diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cdc3ee0fe..6969d5088 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday v1.5.3-0.20200218234912-41c5fccfd6f6
 	github.com/rwcarlsen/goexif v0.0.0-20190401172101-9e8deecbddbd
 	github.com/sanity-io/litter v1.3.0
-	github.com/spf13/afero v1.4.1
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.5.1
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1
 	github.com/spf13/fsync v0.9.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7dcbad093..b852f4696 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.6.4/go.mod h1:syvi0/a8iFYH4r/RixwvyeAJjdLS9
 github.com/soheilhy/cmux v0.1.4/go.mod h1:IM3LyeVVIOuxMH7sFAkER9+bJ4dT7Ms6E4xg4kGIyLM=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v0.0.0-20180118202830-f09979ecbc72/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2/go.mod h1:j4pytiNVoe2o6bmDsKpLACNPDBIoEAkihy7loJ1B0CQ=
-github.com/spf13/afero v1.4.1 h1:asw9sl74539yqavKaglDM5hFpdJVK0Y5Dr/JOgQ89nQ=
-github.com/spf13/afero v1.4.1/go.mod h1:Ai8FlHk4v/PARR026UzYexafAt9roJ7LcLMAmO6Z93I=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.5.1 h1:VHu76Lk0LSP1x254maIu2bplkWpfBWI+B+6fdoZprcg=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.5.1/go.mod h1:Ai8FlHk4v/PARR026UzYexafAt9roJ7LcLMAmO6Z93I=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.0/go.mod h1:Qx5cxh0v+4UWYiBimWS+eyWzqEqokIECu5etghLkUJE=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1 h1:nFm6S0SMdyzrzcmThSipiEubIDy8WEXKNZ0UOgiRpng=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1/go.mod h1:Qx5cxh0v+4UWYiBimWS+eyWzqEqokIECu5etghLkUJE=
diff --git a/hugofs/filter_fs.go b/hugofs/filter_fs.go
index 279a28312..bee4d05d2 100644
--- a/hugofs/filter_fs.go
+++ b/hugofs/filter_fs.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ func (fs *FilterFs) Chtimes(n string, a, m time.Time) error {
 	return syscall.EPERM
 }
 
+func (fs *FilterFs) Chown(n string, uid, gid int) error {
+	return syscall.EPERM
+}
+
 func (fs *FilterFs) LstatIfPossible(name string) (os.FileInfo, bool, error) {
 	fi, b, err := lstatIfPossible(fs.fs, name)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/hugofs/noop_fs.go b/hugofs/noop_fs.go
index c3d2f2da5..12b4e937e 100644
--- a/hugofs/noop_fs.go
+++ b/hugofs/noop_fs.go
@@ -80,3 +80,7 @@ func (fs noOpFs) Chmod(name string, mode os.FileMode) error {
 func (fs noOpFs) Chtimes(name string, atime time.Time, mtime time.Time) error {
 	return errNoOp
 }
+
+func (fs *noOpFs) Chown(name string, uid int, gid int) error {
+	return errNoOp
+}
diff --git a/hugofs/slice_fs.go b/hugofs/slice_fs.go
index f1682c1b8..fd442ee8f 100644
--- a/hugofs/slice_fs.go
+++ b/hugofs/slice_fs.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (fs *SliceFs) Chtimes(n string, a, m time.Time) error {
 	return syscall.EPERM
 }
 
+func (fs *SliceFs) Chown(n string, uid, gid int) error {
+	return syscall.EPERM
+}
+
 func (fs *SliceFs) LstatIfPossible(name string) (os.FileInfo, bool, error) {
 	fi, _, err := fs.pickFirst(name)
 	if err != nil {