diff --git a/dict.go b/dict.go
index 7c52ae9..e0f29bc 100644
--- a/dict.go
+++ b/dict.go
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ type Dictionary struct {
 // represents an immutable, empty dictionary
 var emptyDictionary = &Dictionary{}
 
+func (d *Dictionary) Cardinality() int {
+	if d.fst != nil {
+		return d.fst.Len()
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // PostingsList returns the postings list for the specified term
 func (d *Dictionary) PostingsList(term []byte, except *roaring.Bitmap,
 	prealloc segment.PostingsList) (segment.PostingsList, error) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8ba99cb..a116f31 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/RoaringBitmap/roaring v1.9.3
-	github.com/blevesearch/bleve_index_api v1.2.0
+	github.com/blevesearch/bleve_index_api v1.2.1
 	github.com/blevesearch/go-faiss v1.0.24
 	github.com/blevesearch/mmap-go v1.0.4
-	github.com/blevesearch/scorch_segment_api/v2 v2.3.0
+	github.com/blevesearch/scorch_segment_api/v2 v2.3.1
 	github.com/blevesearch/vellum v1.1.0
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0c4e062..532c1e5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ github.com/RoaringBitmap/roaring v1.9.3 h1:t4EbC5qQwnisr5PrP9nt0IRhRTb9gMUgQF4t4
 github.com/RoaringBitmap/roaring v1.9.3/go.mod h1:6AXUsoIEzDTFFQCe1RbGA6uFONMhvejWj5rqITANK90=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.12.0 h1:U/q1fAF7xXRhFCrhROzIfffYnu+dlS38vCZtmFVPHmA=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.12.0/go.mod h1:7hO7Gc7Pp1vODcmWvKMRA9BNmbv6a/7QIWpPxHddWR8=
-github.com/blevesearch/bleve_index_api v1.2.0 h1:/DXMMWBwx/UmGKM1xDhTwDoJI5yQrG6rqRWPFcOgUVo=
-github.com/blevesearch/bleve_index_api v1.2.0/go.mod h1:PbcwjIcRmjhGbkS/lJCpfgVSMROV6TRubGGAODaK1W8=
+github.com/blevesearch/bleve_index_api v1.2.1 h1:IuXwLvmyp7I7+e0FOA68gcHHLfzSQ4AqQ8wVab5uxk0=
+github.com/blevesearch/bleve_index_api v1.2.1/go.mod h1:rKQDl4u51uwafZxFrPD1R7xFOwKnzZW7s/LSeK4lgo0=
 github.com/blevesearch/go-faiss v1.0.24 h1:K79IvKjoKHdi7FdiXEsAhxpMuns0x4fM0BO93bW5jLI=
 github.com/blevesearch/go-faiss v1.0.24/go.mod h1:OMGQwOaRRYxrmeNdMrXJPvVx8gBnvE5RYrr0BahNnkk=
 github.com/blevesearch/mmap-go v1.0.4 h1:OVhDhT5B/M1HNPpYPBKIEJaD0F3Si+CrEKULGCDPWmc=
 github.com/blevesearch/mmap-go v1.0.4/go.mod h1:EWmEAOmdAS9z/pi/+Toxu99DnsbhG1TIxUoRmJw/pSs=
-github.com/blevesearch/scorch_segment_api/v2 v2.3.0 h1:vxCjbXAkkEBSb4AB3Iqgr/EJcPyYRsiGxpcvsS8E1Dw=
-github.com/blevesearch/scorch_segment_api/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:5y+TgXYSx+xJGaCwSlvy9G/UJBIY5wzvIkhvhBm2ATc=
+github.com/blevesearch/scorch_segment_api/v2 v2.3.1 h1:jjexIzwOdBtC9MlUceNErYHepLvoKxTdA5atbeZSRWE=
+github.com/blevesearch/scorch_segment_api/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:Np3Y03rsemM5TsyFxQ3wy+tG97EcviLTbp2S5W0tpRY=
 github.com/blevesearch/vellum v1.1.0 h1:CinkGyIsgVlYf8Y2LUQHvdelgXr6PYuvoDIajq6yR9w=
 github.com/blevesearch/vellum v1.1.0/go.mod h1:QgwWryE8ThtNPxtgWJof5ndPfx0/YMBh+W2weHKPw8Y=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=