diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dffe80c75..b32c35102 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db v1.0.1
-	github.com/creachadair/tomledit v0.0.23
+	github.com/creachadair/tomledit v0.0.27
 	github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.3.0
 	github.com/oasisprotocol/oasis-core/go v0.2403.1
 	github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.3.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9f7ab30f1..d1015b87b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ github.com/creachadair/mds v0.21.4 h1:osKuLbjkV7YswBnhuTJh1lCDkqZMQnNfFVn0j8wLpz
 github.com/creachadair/mds v0.21.4/go.mod h1:1ltMWZd9yXhaHEoZwBialMaviWVUpRPvMwVP7saFAzM=
 github.com/creachadair/taskgroup v0.13.2 h1:3KyqakBuFsm3KkXi/9XIb0QcA8tEzLHLgaoidf0MdVc=
 github.com/creachadair/taskgroup v0.13.2/go.mod h1:i3V1Zx7H8RjwljUEeUWYT30Lmb9poewSb2XI1yTwD0g=
-github.com/creachadair/tomledit v0.0.23 h1:ohYJjMsxwzj4dDzKaBWFbWH5J+3LO/8CYnlVY+baBWA=
-github.com/creachadair/tomledit v0.0.23/go.mod h1:cIu/4x5L855oSRejIqr+WRFh+mv9g4fWLiUFaApYn/Y=
+github.com/creachadair/tomledit v0.0.27 h1:6xOpEnkKmcpT/gmKhabN0JXrqNX065lyje1/mXTSSIE=
+github.com/creachadair/tomledit v0.0.27/go.mod h1:v1EWpgCisD3ct1kO8Gq4o4pdgX5JXD0rBI2PJ4UnPoA=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18 h1:n56/Zwd5o6whRC5PMGretI4IdRLlmBXYNjScPaBgsbY=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18/go.mod h1:MOBLtS5ELjhRRrroQr9kyvTxUAFNvYEK993ew/Vr4O4=