diff --git a/.licenses/go/github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper.dep.yml b/.licenses/go/github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper.dep.yml
index 05f3ecab7a7..01899363c84 100644
--- a/.licenses/go/github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/go/github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper.dep.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper
-version: v1.12.0
+version: v1.12.1
 type: go
 summary: 
 homepage: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1c6c6338738..a885a752078 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ replace github.com/mailru/easyjson => github.com/cmaglie/easyjson v0.8.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.1.0-alpha.0
-	github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.12.0
+	github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.12.1
 	github.com/arduino/go-properties-orderedmap v1.8.1
 	github.com/arduino/go-serial-utils v0.1.2
 	github.com/arduino/go-timeutils v0.0.0-20171220113728-d1dd9e313b1b
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 57b9d611fb2..fffc630baf9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ github.com/acomagu/bufpipe v1.0.3/go.mod h1:mxdxdup/WdsKVreO5GpW4+M/1CE2sMG4jeGJ
 github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20161002113705-648efa622239 h1:kFOfPq6dUM1hTo4JG6LR5AXSUEsOjtdm0kw0FtQtMJA=
 github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20161002113705-648efa622239/go.mod h1:2FmKhYUyUczH0OGQWaF5ceTx0UBShxjsH6f8oGKYe2c=
 github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.0.1/go.mod h1:HpxtKph+g238EJHq4geEPv9p+gl3v5YYu35Yb+w31Ck=
-github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.12.0 h1:xizOQtI9iHdl19qXd1EmWg5i9W//2bOCOYwlNv8F61E=
-github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.12.0/go.mod h1:jcpW4wr0u69GlXhTYydsdsqAjLaYK5n7oWHfKqOG6LM=
+github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.12.1 h1:WkxiVUxBjKWlLMiMuYy8DcmVrkxdP7aKxQOAq7r2lVM=
+github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper v1.12.1/go.mod h1:jcpW4wr0u69GlXhTYydsdsqAjLaYK5n7oWHfKqOG6LM=
 github.com/arduino/go-properties-orderedmap v1.8.1 h1:nU5S6cXPwMoxZs4ORw61wPTALNfriIduvNB4cxTmNYM=
 github.com/arduino/go-properties-orderedmap v1.8.1/go.mod h1:DKjD2VXY/NZmlingh4lSFMEYCVubfeArCsGPGDwb2yk=
 github.com/arduino/go-serial-utils v0.1.2 h1:MRFwME4w/uaVkJ1R+wzz4KSbI9cF9IDVrYorazvjpTk=