diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 6eac119b0df..b7398dbaa12 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-namesys v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-path v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-peertaskqueue v0.7.1 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-verifcid v0.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/ipld/edelweiss v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index b72fece84d6..170376b10e1 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-peertaskqueue v0.7.1/go.mod h1:M/akTIE/z1jGNXMU7kFB4TeSEFvj68
 github.com/ipfs/go-pinning-service-http-client v0.1.2/go.mod h1:6wd5mjYhXJTiWU8b4RSWPpWdlzE5/csoXV0dWWMjun4=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.2.4/go.mod h1:SUdisfUjNoSDzzhGVxvCL9QO/nKdwXdr+gbMUdqcbYw=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.3.1/go.mod h1:h4qfQYzghiIc8ZNFKiLMFWOTzrWIAtzYQ59W/pCFf1o=
-github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.0 h1:qSyyxfB/OiDdWHYiSbyaqKC7zfSE/TFL0QdwkRjBm20=
-github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.0/go.mod h1:I7Nqtm06HgOOd+setAoCU6rf/HgVFHE+peeNuOv/5+g=
+github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.1 h1:nmJFKvF+khK03PIWyCxxydD/nkQX315NZDcgvRqMXf0=
+github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.1/go.mod h1:2SUDFhUSzrcL408B1qpIkJJ5HznnyTzweViPXUAvkNg=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.1.2/go.mod h1:5dcE2x03pyjHk4JjamXmunTMzz+VUtqvPwZjIEkfV6s=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.4.0 h1:9BUxHBXrbNi8mWHc6j+5C580WJqtVw9uoeEKn4tMhwA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.4.0/go.mod h1:qc7YFFZ8tABc58p62HnIYbUMwj9chhUuFWmxSokfePo=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 57f83d205fb..405284f4986 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-namesys v0.5.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-path v0.3.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-pinning-service-http-client v0.1.2
-	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.0
+	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.4.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-verifcid v0.0.2
 	github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fac4bfe11b1..ef0441f6c3a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-pinning-service-http-client v0.1.2 h1:jdr7KelhL9gNHTU8jbqPMwI
 github.com/ipfs/go-pinning-service-http-client v0.1.2/go.mod h1:6wd5mjYhXJTiWU8b4RSWPpWdlzE5/csoXV0dWWMjun4=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.2.4/go.mod h1:SUdisfUjNoSDzzhGVxvCL9QO/nKdwXdr+gbMUdqcbYw=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.3.1/go.mod h1:h4qfQYzghiIc8ZNFKiLMFWOTzrWIAtzYQ59W/pCFf1o=
-github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.0 h1:qSyyxfB/OiDdWHYiSbyaqKC7zfSE/TFL0QdwkRjBm20=
-github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.0/go.mod h1:I7Nqtm06HgOOd+setAoCU6rf/HgVFHE+peeNuOv/5+g=
+github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.1 h1:nmJFKvF+khK03PIWyCxxydD/nkQX315NZDcgvRqMXf0=
+github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.4.1/go.mod h1:2SUDFhUSzrcL408B1qpIkJJ5HznnyTzweViPXUAvkNg=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.1.2/go.mod h1:5dcE2x03pyjHk4JjamXmunTMzz+VUtqvPwZjIEkfV6s=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.4.0 h1:9BUxHBXrbNi8mWHc6j+5C580WJqtVw9uoeEKn4tMhwA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.4.0/go.mod h1:qc7YFFZ8tABc58p62HnIYbUMwj9chhUuFWmxSokfePo=