Release v0.29.0

[gammazero]

Release issue: #868
Kubo PR: ipfs/kubo#10742
Part of ipshipyard/roadmaps#1

[github-actions]

Suggested version: 0.29.0

Comparing to: v0.28.0 (diff)

Changes in configuration file(s):

diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4109acba..b1f02c7c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ipfs/boxo
 
-go 1.23
+go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20240927000941-0f3dac36c52b
@@ -14,47 +14,46 @@ require (
 	github.com/gammazero/deque v1.0.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7
 	github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4
 	github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.5.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
-	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.7.0
+	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.8.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-detect-race v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-delay v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-redirects-file v0.1.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format v0.6.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-legacy v0.2.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1
-	github.com/ipfs/go-metrics-interface v0.0.1
+	github.com/ipfs/go-metrics-interface v0.3.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-peertaskqueue v0.8.2
-	github.com/ipfs/go-test v0.0.4
-	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.9.2
+	github.com/ipfs/go-test v0.2.1
+	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.10.0
 	github.com/ipld/go-car v0.6.2
 	github.com/ipld/go-car/v2 v2.14.2
 	github.com/ipld/go-codec-dagpb v1.6.0
 	github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime v0.21.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-doh-resolver v0.5.0
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.40.0
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.29.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.41.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.30.2
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.3.1
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.7.4
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.7.5
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing v0.12.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.63
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-base32 v0.1.0
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.14.0
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.15.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.4.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.2.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec v0.9.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.2.3
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multistream v0.6.0
 	github.com/polydawn/refmt v0.89.0
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.21.0
 	github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0
 	github.com/slok/go-http-metrics v0.12.0
 	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.34.0
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250210185358-939b2ce775ac
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250218142911-aa4b98e5adaa
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.24.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davidlazar/go-crypto v0.0.0-20200604182044-b73af7476f6c // indirect
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/elastic/gosigar v0.14.3 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20190430165422-3e4dfb77656c // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-blockservice v0.5.2 // indirect
@@ -119,15 +117,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-verifcid v0.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.9 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
 	github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-cidranger v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.6.4 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-nat v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.6.5 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-reuseport v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-yamux/v5 v5.0.0 // indirect
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pion/randutil v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/rtcp v1.2.15 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/rtp v1.8.11 // indirect
-	github.com/pion/sctp v1.8.35 // indirect
+	github.com/pion/sctp v1.8.36 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/sdp/v3 v3.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/srtp/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/stun v0.6.1 // indirect
@@ -164,14 +160,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/pion/transport/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/transport/v3 v3.0.7 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/turn/v4 v4.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.0.9 // indirect
+	github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.62.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/qpack v0.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.49.0 // indirect
+	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.50.0 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go v0.8.1-0.20241018022711-4ac2c9250e66 // indirect
 	github.com/raulk/go-watchdog v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 // indirect
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/dig v1.18.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.23.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.35.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.22.0 // indirect
@@ -199,5 +195,5 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241007155032-5fefd90f89a9 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.3.0 // indirect
+	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.4.0 // indirect
 )diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index e76b6a1f..af45d927 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 module github.com/ipfs/boxo/examples
 
-go 1.23
+go 1.23.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.27.2
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.28.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.5.0
-	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.7.0
+	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.8.2
 	github.com/ipld/go-car/v2 v2.14.2
 	github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime v0.21.0
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.40.0
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.14.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.41.0
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.15.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec v0.9.0
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.21.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.56.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/autoprop v0.46.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cskr/pubsub v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davidlazar/go-crypto v0.0.0-20200604182044-b73af7476f6c // indirect
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/elastic/gosigar v0.14.3 // indirect
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7 // indirect
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.3.0 // indirect
@@ -75,29 +73,27 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag v0.11.0 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-metrics-interface v0.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-metrics-interface v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-peertaskqueue v0.8.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.9.2 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-verifcid v0.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/ipld/go-car v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/ipld/go-codec-dagpb v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.9 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
 	github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-cidranger v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-doh-resolver v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.29.0 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.6.4 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.30.2 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.6.5 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.7.4 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.7.5 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-nat v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-reuseport v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-yamux/v5 v5.0.0 // indirect
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pion/randutil v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/rtcp v1.2.15 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/rtp v1.8.11 // indirect
-	github.com/pion/sctp v1.8.35 // indirect
+	github.com/pion/sctp v1.8.36 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/sdp/v3 v3.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/srtp/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/stun v0.6.1 // indirect
@@ -141,7 +137,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pion/transport/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/transport/v3 v3.0.7 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/turn/v4 v4.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.0.9 // indirect
+	github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/polydawn/refmt v0.89.0 // indirect
@@ -149,7 +145,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.62.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/qpack v0.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.49.0 // indirect
+	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.50.0 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go v0.8.1-0.20241018022711-4ac2c9250e66 // indirect
 	github.com/raulk/go-watchdog v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0 // indirect
@@ -181,8 +177,8 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250210185358-939b2ce775ac // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250218142911-aa4b98e5adaa // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.35.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0 // indirect
@@ -196,7 +192,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.3.0 // indirect
+	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace github.com/ipfs/boxo => ../

gorelease says:

gorelease: preparing to load packages for github.com/ipfs/boxo: looking for missing dependencies: go: -d flag is deprecated. -d=true is a no-op
go: downloading github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.28.0
go: downloading github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
go: downloading github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0
go: gorelease-load-module imports
	github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap/network/bsnet: cannot find module providing package github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap/network/bsnet
go: gorelease-load-module imports
	github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap/network/httpnet: cannot find module providing package github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap/network/httpnet

gocompat says:

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