diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/init.go b/cmd/ipfs/init.go
index 28845faa5685..3c1cfefe33e1 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/init.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/init.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	fsrepo "github.com/ipfs/kubo/repo/fsrepo"
 
 	options "github.com/ipfs/boxo/coreiface/options"
+	nsopts "github.com/ipfs/boxo/coreiface/options/namesys"
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/files"
 	cmds "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmds"
 	config "github.com/ipfs/kubo/config"
@@ -262,5 +263,5 @@ func initializeIpnsKeyspace(repoRoot string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return nd.Namesys.Publish(ctx, nd.PrivateKey, path.FromCid(emptyDir.Cid()))
+	return nd.Namesys.Publish(ctx, nd.PrivateKey, path.FromCid(emptyDir.Cid()), nsopts.PublishCompatibleWithV1(true))
 }
diff --git a/core/commands/dht_test.go b/core/commands/dht_test.go
index 961d906ab786..e1ed62b70f81 100644
--- a/core/commands/dht_test.go
+++ b/core/commands/dht_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func TestKeyTranslation(t *testing.T) {
 	pid := test.RandPeerIDFatal(t)
 	pkname := namesys.PkKeyForID(pid)
-	ipnsname := ipns.RecordKey(pid)
+	ipnsname := ipns.RoutingRecordKey(pid)
 
 	pkk, err := escapeDhtKey("/pk/" + pid.Pretty())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/commands/name/name.go b/core/commands/name/name.go
index 94f05290cfce..dba5a3785d53 100644
--- a/core/commands/name/name.go
+++ b/core/commands/name/name.go
@@ -151,8 +151,17 @@ Passing --verify will verify signature against provided public key.
 			return err
 		}
 
-		var entry ipns_pb.IpnsEntry
-		err = proto.Unmarshal(b.Bytes(), &entry)
+		// Here we use the old school raw Protobuf pbRecord because we want to inspect it,
+		// aka, we need to be able to see all of its contents inside. While the boxo/ipns
+		// provides a good abstraction over the Record type, it doesn't allow for introspection
+		// of the raw value of the IpnsEntry.
+		var pbRecord ipns_pb.IpnsEntry
+		err = proto.Unmarshal(b.Bytes(), &pbRecord)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		rec, err := ipns.UnmarshalRecord(b.Bytes())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -164,24 +173,24 @@ Passing --verify will verify signature against provided public key.
 
 		result := &IpnsInspectResult{
 			Entry: IpnsInspectEntry{
-				Value:        string(entry.Value),
-				ValidityType: entry.ValidityType,
-				Sequence:     *entry.Sequence,
-				TTL:          entry.Ttl,
-				PublicKey:    encoder.Encode(entry.PubKey),
-				SignatureV1:  encoder.Encode(entry.SignatureV1),
-				SignatureV2:  encoder.Encode(entry.SignatureV2),
+				Value:        string(pbRecord.Value),
+				ValidityType: pbRecord.ValidityType,
+				Sequence:     *pbRecord.Sequence,
+				TTL:          pbRecord.Ttl,
+				PublicKey:    encoder.Encode(pbRecord.PubKey),
+				SignatureV1:  encoder.Encode(pbRecord.SignatureV1),
+				SignatureV2:  encoder.Encode(pbRecord.SignatureV2),
 				Data:         nil,
 			},
 		}
 
-		if len(entry.Data) != 0 {
+		if len(pbRecord.Data) != 0 {
 			// This is hacky. The variable node (datamodel.Node) doesn't directly marshal
 			// to JSON. Therefore, we need to first decode from DAG-CBOR, then encode in
 			// DAG-JSON and finally unmarshal it from JSON. Since DAG-JSON is a subset
 			// of JSON, that should work. Then, we can store the final value in the
 			// result.Entry.Data for further inspection.
-			node, err := ipld.Decode(entry.Data, dagcbor.Decode)
+			node, err := ipld.Decode(pbRecord.Data, dagcbor.Decode)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ Passing --verify will verify signature against provided public key.
 			}
 		}
 
-		validity, err := ipns.GetEOL(&entry)
+		validity, err := rec.Validity()
 		if err == nil {
 			result.Entry.Validity = &validity
 		}
@@ -206,16 +215,16 @@ Passing --verify will verify signature against provided public key.
 		verify, ok := req.Options["verify"].(string)
 		if ok {
 			key := strings.TrimPrefix(verify, "/ipns/")
-			id, err := peer.Decode(key)
+			pid, err := peer.Decode(key)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
 			result.Validation = &IpnsInspectValidation{
-				PublicKey: id,
+				PublicKey: pid,
 			}
 
-			err = ipns.ValidateWithPeerID(id, &entry)
+			err = ipns.ValidateWithPeerID(rec, pid)
 			if err == nil {
 				result.Validation.Valid = true
 			} else {
diff --git a/core/commands/name/publish.go b/core/commands/name/publish.go
index b104aaeb5944..ac16b91697bd 100644
--- a/core/commands/name/publish.go
+++ b/core/commands/name/publish.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const (
 	ttlOptionName          = "ttl"
 	keyOptionName          = "key"
 	quieterOptionName      = "quieter"
+	compatibleWithV1       = "compatible-v1"
 )
 
 var PublishCmd = &cmds.Command{
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ Alternatively, publish an <ipfs-path> using a valid PeerID (as listed by
 		cmds.StringOption(ttlOptionName, "Time duration this record should be cached for. Uses the same syntax as the lifetime option. (caution: experimental)"),
 		cmds.StringOption(keyOptionName, "k", "Name of the key to be used or a valid PeerID, as listed by 'ipfs key list -l'.").WithDefault("self"),
 		cmds.BoolOption(quieterOptionName, "Q", "Write only final hash."),
+		cmds.BoolOption(compatibleWithV1, "Create a V1-compatible IPNS Record.").WithDefault(true),
 		ke.OptionIPNSBase,
 	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ Alternatively, publish an <ipfs-path> using a valid PeerID (as listed by
 		}
 
 		allowOffline, _ := req.Options[allowOfflineOptionName].(bool)
+		compatibleWithV1, _ := req.Options[compatibleWithV1].(bool)
 		kname, _ := req.Options[keyOptionName].(string)
 
 		validTimeOpt, _ := req.Options[lifeTimeOptionName].(string)
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ Alternatively, publish an <ipfs-path> using a valid PeerID (as listed by
 			options.Name.AllowOffline(allowOffline),
 			options.Name.Key(kname),
 			options.Name.ValidTime(validTime),
+			options.Name.CompatibleWithV1(compatibleWithV1),
 		}
 
 		if ttl, found := req.Options[ttlOptionName].(string); found {
diff --git a/core/core_test.go b/core/core_test.go
index 2d7e8927cf35..9653cd7bd764 100644
--- a/core/core_test.go
+++ b/core/core_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	context "context"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/ipns"
+	ipfspath "github.com/ipfs/boxo/path"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-delegated-routing/client"
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/core/node/libp2p"
@@ -300,11 +301,11 @@ func (drs *delegatedRoutingService) GetIPNS(ctx context.Context, id []byte) (<-c
 		var out client.GetIPNSAsyncResult
 		switch peer.ID(id) {
 		case drs.goodPeerID:
-			ie, err := ipns.Create(drs.pk1, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("RECORD FROM SERVICE %d", drs.serviceID)), 0, time.Now().Add(10*time.Hour), 100*time.Hour)
+			rec, err := ipns.NewRecord(drs.pk1, ipfspath.Path(fmt.Sprintf("RECORD FROM SERVICE %d", drs.serviceID)), 0, time.Now().Add(10*time.Hour), 100*time.Hour, ipns.CompatibleWithV1(true))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			ieb, err := ie.Marshal()
+			ieb, err := ipns.MarshalRecord(rec)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/name.go b/core/coreapi/name.go
index f07cfcd0c7a8..87999c4569a5 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/name.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/name.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (api *NameAPI) Publish(ctx context.Context, p path.Path, opts ...caopts.Nam
 
 	publishOptions := []nsopts.PublishOption{
 		nsopts.PublishWithEOL(eol),
+		nsopts.PublishCompatibleWithV1(options.CompatibleWithV1),
 	}
 
 	if options.TTL != nil {
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 8066f3286561..e46d8f7f9169 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go 1.18
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ./../../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.27.5
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.9.0
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index c3b246b39600..bb7a97af2760 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0 h1:tdDAxq8jrsbRkYoF+5Rcqyeb91hgWe2hp7iLu7ORZLY=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Fg+BnfxZ0RPzR0nOodzdIq3A7KgoWAOWsEIImrIQdBM=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919 h1:gXy+LZIvuH85lhwUMwWub4cpjFA7bGmb93ue8kqLRuY=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919/go.mod h1:vRJqn2gSu+LkTTVGzxRJxggmiHXnWl0Ws5/YAwQbJLM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.0.2/go.mod h1:AWR46JfpcObNfg3ok2JHDUfdiHRgWhJgCQF+KIgOPJY=
diff --git a/fuse/ipns/common.go b/fuse/ipns/common.go
index db231fe4570d..261928205020 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/common.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/common.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ipns
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	nsopts "github.com/ipfs/boxo/coreiface/options/namesys"
 	ft "github.com/ipfs/boxo/ipld/unixfs"
 	nsys "github.com/ipfs/boxo/namesys"
 	path "github.com/ipfs/boxo/path"
@@ -30,5 +31,5 @@ func InitializeKeyspace(n *core.IpfsNode, key ci.PrivKey) error {
 
 	pub := nsys.NewIpnsPublisher(n.Routing, n.Repo.Datastore())
 
-	return pub.Publish(ctx, key, path.FromCid(emptyDir.Cid()))
+	return pub.Publish(ctx, key, path.FromCid(emptyDir.Cid()), nsopts.PublishCompatibleWithV1(true))
 }
diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
index 9db0d61f951d..6f157f35d194 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type Root struct {
 
 func ipnsPubFunc(ipfs iface.CoreAPI, key iface.Key) mfs.PubFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) error {
-		_, err := ipfs.Name().Publish(ctx, path.IpfsPath(c), options.Name.Key(key.Name()))
+		_, err := ipfs.Name().Publish(ctx, path.IpfsPath(c), options.Name.Key(key.Name()), options.Name.CompatibleWithV1(true))
 		return err
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 53f517571574..df0bff4f5cea 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.1.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ea70323c8d64..5b9464ebc353 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0 h1:tdDAxq8jrsbRkYoF+5Rcqyeb91hgWe2hp7iLu7ORZLY=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Fg+BnfxZ0RPzR0nOodzdIq3A7KgoWAOWsEIImrIQdBM=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919 h1:gXy+LZIvuH85lhwUMwWub4cpjFA7bGmb93ue8kqLRuY=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919/go.mod h1:vRJqn2gSu+LkTTVGzxRJxggmiHXnWl0Ws5/YAwQbJLM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.0.2/go.mod h1:AWR46JfpcObNfg3ok2JHDUfdiHRgWhJgCQF+KIgOPJY=
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.mod b/test/dependencies/go.mod
index 579fd5a30c20..6f1e5e7e131c 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ../../
 require (
 	github.com/Kubuxu/gocovmerge v0.0.0-20161216165753-7ecaa51963cd
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.49.0
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.6.0
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.sum b/test/dependencies/go.sum
index bb8d2a267f1a..93a4e918c655 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 h1:Z8tu5sraLXCXIcARxBp/8cbvlwVa7Z1NH
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0 h1:tdDAxq8jrsbRkYoF+5Rcqyeb91hgWe2hp7iLu7ORZLY=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Fg+BnfxZ0RPzR0nOodzdIq3A7KgoWAOWsEIImrIQdBM=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919 h1:gXy+LZIvuH85lhwUMwWub4cpjFA7bGmb93ue8kqLRuY=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.1-0.20230612085926-cfaa3b85f919/go.mod h1:vRJqn2gSu+LkTTVGzxRJxggmiHXnWl0Ws5/YAwQbJLM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.1.2 h1:GAjkfhVx1f4YTODS6Esrj1wt2HhrtwTnhEr+DyPUaJo=