diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 26a098a..a566376 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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         "@helia/routers": "^1.0.1",
         "@helia/utils": "^0.1.0",
-        "@helia/verified-fetch": "^1.1.2",
+        "@helia/verified-fetch": "^1.2.1",
         "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^10.0.16",
         "@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2": "^1.0.16",
         "@libp2p/identify": "^1.0.15",
@@ -3571,9 +3571,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/@helia/verified-fetch": {
-      "version": "1.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@helia/verified-fetch/-/verified-fetch-1.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-40NxYCdkjpHtaL2WnmwLqQFYFtC0zZBboUx/qaT284ZBYqT3x4lG0gISL9zlKjkEMhaCgyGeDYiPaQOQJ0fhYg==",
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@helia/verified-fetch/-/verified-fetch-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-l1DJT0qkbLrGv80OgwfEwg4J0H2xpROyNMBkCEyYl1z557zRLsgMsSIuoL4dXhryYlNWZuPIAstHCvxN8YdLjw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@helia/block-brokers": "^2.0.2",
         "@helia/car": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b171e0..d8f5ce8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "@helia/interface": "^4.0.1",
     "@helia/routers": "^1.0.1",
     "@helia/utils": "^0.1.0",
-    "@helia/verified-fetch": "^1.1.2",
+    "@helia/verified-fetch": "^1.2.1",
     "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^10.0.16",
     "@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2": "^1.0.16",
     "@libp2p/identify": "^1.0.15",