diff --git a/core/commands/bitswap.go b/core/commands/bitswap.go
index 5f3ad5d56b4a..2ba8cbdb7d36 100644
--- a/core/commands/bitswap.go
+++ b/core/commands/bitswap.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 	e "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/e"
 
 	humanize "gx/ipfs/QmPSBJL4momYnE7DcUyk2DVhD6rH488ZmHBGLbxNdhU44K/go-humanize"
+	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil"
 	bitswap "gx/ipfs/QmUYXFM46WgGs5AScfL4FSZXa9p5nAhddueyM5auAVZGCQ/go-bitswap"
 	decision "gx/ipfs/QmUYXFM46WgGs5AScfL4FSZXa9p5nAhddueyM5auAVZGCQ/go-bitswap/decision"
 	peer "gx/ipfs/QmY5Grm8pJdiSSVsYxx4uNRgweY72EmYwuSDbRnbFok3iY/go-libp2p-peer"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
-	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil"
 	cmdkit "gx/ipfs/Qmde5VP1qUkyQXKCfmEUA7bP64V2HAptbJ7phuPp7jXWwg/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/commands/cid.go b/core/commands/cid.go
index 38895b2bc2fc..93f92d1d77b5 100644
--- a/core/commands/cid.go
+++ b/core/commands/cid.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"unicode"
 
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
+	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil"
 	verifcid "gx/ipfs/QmYMQuypUbgsdNHmuCBSUJV6wdQVsBHRivNAp3efHJwZJD/go-verifcid"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
-	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil"
 	cmdkit "gx/ipfs/Qmde5VP1qUkyQXKCfmEUA7bP64V2HAptbJ7phuPp7jXWwg/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 	mbase "gx/ipfs/QmekxXDhCxCJRNuzmHreuaT3BsuJcsjcXWNrtV9C8DRHtd/go-multibase"
 	mhash "gx/ipfs/QmerPMzPk1mJVowm8KgmoknWa4yCYvvugMPsgWmDNUvDLW/go-multihash"
diff --git a/core/commands/cmdenv/cidbase.go b/core/commands/cmdenv/cidbase.go
index 75ee21a15f39..54db25644d10 100644
--- a/core/commands/cmdenv/cidbase.go
+++ b/core/commands/cmdenv/cidbase.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package cmdenv
 
 import (
+	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	path "gx/ipfs/QmZErC2Ay6WuGi96CPg316PwitdwgLo6RxZRqVjJjRj2MR/go-path"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
-	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	cmdkit "gx/ipfs/Qmde5VP1qUkyQXKCfmEUA7bP64V2HAptbJ7phuPp7jXWwg/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 	mbase "gx/ipfs/QmekxXDhCxCJRNuzmHreuaT3BsuJcsjcXWNrtV9C8DRHtd/go-multibase"
 )
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func getCidBase(req *cmds.Request, autoUpgrade bool) (cidenc.Encoder, error) {
 	base, _ := req.Options["cid-base"].(string)
 	upgrade, upgradeDefined := req.Options["output-cidv1"].(bool)
 
-	var e cidenc.Encoder = cidenc.Default
+	e := cidenc.Default()
 
 	if base != "" {
 		var err error
diff --git a/core/commands/files.go b/core/commands/files.go
index b69407110df3..47e2a5bbfabd 100644
--- a/core/commands/files.go
+++ b/core/commands/files.go
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import (
 	humanize "gx/ipfs/QmPSBJL4momYnE7DcUyk2DVhD6rH488ZmHBGLbxNdhU44K/go-humanize"
 	bservice "gx/ipfs/QmPoh3SrQzFBWtdGK6qmHDV4EanKR6kYPj4DD3J2NLoEmZ/go-blockservice"
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
+	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	offline "gx/ipfs/QmYZwey1thDTynSrvd6qQkX24UpTka6TFhQ2v569UpoqxD/go-ipfs-exchange-offline"
 	mfs "gx/ipfs/QmYnp3EVZqLjzm8NYigcB3aHqDLFmAVUvtaUdYb3nFDtK6/go-mfs"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
-	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	logging "gx/ipfs/QmcuXC5cxs79ro2cUuHs4HQ2bkDLJUYokwL8aivcX6HW3C/go-log"
 	dag "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag"
 	ft "gx/ipfs/QmdYvDbHp7qAhZ7GsCj6e1cMo55ND6y2mjWVzwdvcv4f12/go-unixfs"
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func statGetFormatOptions(req *cmds.Request) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func statNode(nd ipld.Node, enc cidenc.Interface) (*statOutput, error) {
+func statNode(nd ipld.Node, enc cidenc.Encoder) (*statOutput, error) {
 	c := nd.Cid()
 
 	cumulsize, err := nd.Size()
diff --git a/core/commands/ls.go b/core/commands/ls.go
index e30a983551d4..7c0f6a1c8882 100644
--- a/core/commands/ls.go
+++ b/core/commands/ls.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 	blockservice "gx/ipfs/QmPoh3SrQzFBWtdGK6qmHDV4EanKR6kYPj4DD3J2NLoEmZ/go-blockservice"
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
+	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	offline "gx/ipfs/QmYZwey1thDTynSrvd6qQkX24UpTka6TFhQ2v569UpoqxD/go-ipfs-exchange-offline"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
-	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	merkledag "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag"
 	unixfs "gx/ipfs/QmdYvDbHp7qAhZ7GsCj6e1cMo55ND6y2mjWVzwdvcv4f12/go-unixfs"
 	uio "gx/ipfs/QmdYvDbHp7qAhZ7GsCj6e1cMo55ND6y2mjWVzwdvcv4f12/go-unixfs/io"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func makeDagNodeLinkResults(req *cmds.Request, dagnode ipld.Node) <-chan unixfs.
 	return linkResults
 }
 
-func makeLsLink(req *cmds.Request, dserv ipld.DAGService, resolve bool, link *ipld.Link, enc cidenc.Interface) (*LsLink, error) {
+func makeLsLink(req *cmds.Request, dserv ipld.DAGService, resolve bool, link *ipld.Link, enc cidenc.Encoder) (*LsLink, error) {
 	t := unixfspb.Data_DataType(-1)
 
 	switch link.Cid.Type() {
diff --git a/core/commands/pin.go b/core/commands/pin.go
index 1d4221f5091b..103a1cdf5abd 100644
--- a/core/commands/pin.go
+++ b/core/commands/pin.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import (
 
 	bserv "gx/ipfs/QmPoh3SrQzFBWtdGK6qmHDV4EanKR6kYPj4DD3J2NLoEmZ/go-blockservice"
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
+	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmYMQuypUbgsdNHmuCBSUJV6wdQVsBHRivNAp3efHJwZJD/go-verifcid"
 	offline "gx/ipfs/QmYZwey1thDTynSrvd6qQkX24UpTka6TFhQ2v569UpoqxD/go-ipfs-exchange-offline"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
-	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	dag "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag"
 	cmdkit "gx/ipfs/Qmde5VP1qUkyQXKCfmEUA7bP64V2HAptbJ7phuPp7jXWwg/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 )
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ type pinVerifyOpts struct {
 	includeOk bool
 }
 
-func pinVerify(ctx context.Context, n *core.IpfsNode, opts pinVerifyOpts, enc cidenc.Interface) <-chan interface{} {
+func pinVerify(ctx context.Context, n *core.IpfsNode, opts pinVerifyOpts, enc cidenc.Encoder) <-chan interface{} {
 	visited := make(map[cid.Cid]PinStatus)
 
 	bs := n.Blocks.Blockstore()
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ func (r PinVerifyRes) Format(out io.Writer) {
 	}
 }
 
-func cidsToStrings(cs []cid.Cid, enc cidenc.Interface) []string {
+func cidsToStrings(cs []cid.Cid, enc cidenc.Encoder) []string {
 	out := make([]string, 0, len(cs))
 	for _, c := range cs {
 		out = append(out, enc.Encode(c))
diff --git a/core/commands/refs.go b/core/commands/refs.go
index de32b37511ee..a9484542f918 100644
--- a/core/commands/refs.go
+++ b/core/commands/refs.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	cmdenv "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/cmdenv"
 
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
+	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	path "gx/ipfs/QmZErC2Ay6WuGi96CPg316PwitdwgLo6RxZRqVjJjRj2MR/go-path"
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/Qma6uuSyjkecGhMFFLfzyJDPyoDtNJSHJNweDccZhaWkgU/go-ipfs-cmds"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
-	cidenc "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil/cidenc"
 	cmdkit "gx/ipfs/Qmde5VP1qUkyQXKCfmEUA7bP64V2HAptbJ7phuPp7jXWwg/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
 )
 
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ type RefWriter struct {
 }
 
 // WriteRefs writes refs of the given object to the underlying writer.
-func (rw *RefWriter) WriteRefs(n ipld.Node, enc cidenc.Interface) (int, error) {
+func (rw *RefWriter) WriteRefs(n ipld.Node, enc cidenc.Encoder) (int, error) {
 	return rw.writeRefsRecursive(n, 0, enc)
 }
 
-func (rw *RefWriter) writeRefsRecursive(n ipld.Node, depth int, enc cidenc.Interface) (int, error) {
+func (rw *RefWriter) writeRefsRecursive(n ipld.Node, depth int, enc cidenc.Encoder) (int, error) {
 	nc := n.Cid()
 
 	var count int
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (rw *RefWriter) visit(c cid.Cid, depth int) (bool, bool) {
 }
 
 // Write one edge
-func (rw *RefWriter) WriteEdge(from, to cid.Cid, linkname string, enc cidenc.Interface) error {
+func (rw *RefWriter) WriteEdge(from, to cid.Cid, linkname string, enc cidenc.Encoder) error {
 	if rw.Ctx != nil {
 		select {
 		case <-rw.Ctx.Done(): // just in case.
diff --git a/core/coreapi/dht.go b/core/coreapi/dht.go
index 02203c6bb620..f3c978343cc7 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/dht.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/dht.go
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import (
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
 	routing "gx/ipfs/QmRASJXJUFygM5qU4YrH7k7jD6S4Hg8nJmgqJ4bYJvLatd/go-libp2p-routing"
 	blockstore "gx/ipfs/QmS2aqUZLJp8kF1ihE5rvDGE5LvmKDPnx32w9Z1BW9xLV5/go-ipfs-blockstore"
+	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil"
 	peer "gx/ipfs/QmY5Grm8pJdiSSVsYxx4uNRgweY72EmYwuSDbRnbFok3iY/go-libp2p-peer"
 	offline "gx/ipfs/QmYZwey1thDTynSrvd6qQkX24UpTka6TFhQ2v569UpoqxD/go-ipfs-exchange-offline"
 	pstore "gx/ipfs/QmZ9zH2FnLcxv1xyzFeUpDUeo55xEhZQHgveZijcxr7TLj/go-libp2p-peerstore"
-	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil"
 	dag "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
index 849676f9713a..678abd04ebd2 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import (
 
 	blockservice "gx/ipfs/QmPoh3SrQzFBWtdGK6qmHDV4EanKR6kYPj4DD3J2NLoEmZ/go-blockservice"
 	bstore "gx/ipfs/QmS2aqUZLJp8kF1ihE5rvDGE5LvmKDPnx32w9Z1BW9xLV5/go-ipfs-blockstore"
+	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil"
 	offline "gx/ipfs/QmYZwey1thDTynSrvd6qQkX24UpTka6TFhQ2v569UpoqxD/go-ipfs-exchange-offline"
 	mfs "gx/ipfs/QmYnp3EVZqLjzm8NYigcB3aHqDLFmAVUvtaUdYb3nFDtK6/go-mfs"
 	files "gx/ipfs/QmZMWMvWMVKCbHetJ4RgndbuEF1io2UpUxwQwtNjtYPzSC/go-ipfs-files"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
-	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil"
 	dag "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag"
 	dagtest "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag/test"
 	ft "gx/ipfs/QmdYvDbHp7qAhZ7GsCj6e1cMo55ND6y2mjWVzwdvcv4f12/go-unixfs"
diff --git a/exchange/reprovide/providers.go b/exchange/reprovide/providers.go
index 25db7c7d66e2..119a1c4cfa2f 100644
--- a/exchange/reprovide/providers.go
+++ b/exchange/reprovide/providers.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
 	blocks "gx/ipfs/QmS2aqUZLJp8kF1ihE5rvDGE5LvmKDPnx32w9Z1BW9xLV5/go-ipfs-blockstore"
+	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo/go-cidutil"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
-	cidutil "gx/ipfs/QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT/go-cidutil"
 	merkledag "gx/ipfs/QmdV35UHnL1FM52baPkeUo6u7Fxm2CRUkPTLRPxeF8a4Ap/go-merkledag"
 )
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74824545fe70..51b52aa4ff8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@
     },
     {
       "author": "kevina",
-      "hash": "QmckgkstbdXagMTQ4e1DW2SzxGcjjudbqEvA5H2Rb7uvAT",
+      "hash": "QmSPbhC5XVQNmXYDVawwfbvsBueRWoo9mRLqwYnHVmZBuo",
       "name": "go-cidutil",
-      "version": "0.1.4"
+      "version": "0.2.0"
     },
     {
       "author": "lgierth",