diff --git a/benchmarks/import/package.json b/benchmarks/import/package.json
index 2c380ca6..af01dd55 100644
--- a/benchmarks/import/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/import/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.4",
+    "blockstore-core": "^6.0.2",
     "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^15.0.0",
     "it-buffer-stream": "^3.0.11",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.10"
diff --git a/benchmarks/memory/package.json b/benchmarks/memory/package.json
index 70f46164..3b4c0055 100644
--- a/benchmarks/memory/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/memory/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "blockstore-fs": "^2.0.4",
+    "blockstore-fs": "^3.0.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^15.0.0",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.10"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
index 1f3a4177..2d6219dc 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     "@ipld/dag-pb": "^4.1.5",
     "@multiformats/murmur3": "^2.1.8",
     "hamt-sharding": "^3.0.6",
-    "interface-blockstore": "^5.3.2",
+    "interface-blockstore": "^6.0.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^11.0.0",
     "it-filter": "^3.1.4",
     "it-last": "^3.0.9",
@@ -151,15 +151,16 @@
     "it-parallel": "^3.0.13",
     "it-pipe": "^3.0.1",
     "it-pushable": "^3.2.3",
+    "it-to-buffer": "^4.0.10",
     "multiformats": "^13.3.7",
-    "p-queue": "^8.1.0",
+    "p-queue": "^9.0.0",
     "progress-events": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/readable-stream": "^4.0.21",
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.4",
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.4",
+    "blockstore-core": "^6.0.2",
     "delay": "^6.0.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^15.0.0",
     "iso-random-stream": "^2.0.2",
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@
     "it-buffer-stream": "^3.0.11",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.10",
     "it-first": "^3.0.9",
-    "it-to-buffer": "^4.0.10",
     "merge-options": "^3.0.4",
     "readable-stream": "^4.7.0",
     "sinon": "^21.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-cbor.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-cbor.ts
index 0631af98..323f4255 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-cbor.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-cbor.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import * as dagCbor from '@ipld/dag-cbor'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { resolveObjectPath } from '../utils/resolve-object-path.js'
 import type { Resolver } from '../index.js'
 
 const resolve: Resolver = async (cid, name, path, toResolve, resolve, depth, blockstore, options) => {
-  const block = await blockstore.get(cid, options)
+  const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(cid, options))
   const object = dagCbor.decode<any>(block)
 
   return resolveObjectPath(object, block, cid, name, path, toResolve, depth)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-json.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-json.ts
index c206d7af..a8ed7dae 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-json.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/dag-json.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import * as dagJson from '@ipld/dag-json'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { resolveObjectPath } from '../utils/resolve-object-path.js'
 import type { Resolver } from '../index.js'
 
 const resolve: Resolver = async (cid, name, path, toResolve, resolve, depth, blockstore, options) => {
-  const block = await blockstore.get(cid, options)
+  const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(cid, options))
   const object = dagJson.decode<any>(block)
 
   return resolveObjectPath(object, block, cid, name, path, toResolve, depth)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/json.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/json.ts
index 90c5a174..92c2c852 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/json.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/json.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import * as json from 'multiformats/codecs/json'
 import { resolveObjectPath } from '../utils/resolve-object-path.js'
 import type { Resolver } from '../index.js'
 
 const resolve: Resolver = async (cid, name, path, toResolve, resolve, depth, blockstore, options) => {
-  const block = await blockstore.get(cid, options)
+  const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(cid, options))
   const object = json.decode<any>(block)
 
   return resolveObjectPath(object, block, cid, name, path, toResolve, depth)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/raw.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/raw.ts
index 4082e388..509d46ac 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/raw.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/raw.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { CustomProgressEvent } from 'progress-events'
 import { NotFoundError } from '../errors.js'
 import extractDataFromBlock from '../utils/extract-data-from-block.js'
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ const resolve: Resolver = async (cid, name, path, toResolve, resolve, depth, blo
     throw new NotFoundError(`No link named ${path} found in raw node ${cid}`)
   }
 
-  const block = await blockstore.get(cid, options)
+  const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(cid, options))
 
   return {
     entry: {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.ts
index 3d549048..7cac1738 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import map from 'it-map'
 import parallel from 'it-parallel'
 import { pipe } from 'it-pipe'
 import { pushable } from 'it-pushable'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import * as raw from 'multiformats/codecs/raw'
 import PQueue from 'p-queue'
 import { CustomProgressEvent } from 'progress-events'
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ async function walkDAG (blockstore: ReadableStorage, node: dagPb.PBNode | Uint8A
     childOps,
     (source) => map(source, (op) => {
       return async () => {
-        const block = await blockstore.get(op.link.Hash, options)
+        const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(op.link.Hash, options))
 
         return {
           ...op,
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/hamt-sharded-directory.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/hamt-sharded-directory.ts
index d191a688..1fafb07c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/hamt-sharded-directory.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/hamt-sharded-directory.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { UnixFS } from 'ipfs-unixfs'
 import map from 'it-map'
 import parallel from 'it-parallel'
 import { pipe } from 'it-pipe'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { CustomProgressEvent } from 'progress-events'
 import { NotUnixFSError } from '../../../errors.js'
 import { isBasicExporterOptions } from '../../../utils/is-basic-exporter-options.ts'
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ async function * listDirectory (node: PBNode, path: string, resolve: Resolve, de
           }
         } else {
           // descend into subshard
-          const block = await blockstore.get(link.Hash, options)
+          const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(link.Hash, options))
           node = decode(block)
 
           options.onProgress?.(new CustomProgressEvent<ExportWalk>('unixfs:exporter:walk:hamt-sharded-directory', {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/index.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/index.ts
index 4fd337f3..0e2250f3 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { decode } from '@ipld/dag-pb'
 import { UnixFS } from 'ipfs-unixfs'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { NotFoundError, NotUnixFSError } from '../../errors.js'
 import findShardCid from '../../utils/find-cid-in-shard.js'
 import { isBasicExporterOptions } from '../../utils/is-basic-exporter-options.ts'
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const unixFsResolver: Resolver = async (cid, name, path, toResolve, resolve, dep
     }
   }
 
-  const block = await blockstore.get(cid, options)
+  const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(cid, options))
   const node = decode(block)
   let unixfs
   let next
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/utils/find-cid-in-shard.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/utils/find-cid-in-shard.ts
index d604ff28..c88269c1 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/utils/find-cid-in-shard.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/utils/find-cid-in-shard.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { decode } from '@ipld/dag-pb'
 import { murmur3128 } from '@multiformats/murmur3'
 import { Bucket, createHAMT } from 'hamt-sharding'
 import { UnixFS } from 'ipfs-unixfs'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { NotUnixFSError } from '../errors.js'
 import type { ExporterOptions, ShardTraversalContext, ReadableStorage } from '../index.js'
 import type { PBLink, PBNode } from '@ipld/dag-pb'
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ const findShardCid = async (node: PBNode, name: string, blockstore: ReadableStor
 
   context.hamtDepth++
 
-  const block = await blockstore.get(link.Hash, options)
+  const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(link.Hash, options))
   node = decode(block)
 
   return findShardCid(node, name, blockstore, context, options)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter-sharded.spec.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter-sharded.spec.ts
index a6abbc85..35af64b4 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter-sharded.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter-sharded.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { importer } from 'ipfs-unixfs-importer'
 import all from 'it-all'
 import randomBytes from 'it-buffer-stream'
 import last from 'it-last'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 import { sha256 } from 'multiformats/hashes/sha2'
 import { concat as uint8ArrayConcat } from 'uint8arrays/concat'
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ describe('exporter sharded', function () {
       files[imported.path].cid = imported.cid
     })
 
-    const encodedBlock = await block.get(dirCid)
+    const encodedBlock = await toBuffer(block.get(dirCid))
     const dir = dagPb.decode(encodedBlock)
     if (dir.Data == null) {
       throw Error('PBNode Data undefined')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.ts
index 7d4de993..f915b6c1 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
 
   it('ensure hash inputs are sanitized', async () => {
     const result = await dagPut()
-    const encodedBlock = await block.get(result.cid)
+    const encodedBlock = await toBuffer(block.get(result.cid))
     const node = dagPb.decode(encodedBlock)
     if (node.Data == null) {
       throw new Error('PBNode Data undefined')
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
       content: uint8ArrayConcat(await all(randomBytes(100)))
     })
 
-    const encodedBlock = await block.get(result.cid)
+    const encodedBlock = await toBuffer(block.get(result.cid))
     const node = dagPb.decode(encodedBlock)
     if (node.Data == null) {
       throw new Error('PBNode Data undefined')
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
     // @ts-expect-error incomplete implementation
     const blockStore: Blockstore = {
       ...block,
-      async get (cid: CID) {
+      async * get (cid: CID) {
         await delay(Math.random() * 10)
 
-        return block.get(cid)
+        yield * block.get(cid)
       }
     }
 
@@ -1289,9 +1289,10 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
     // regular test IPLD is offline-only, we need to mimic what happens when
     // we try to get a block from the network
     const customBlock = {
-      get: async (cid: CID, options: { signal: AbortSignal }) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line require-yield
+      get: async function * (cid: CID, options: { signal: AbortSignal }) {
         // promise will never resolve, so reject it when the abort signal is sent
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
           options.signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {
             reject(new Error(message))
           })
@@ -1299,7 +1300,6 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    // @ts-expect-error ipld implementation incomplete
     await expect(exporter(cid, customBlock, {
       signal: abortController.signal
     })).to.eventually.be.rejectedWith(message)
@@ -1397,13 +1397,13 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
       throw new Error('Nothing imported')
     }
 
-    const node = dagPb.decode(await block.get(imported.cid))
+    const node = dagPb.decode(await toBuffer(block.get(imported.cid)))
     expect(node.Links).to.have.lengthOf(2, 'imported node had too many children')
 
-    const child1 = dagPb.decode(await block.get(node.Links[0].Hash))
+    const child1 = dagPb.decode(await toBuffer(block.get(node.Links[0].Hash)))
     expect(child1.Links).to.have.lengthOf(2, 'layer 1 node had too many children')
 
-    const child2 = dagPb.decode(await block.get(node.Links[1].Hash))
+    const child2 = dagPb.decode(await toBuffer(block.get(node.Links[1].Hash)))
     expect(child2.Links).to.have.lengthOf(2, 'layer 1 node had too many children')
 
     // should be raw nodes
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
       throw new Error('Nothing imported')
     }
 
-    const node = dagPb.decode(await block.get(imported.cid))
+    const node = dagPb.decode(await toBuffer(block.get(imported.cid)))
     expect(node.Links).to.have.lengthOf(entries, 'imported node had too many children')
 
     for (const link of node.Links) {
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
 
     const actualInvocations: string[] = []
 
-    block.get = async (cid) => {
+    block.get = async function * (cid) {
       actualInvocations.push(`${cid.toString()}-start`)
 
       // introduce a small delay - if running in parallel actualInvocations will
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
 
       actualInvocations.push(`${cid.toString()}-end`)
 
-      return originalGet(cid)
+      yield * originalGet(cid)
     }
 
     const blockReadSpy = Sinon.spy(block, 'get')
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
       throw new Error('Nothing imported')
     }
 
-    const node = dagPb.decode(await block.get(imported.cid))
+    const node = dagPb.decode(await toBuffer(block.get(imported.cid)))
     const data = UnixFS.unmarshal(node.Data ?? new Uint8Array(0))
     expect(data.type).to.equal('hamt-sharded-directory')
 
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
         children.push(link.Hash)
 
         if (link.Hash.code === dagPb.code) {
-          const buf = await block.get(link.Hash)
+          const buf = await toBuffer(block.get(link.Hash))
           const childNode = dagPb.decode(buf)
 
           children.push(...(await collectCIDs(childNode)))
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
 
     const actualInvocations: string[] = []
 
-    block.get = async (cid) => {
+    block.get = async function * (cid) {
       actualInvocations.push(`${cid.toString()}-start`)
 
       // introduce a small delay - if running in parallel actualInvocations will
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
 
       actualInvocations.push(`${cid.toString()}-end`)
 
-      return originalGet(cid)
+      yield * originalGet(cid)
     }
 
     const blockReadSpy = Sinon.spy(block, 'get')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/helpers/collect-leaf-cids.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/helpers/collect-leaf-cids.ts
index 564ead38..251e5b84 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/helpers/collect-leaf-cids.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/helpers/collect-leaf-cids.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import * as dagPb from '@ipld/dag-pb'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 import type { Blockstore } from 'interface-blockstore'
 import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 
 export default function (cid: CID, blockstore: Blockstore): AsyncGenerator<{ node: Uint8Array | dagPb.PBNode, cid: CID }, void, undefined> {
   async function * traverse (cid: CID): AsyncGenerator<{ node: dagPb.PBNode, cid: CID }, void, unknown> {
-    const block = await blockstore.get(cid)
+    const block = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(cid))
     const node = dagPb.decode(block)
 
     if (node instanceof Uint8Array || (node.Links.length === 0)) {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/importer.spec.ts b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/importer.spec.ts
index 2684468b..9db2fd64 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/importer.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/importer.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { balanced, flat, trickle } from 'ipfs-unixfs-importer/layout'
 import all from 'it-all'
 import first from 'it-first'
 import last from 'it-last'
+import toBuffer from 'it-to-buffer'
 // @ts-expect-error https://github.com/schnittstabil/merge-options/pull/28
 import extend from 'merge-options'
 import { base58btc } from 'multiformats/bases/base58'
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ const checkLeafNodeTypes = async (blockstore: Blockstore, options: Partial<Impor
     throw new Error('Nothing imported')
   }
 
-  const fileBlock = await blockstore.get(file.cid)
+  const fileBlock = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(file.cid))
   const node = decode(fileBlock)
   if (node.Data == null) {
     throw new Error('PBNode Data undefined')
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ const checkLeafNodeTypes = async (blockstore: Blockstore, options: Partial<Impor
   expect(node.Links.length).to.equal(2)
 
   const linkedBlocks = await Promise.all(
-    node.Links.map(async link => blockstore.get(link.Hash))
+    node.Links.map(async link => toBuffer(blockstore.get(link.Hash)))
   )
 
   linkedBlocks.forEach(bytes => {
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ const checkNodeLinks = async (blockstore: Blockstore, options: Partial<ImporterO
     path: 'foo',
     content: asAsyncIterable(new Uint8Array(100).fill(1))
   }], blockstore, options)) {
-    const fileBlock = await blockstore.get(file.cid)
+    const fileBlock = await toBuffer(blockstore.get(file.cid))
     const node = decode(fileBlock)
     if (node.Data == null) {
       throw new Error('PBNode Data undefined')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
index ac50610b..d2d1f777 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
     "@ipld/dag-pb": "^4.1.5",
     "@multiformats/murmur3": "^2.1.8",
     "hamt-sharding": "^3.0.6",
-    "interface-blockstore": "^5.3.2",
-    "interface-store": "^6.0.3",
+    "interface-blockstore": "^6.0.1",
+    "interface-store": "^7.0.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^11.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.9",
     "it-batch": "^3.0.9",
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^47.0.16",
-    "blockstore-core": "^5.0.4",
+    "blockstore-core": "^6.0.2",
     "it-last": "^3.0.9",
     "wherearewe": "^2.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs/README.md b/packages/ipfs-unixfs/README.md
index aa23bcb0..d49d6c51 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs/README.md
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs/README.md
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Loading this module through a script tag will make its exports available as `Ipf
 
 # API Docs
 
-- <https://ipfs.github.io/js-ipfs-unixfs/modules/ipfs_unixfs.html>
+- <https://ipfs.github.io/js-ipfs-unixfs/modules/ipfs-unixfs.html>
 
 # License