diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7dcd105..501dcf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1111,9 +1111,9 @@ checksum = "eabb4a44450da02c90444cf74558da904edde8fb4e9035a9a6a4e15445af0bd7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "halfbrown"
-version = "0.1.18"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9e2a3c70a9c00cc1ee87b54e89f9505f73bb17d63f1b25c9a462ba8ef885444f"
+checksum = "f985624e90f861184145c13b736873a0f83cdb998a292dbb0653598ab03aecbf"
 dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.13.2",
  "serde",
@@ -1358,6 +1358,70 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lexical-core"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2cde5de06e8d4c2faabc400238f9ae1c74d5412d03a7bd067645ccbc47070e46"
+dependencies = [
+ "lexical-parse-float",
+ "lexical-parse-integer",
+ "lexical-util",
+ "lexical-write-float",
+ "lexical-write-integer",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lexical-parse-float"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "683b3a5ebd0130b8fb52ba0bdc718cc56815b6a097e28ae5a6997d0ad17dc05f"
+dependencies = [
+ "lexical-parse-integer",
+ "lexical-util",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lexical-parse-integer"
+version = "0.8.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d0994485ed0c312f6d965766754ea177d07f9c00c9b82a5ee62ed5b47945ee9"
+dependencies = [
+ "lexical-util",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lexical-util"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5255b9ff16ff898710eb9eb63cb39248ea8a5bb036bea8085b1a767ff6c4e3fc"
+dependencies = [
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lexical-write-float"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "accabaa1c4581f05a3923d1b4cfd124c329352288b7b9da09e766b0668116862"
+dependencies = [
+ "lexical-util",
+ "lexical-write-integer",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lexical-write-integer"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e1b6f3d1f4422866b68192d62f77bc5c700bee84f3069f2469d7bc8c77852446"
+dependencies = [
+ "lexical-util",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.144"
@@ -2162,11 +2226,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "simd-json"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.10.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9bd78b840b9de64fa3f7d72909b76343849f68e8c3d32608db8d38e4e5481f84"
+checksum = "a3d0815e7ff0f1f05e09d4b029f86d8a330f0ab15b35b28736f3758325f59e14"
 dependencies = [
  "halfbrown",
+ "lexical-core",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "simdutf8",
@@ -2540,9 +2605,9 @@ checksum = "09cc8ee72d2a9becf2f2febe0205bbed8fc6615b7cb429ad062dc7b7ddd036a9"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "value-trait"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0a635407649b66e125e4d2ffd208153210179f8c7c8b71c030aa2ad3eeb4c8f"
+checksum = "09a5b6c8ceb01263b969cac48d4a6705134d490ded13d889e52c0cfc80c6945e"
 dependencies = [
  "float-cmp",
  "halfbrown",
diff --git a/aquatic_ws_protocol/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_ws_protocol/Cargo.toml
index 9a624d8..4868de0 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws_protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_ws_protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 # simd-json version 0.7 seems to have bugs in string parsing
 # with custom visitor, where it includes quotes in strings 
-simd-json = { version = "0.6", features = ["allow-non-simd"] }
+simd-json = { version = "0.10", features = ["allow-non-simd"] }
 tungstenite = "0.19"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/common.rs b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/common.rs
index 93565af..a1fdb1e 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/common.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/common.rs
@@ -202,39 +202,50 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_deserialize_20_bytes() {
-        let mut input = r#""aaaabbbbccccddddeeee""#.to_string();
+        unsafe {
+            let mut input = r#""aaaabbbbccccddddeeee""#.to_string();
 
-        let expected = info_hash_from_bytes(b"aaaabbbbccccddddeeee");
-        let observed: InfoHash = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap();
+            let expected = info_hash_from_bytes(b"aaaabbbbccccddddeeee");
+            let observed: InfoHash = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(observed, expected);
+            assert_eq!(observed, expected);
+        }
 
-        let mut input = r#""aaaabbbbccccddddeee""#.to_string();
-        let res_info_hash: Result<InfoHash, _> = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input);
+        unsafe {
+            let mut input = r#""aaaabbbbccccddddeee""#.to_string();
+            let res_info_hash: Result<InfoHash, _> = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input);
 
-        assert!(res_info_hash.is_err());
+            assert!(res_info_hash.is_err());
+        }
 
-        let mut input = r#""aaaabbbbccccddddeee𝕊""#.to_string();
-        let res_info_hash: Result<InfoHash, _> = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input);
+        unsafe {
+            let mut input = r#""aaaabbbbccccddddeee𝕊""#.to_string();
+            let res_info_hash: Result<InfoHash, _> = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input);
 
-        assert!(res_info_hash.is_err());
+            assert!(res_info_hash.is_err());
+        }
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serde_20_bytes() {
         let info_hash = info_hash_from_bytes(b"aaaabbbbccccddddeeee");
 
-        let mut out = ::simd_json::serde::to_string(&info_hash).unwrap();
-        let info_hash_2 = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut out).unwrap();
+        let info_hash_2 = unsafe {
+            let mut out = ::simd_json::serde::to_string(&info_hash).unwrap();
+
+            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut out).unwrap()
+        };
 
         assert_eq!(info_hash, info_hash_2);
     }
 
     #[quickcheck]
     fn quickcheck_serde_20_bytes(info_hash: InfoHash) -> bool {
-        let mut out = ::simd_json::serde::to_string(&info_hash).unwrap();
-        let info_hash_2 = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut out).unwrap();
+        unsafe {
+            let mut out = ::simd_json::serde::to_string(&info_hash).unwrap();
+            let info_hash_2 = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut out).unwrap();
 
-        info_hash == info_hash_2
+            info_hash == info_hash_2
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/lib.rs b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/lib.rs
index e2971f7..5772307 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -262,12 +262,6 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_deserialize_info_hashes_vec() {
-        let mut input: String = r#"{
-            "action": "scrape",
-            "info_hash": ["aaaabbbbccccddddeeee", "aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"]
-        }"#
-        .into();
-
         let info_hashes = ScrapeRequestInfoHashes::Multiple(vec![
             info_hash_from_bytes(b"aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"),
             info_hash_from_bytes(b"aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"),
@@ -278,19 +272,21 @@ mod tests {
             info_hashes: Some(info_hashes),
         };
 
-        let observed: ScrapeRequest = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap();
+        let observed: ScrapeRequest = unsafe {
+            let mut input: String = r#"{
+                "action": "scrape",
+                "info_hash": ["aaaabbbbccccddddeeee", "aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"]
+            }"#
+            .into();
+
+            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap()
+        };
 
         assert_eq!(expected, observed);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_deserialize_info_hashes_str() {
-        let mut input: String = r#"{
-            "action": "scrape",
-            "info_hash": "aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"
-        }"#
-        .into();
-
         let info_hashes =
             ScrapeRequestInfoHashes::Single(info_hash_from_bytes(b"aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"));
 
@@ -299,54 +295,65 @@ mod tests {
             info_hashes: Some(info_hashes),
         };
 
-        let observed: ScrapeRequest = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap();
+        let observed: ScrapeRequest = unsafe {
+            let mut input: String = r#"{
+                "action": "scrape",
+                "info_hash": "aaaabbbbccccddddeeee"
+            }"#
+            .into();
+
+            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap()
+        };
 
         assert_eq!(expected, observed);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_deserialize_info_hashes_null() {
-        let mut input: String = r#"{
-            "action": "scrape",
-            "info_hash": null
-        }"#
-        .into();
+        let observed: ScrapeRequest = unsafe {
+            let mut input: String = r#"{
+                "action": "scrape",
+                "info_hash": null
+            }"#
+            .into();
+
+            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap()
+        };
 
         let expected = ScrapeRequest {
             action: ScrapeAction,
             info_hashes: None,
         };
 
-        let observed: ScrapeRequest = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap();
-
         assert_eq!(expected, observed);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_deserialize_info_hashes_missing() {
-        let mut input: String = r#"{
-            "action": "scrape"
-        }"#
-        .into();
+        let observed: ScrapeRequest = unsafe {
+            let mut input: String = r#"{
+                "action": "scrape"
+            }"#
+            .into();
+
+            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap()
+        };
 
         let expected = ScrapeRequest {
             action: ScrapeAction,
             info_hashes: None,
         };
 
-        let observed: ScrapeRequest = ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut input).unwrap();
-
         assert_eq!(expected, observed);
     }
 
     #[quickcheck]
     fn quickcheck_serde_identity_info_hashes(info_hashes: ScrapeRequestInfoHashes) -> bool {
-        let mut json = ::simd_json::serde::to_string(&info_hashes).unwrap();
+        let deserialized: ScrapeRequestInfoHashes = unsafe {
+            let mut json = ::simd_json::serde::to_string(&info_hashes).unwrap();
 
-        println!("{}", json);
-
-        let deserialized: ScrapeRequestInfoHashes =
-            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut json).unwrap();
+            ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut json).unwrap()
+        };
 
         let success = info_hashes == deserialized;
 
diff --git a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/request/mod.rs b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/request/mod.rs
index 853804b..1fe48a3 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/request/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/request/mod.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ impl InMessage {
         use tungstenite::Message;
 
         match ws_message {
-            Message::Text(mut text) => {
-                ::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut text).context("deserialize with serde")
+            Message::Text(text) => {
+                let mut text: Vec<u8> = text.into();
+
+                ::simd_json::serde::from_slice(&mut text).context("deserialize with serde")
             }
             Message::Binary(mut bytes) => {
                 ::simd_json::serde::from_slice(&mut bytes[..]).context("deserialize with serde")
diff --git a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/response/mod.rs b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/response/mod.rs
index 363eeae..8885221 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/response/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws_protocol/src/response/mod.rs
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ impl OutMessage {
     pub fn from_ws_message(message: ::tungstenite::Message) -> ::anyhow::Result<Self> {
         use tungstenite::Message::{Binary, Text};
 
-        let mut text = match message {
-            Text(text) => text,
-            Binary(bytes) => String::from_utf8(bytes)?,
+        let mut text: Vec<u8> = match message {
+            Text(text) => text.into(),
+            Binary(bytes) => String::from_utf8(bytes)?.into(),
             _ => return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Message is neither text nor bytes")),
         };
 
-        Ok(::simd_json::serde::from_str(&mut text)?)
+        Ok(::simd_json::serde::from_slice(&mut text)?)
     }
 }