diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/epic.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/epic.py
index d303d226..a89a01c7 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/epic.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/epic.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #  limitations under the License.                                              -
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from pyasic.config import MinerConfig
@@ -452,3 +453,17 @@ class ePIC(ePICFirmware):
                 return pool_data
         except LookupError:
             pass
+
+    async def upgrade_firmware(self, file: Path | str, keep_settings: bool = True) -> bool:
+
+        """
+        Upgrade the firmware of the ePIC miner device.
+
+        Args:
+            file (Path | str): The local file path of the firmware to be uploaded.
+            keep_settings (bool): Whether to keep the current settings after the update.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: Whether the firmware update succeeded.
+        """
+        return await self.web.system_update(file=file, keep_settings=keep_settings)
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diff --git a/pyasic/web/epic.py b/pyasic/web/epic.py
index 8f0e1b41..5c19a98e 100644
--- a/pyasic/web/epic.py
+++ b/pyasic/web/epic.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import json
 from typing import Any
 
 import httpx
+import aiofiles
+import aiohttp
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from pyasic import settings
 from pyasic.errors import APIError
@@ -46,6 +50,14 @@ class ePICWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=settings.transport()) as client:
             for retry_cnt in range(settings.get("get_data_retries", 1)):
                 try:
+                    if parameters.get("form") is not None:
+                        form_data = parameters["form"]
+                        form_data.add_field('password', self.pwd)
+                        response = await client.post(
+                            f"http://{self.ip}:{self.port}/{command}",
+                            timeout=5,
+                            data=form_data,
+                        )
                     if post:
                         response = await client.post(
                             f"http://{self.ip}:{self.port}/{command}",
@@ -135,3 +147,22 @@ class ePICWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
 
     async def capabilities(self) -> dict:
         return await self.send_command("capabilities")
+
+    async def system_update(self, file: Path | str, keep_settings: bool = True):
+        """Perform a system update by uploading a firmware file and sending a 
+        command to initiate the update."""
+
+        # calculate the SHA256 checksum of the firmware file
+        sha256_hash = hashlib.sha256()
+        async with aiofiles.open(str(file), "rb") as f:
+            while chunk := await f.read(8192):
+                sha256_hash.update(chunk)
+        checksum = sha256_hash.hexdigest()
+
+        # prepare the multipart/form-data request
+        form_data = aiohttp.FormData()
+        form_data.add_field('checksum', checksum)
+        form_data.add_field('keepsettings', str(keep_settings).lower())
+        form_data.add_field('update.zip', open(file, 'rb'), filename='update.zip')
+
+        await self.send_command("systemupdate", form=form_data)
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