diff --git a/pyDataverse/api.py b/pyDataverse/api.py
index 1577046..229aa83 100644
--- a/pyDataverse/api.py
+++ b/pyDataverse/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Dataverse API wrapper for all it's API's."""
 
+from io import StringIO
 import json
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 import httpx
@@ -275,7 +276,9 @@ def post_request(
                 **request_params,
             )
 
-    def put_request(self, url, data=None, auth=DEPRECATION_GUARD, params=None):
+    def put_request(
+        self, url, data=None, auth=DEPRECATION_GUARD, params=None, files=None
+    ):
         """Make a PUT request.
 
         Parameters
@@ -326,7 +329,6 @@ def put_request(self, url, data=None, auth=DEPRECATION_GUARD, params=None):
             return self._sync_request(
                 method=httpx.put,
                 url=url,
-                json=data,
                 headers=headers,
                 params=params,
                 **request_params,
@@ -335,7 +337,6 @@ def put_request(self, url, data=None, auth=DEPRECATION_GUARD, params=None):
             return self._async_request(
                 method=self.client.put,
                 url=url,
-                json=data,
                 headers=headers,
                 params=params,
                 **request_params,
@@ -1545,7 +1546,12 @@ def edit_dataset_metadata(
                 self.base_url_api_native, identifier
             )
         params = {"replace": True} if replace else {}
-        resp = self.put_request(url, metadata, auth, params)
+        resp = self.put_request(
+            url=url,
+            data=metadata,
+            auth=auth,
+            params=params,
+        )
 
         if resp.status_code == 401:
             error_msg = resp.json()["message"]
diff --git a/tests/api/test_edit.py b/tests/api/test_edit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60fa2df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/api/test_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import json
+import os
+
+from pyDataverse.api import NativeApi
+
+
+class TestEditDatasetMetadata:
+    def test_edit_dataset_metadata(self):
+        """
+        Test case for uploading a file to a dataset.
+
+        This test case performs the following steps:
+        1. Creates a dataset using the provided metadata.
+        2. Edits the dataset metadata.
+        3. Asserts that the metadata was edited successfully.
+
+        Raises:
+            AssertionError: If the file upload fails.
+
+        """
+        # Arrange
+        BASE_URL = os.getenv("BASE_URL").rstrip("/")
+        API_TOKEN = os.getenv("API_TOKEN")
+
+        # Create dataset
+        metadata = json.load(open("tests/data/file_upload_ds_minimum.json"))
+        pid = self._create_dataset(BASE_URL, API_TOKEN, metadata)
+        api = NativeApi(BASE_URL, API_TOKEN)
+
+        # Prepare file upload
+        edit_metadata = {
+            "fields": [
+                {
+                    "typeName": "title",
+                    "value": "New Title",
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        # Act
+        response = api.edit_dataset_metadata(
+            identifier=pid,
+            metadata=edit_metadata,
+        )
+
+        # Assert
+        dataset = api.get_dataset(pid)
+        assert (
+            dataset.json()["data"]["metadataBlocks"]["citation"]["fields"][0]["value"]
+            == "New Title"
+        ), "Metadata edit failed."
+        assert response.status_code == 200, "Metadata edit failed."