diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1a171cfe7..bdad1d68b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.1
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil v1.1.2
 	github.com/bufbuild/buf v1.9.0
-	github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.21.0
+	github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.22.1
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db v0.7.0
 	github.com/creachadair/taskgroup v0.3.2
 	github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d1ef0dce8..342be3692 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ github.com/bufbuild/protocompile v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ix/MMMdsT3fzxfw91dvbfzKW3fRRnu
 github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.1.1 h1:QvrO2QF2+/Cx1WA/vETCIYBKtRjc30vesdoPUNo1EbY=
 github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.1.1/go.mod h1:Wh6Zl3IMtTpaIKbmwzqi6olnM9ptYQxxVacMsOEFPoc=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.3/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
-github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.21.0 h1:81MBqxNn3orByoiCtdNVjwi5WsLgMkzHwP02ZMhTBHM=
-github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.21.0/go.mod h1:ia/EpCk0enD5yO5frcxoNoFToz2Ghtk2i+blmCRjIY8=
+github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.22.1 h1:t7fqoP5MJ8mBns5DB2XjfcPxQpS3CKMkY+v+BEkDxYc=
+github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.22.1/go.mod h1:ia/EpCk0enD5yO5frcxoNoFToz2Ghtk2i+blmCRjIY8=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible h1:tNowT99t7UNflLxfYYSlKYsBpXdEet03Pg2g16Swow4=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:90ReRw6GdpyfrHakVjL/QHaoyV4aDUVVkXQJJJ3NXXM=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.3 h1:cFAlzYUlVYDysBEH2T5hyJZMh3+5+WCBvSnK6Q8UtC4=