diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
index 6068c9b0596..93293beb905 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Add(ctx context.Context, files files.Node, opts ...options
 	if settings.OnlyHash {
 		// setup a /dev/null pipeline to simulate adding the data
 		dstore := dssync.MutexWrap(ds.NewNullDatastore())
-		bs := bstore.NewBlockstore(dstore, bstore.WriteThrough())
+		bs := bstore.NewBlockstore(dstore, bstore.WriteThrough(true))
 		addblockstore = bstore.NewGCBlockstore(bs, nil) // gclocker will never be used
 		exch = nil                                      // exchange will never be used
 		pinning = nil                                   // pinner will never be used
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index a10c07295fe..15a4b92e0f1 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go 1.23
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ./../../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.0
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.37.2
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.14.0
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index d5e68de4031..d3338ce5f8e 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ 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 v0.25.0 h1:FNZaKVirUDafGz3Y9sccztynAUazs9GfSapLk/5c7is=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.0/go.mod h1:MQVkL3V8RfuIsn+aajCR0MXLl8nRlz+5uGlHMWFVyuE=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c h1:gn8bGeAVZcJ/sTt9aLrsCup2j9cIi8esa2vs0dRaPeI=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c/go.mod h1:MQVkL3V8RfuIsn+aajCR0MXLl8nRlz+5uGlHMWFVyuE=
 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/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5a109199c4f..826da324e28 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs v0.0.13
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.25.0
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.0
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c
 	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 75b8d4f136b..60e1b31c981 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ 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 v0.25.0 h1:FNZaKVirUDafGz3Y9sccztynAUazs9GfSapLk/5c7is=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.0/go.mod h1:MQVkL3V8RfuIsn+aajCR0MXLl8nRlz+5uGlHMWFVyuE=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c h1:gn8bGeAVZcJ/sTt9aLrsCup2j9cIi8esa2vs0dRaPeI=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c/go.mod h1:MQVkL3V8RfuIsn+aajCR0MXLl8nRlz+5uGlHMWFVyuE=
 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 41962330431..1fada7ec788 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ 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 v0.25.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c // 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 4a70a274574..90952e103b3 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ 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 v0.25.0 h1:FNZaKVirUDafGz3Y9sccztynAUazs9GfSapLk/5c7is=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.0/go.mod h1:MQVkL3V8RfuIsn+aajCR0MXLl8nRlz+5uGlHMWFVyuE=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c h1:gn8bGeAVZcJ/sTt9aLrsCup2j9cIi8esa2vs0dRaPeI=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.25.1-0.20241216124113-fbe02294e50c/go.mod h1:MQVkL3V8RfuIsn+aajCR0MXLl8nRlz+5uGlHMWFVyuE=
 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=