diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 61639a6b1fb5..e3a1b8be0038 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.45 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/bgentry/go-netrc v0.0.0-20140422174119-9fd32a8b3d3d // indirect
-	github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.15.0 // indirect
+	github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index accf9f46dffb..f9fa228bb470 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ github.com/c-bata/go-prompt v0.2.2/go.mod h1:VzqtzE2ksDBcdln8G7mk2RX9QyGjH+OVqOC
 github.com/casbin/casbin/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:YcPU1XXisHhLzuxH9coDNf2FbKpjGlbCg3n9yuLkIJQ=
 github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.19.0-tm-v0.34.27 h1:GLdDJRu1fRSMft4IqQz4/x/H1U3eN2TFlYbAycbSiN4=
 github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.19.0-tm-v0.34.27/go.mod h1:8PbX2OIPehldawXWAzNWPxBPnfFtcYtjHecE45b2Beg=
-github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.15.0 h1:ID9QlMIeP6WK/iiGcfnYLu2qqVIq0UYe/dc3TVPt6EA=
-github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.15.0/go.mod h1:GfwIvQPhUakn1modWxJ+rv8dUjJzuXg5H+MLFM1o7nY=
+github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.16.0 h1:4CX6d1Uwf1C+tGcAWskPve0HCDTnI4Ey8ffjiDwcGH0=
+github.com/celestiaorg/nmt v0.16.0/go.mod h1:GfwIvQPhUakn1modWxJ+rv8dUjJzuXg5H+MLFM1o7nY=
 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 v4.1.1/go.mod h1:scbssz8iZGpm3xbr14ovlUdkxfGXNInqkPWOWmG2CLw=