diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b1843a8d..0a28b85e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16
 	github.com/perlin-network/life v0.0.0-20191203030451-05c0e0f7eaea
-	github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.1
+	github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2
 	github.com/u-root/u-root v7.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/usbarmory/tamago v0.0.0-20221104085030-4122a878196a
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.8.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 21773a79..a7fcebbf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o
 github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635/go.mod h1:hkRG7XYTFWNJGYcbNJQlaLq0fg1yr4J4t/NcTQtrfww=
 github.com/transparency-dev/formats v0.0.0-20230124125735-2da9e2580a26 h1:CVoO2X5LdS4DMgC2UeRx9VzJvTV3BNuxldzvSkC9QlQ=
 github.com/transparency-dev/formats v0.0.0-20230124125735-2da9e2580a26/go.mod h1:fd1larYQvguClA6Lzz0QQZr1hk+xNW5Mdrs5ubO/q1M=
-github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.1 h1:T9/9gYB8uZl7VOJIhdwjALeRWlxUxSfDEysjfmx+L9E=
-github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.1/go.mod h1:B8FIw5LTq6DaULoHsVFRzYIUDkl8yuSwCdZnOZGKL/A=
+github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2 h1:Q9nBoQcZcgPamMkGn7ghV8XiTZ/kRxn1yCG81+twTK4=
+github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2/go.mod h1:pqSy+OXefQ1EDUVmAJ8MUhHB9TXGuzVAT58PqBoHz1A=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.0.0-20190126203739-365674df15fc h1:RTUQlKzoZZVG3umWNzOYeFecQLIh+dbxXvJp1zPQJTI=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.0.0-20190126203739-365674df15fc/go.mod h1:NoCfSFWosfqMqmmD7hApkirIK9ozpHjxRnRxs1l413A=
 github.com/u-root/u-root v7.0.0+incompatible h1:u+KSS04pSxJGI5E7WE4Bs9+Zd75QjFv+REkjy/aoAc8=