diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 90f754ef1..1f373b284 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.32.31
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.30
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.106.0
-	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.4
+	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.5
 	github.com/bitfield/script v0.24.3
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a5a2d9c73..430552458 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.38.0 h1:tC323YV77QdafeBr6LUhLDTs
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:SfLK1sgviHmbI+MozR9iDwDjL4cdCVZtahsjoR+z7wg=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.45.0 h1:Pd6PNlp4t8PTXxqzstICl52Wsy78vpjFZ7PRUj44mJc=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.45.0/go.mod h1:rmQ0TnHzuLPmabgjPcsywhsSOmaBDgzR4zvDxSPsGdg=
-github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.4 h1:JQcphmBN4f0q/sPqXqROIItRNV/hy10cgu7CsFy616M=
-github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.4/go.mod h1:YE2RhdIuDbA5E5bTdciG9KrW3+TiEONeUWCqxX9i1Fc=
+github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.5 h1:d1ro7KpYOYwP6m73YFa+Kc/A130VsAdX68SpsJwARMM=
+github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.5/go.mod h1:YE2RhdIuDbA5E5bTdciG9KrW3+TiEONeUWCqxX9i1Fc=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 h1:HwpRHbFMcZLEVr42D4p7XBqjyuxQH5SMiErDT4WkJ2k=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:uYgXzlJ7ZpABp8OJ+exZzJJhRNQ2ASbcXHWsFqH8hp8=
 github.com/bitfield/script v0.24.3 h1:RT/jiMY4SGUKJrqVK1xg4yuFOcZAc8W3kvfSM+z3Xmw=
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
 github.com/transparency-dev/formats v0.1.2-0.20260710124811-af9e607161b6 h1:Cjch7pytQosuWS2c7u7ytdkZZMmnG0NvS7DoYP5GYZk=
 github.com/transparency-dev/formats v0.1.2-0.20260710124811-af9e607161b6/go.mod h1:8vp6vMDg/v+6K7aAbF4ccndYCcbAO/627+yYfX2UNnM=
-github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.3-0.20260629095233-a1adddb6323b h1:0nbx2whxWqEycj3JKCMezPXiV6z5Q+L2tdZjLDP6AbE=
-github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.3-0.20260629095233-a1adddb6323b/go.mod h1:E+iHk6bS+tIgIJGD4TMeAjSjhQ9wPfL/ST4pXyITjdU=
 github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.3-0.20260727102338-4491f478b7dc h1:DaUOzC/KJOVtUqxKoFiEAQhoRu+TV8GaMKXQg94zRqs=
 github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.3-0.20260727102338-4491f478b7dc/go.mod h1:E+iHk6bS+tIgIJGD4TMeAjSjhQ9wPfL/ST4pXyITjdU=
 github.com/transparency-dev/witness v0.0.0-20260701145555-54dbcdd14f82 h1:Z123XTeN4zW70woiwbYeJCvWbgI3fLrf+7F06E1tqsg=