diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9f07d2c..915f27a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/essentialkaos/path
 
 go 1.24.6
 
-require github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.37.5
+require github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.38.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/essentialkaos/depsy v1.3.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5fc73fa..fa8b49f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ github.com/essentialkaos/check v1.4.1 h1:SuxXzrbokPGTPWxGRnzy0hXvtb44mtVrdNxgPa1
 github.com/essentialkaos/check v1.4.1/go.mod h1:xQOYwFvnxfVZyt5Qvjoa1SxcRqu5VyP77pgALr3iu+M=
 github.com/essentialkaos/depsy v1.3.1 h1:00k9QcMsdPM4IzDaEFHsTHBD/zoM0oxtB5+dMUwbQa8=
 github.com/essentialkaos/depsy v1.3.1/go.mod h1:B5+7Jhv2a2RacOAxIKU2OeJp9QfZjwIpEEPI5X7auWM=
-github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.37.5 h1:/O4Mw9OUZBiQw23ghcW3lh1ruU+lqccMe11wTRHQ5Zs=
-github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.37.5/go.mod h1:3KNubP9tLl4Pj+TtKe7dXB5NwgJly8RWGGrp0/TlLXs=
+github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.38.0 h1:p0XqTsLZj4uewpGe56kzICaotQW4Wuz92VW1b6m6zDw=
+github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.38.0/go.mod h1:3KNubP9tLl4Pj+TtKe7dXB5NwgJly8RWGGrp0/TlLXs=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=