diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 32e4f2a..ce76324 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ name = "bencode"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "buffers",
+ "librqbit-buffers",
  "librqbit-clone-to-owned",
  "serde",
  "sha1w",
@@ -232,14 +232,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array 0.14.7",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "buffers"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "librqbit-clone-to-owned",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
 version = "3.13.0"
@@ -907,13 +899,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "bencode",
  "bincode",
  "bitvec",
- "buffers",
  "byteorder",
  "crypto-hash",
  "dht",
  "futures",
  "hex 0.4.3",
  "http",
+ "librqbit-buffers",
  "librqbit-clone-to-owned",
  "librqbit_core",
  "log",
@@ -937,6 +929,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "librqbit-buffers"
+version = "2.2.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "librqbit-clone-to-owned",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "librqbit-clone-to-owned"
 version = "2.2.1"
@@ -947,9 +947,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bencode",
- "buffers",
  "hex 0.4.3",
  "itertools",
+ "librqbit-buffers",
  "librqbit-clone-to-owned",
  "log",
  "parking_lot",
@@ -1230,8 +1230,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "bencode",
  "bincode",
  "bitvec",
- "buffers",
  "byteorder",
+ "librqbit-buffers",
  "librqbit-clone-to-owned",
  "librqbit_core",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/bencode/Cargo.toml b/crates/bencode/Cargo.toml
index 865931c..5dd07fc 100644
--- a/crates/bencode/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bencode/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sha1-rust = ["sha1w/sha1-rust"]
 
 [dependencies]
 serde = {version = "1", features=["derive"]}
-buffers = {path = "../buffers"}
+buffers = {path = "../buffers", package="librqbit-buffers", version = "2.2.1"}
 clone_to_owned = {path = "../clone_to_owned", package="librqbit-clone-to-owned", version = "2.2.1"}
 anyhow = "1"
 sha1w = {path="../sha1w", default-features=false}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/buffers/Cargo.toml b/crates/buffers/Cargo.toml
index 66e914f..1efd69c 100644
--- a/crates/buffers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/buffers/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
-name = "buffers"
-version = "0.1.0"
+name = "librqbit-buffers"
+version = "2.2.1"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml b/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml
index ac663b8..ffb2b51 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rust-tls = ["reqwest/rustls-tls"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bencode = {path = "../bencode", default-features=false}
-buffers = {path = "../buffers"}
+buffers = {path = "../buffers", package="librqbit-buffers", version = "2.2.1"}
 librqbit_core = {path = "../librqbit_core"}
 clone_to_owned = {path = "../clone_to_owned", package="librqbit-clone-to-owned", version = "2.2.1"}
 peer_binary_protocol = {path = "../peer_binary_protocol"}
diff --git a/crates/librqbit_core/Cargo.toml b/crates/librqbit_core/Cargo.toml
index 425b199..2dea1e4 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/librqbit_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ uuid = {version = "1", features = ["v4"]}
 log = "0.4"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
 serde = {version = "1", features=["derive"]}
-buffers = {path="../buffers"}
+buffers = {path="../buffers", package="librqbit-buffers", version = "2.2.1"}
 bencode = {path = "../bencode", default-features=false}
 clone_to_owned = {path="../clone_to_owned", package="librqbit-clone-to-owned", version = "2.2.1"}
 itertools = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/crates/peer_binary_protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/peer_binary_protocol/Cargo.toml
index fd125be..b501273 100644
--- a/crates/peer_binary_protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/peer_binary_protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 serde = {version = "1", features = ["derive"]}
 bincode = "1"
 byteorder = "1"
-buffers = {path="../buffers"}
+buffers = {path="../buffers", package="librqbit-buffers", version = "2.2.1"}
 bencode = {path = "../bencode", default-features=false}
 clone_to_owned = {path="../clone_to_owned", package="librqbit-clone-to-owned", version = "2.2.1"}
 librqbit_core = {path="../librqbit_core"}