm3k3pLF9Uq6MB8JEcW07UDwNJjlXW1HELW80=
 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=