diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4903876d8..68fedc619 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2439,8 +2439,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "simdnbt"
 version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b3d42fda2b44594e802fc92a5b3c633cd442cdb1c0a31e0b624ec5c6aab0d063"
+source = "git+https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt#922701104ab432eea6185a1a5e96211eaeba5bda"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "flate2",
@@ -2452,8 +2451,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "simdnbt-derive"
 version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6241f3aeb4a7cf50ab268d21af2d0cf5d5ede8d928d3c2709e01425fc7e8d54c"
+source = "git+https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt#922701104ab432eea6185a1a5e96211eaeba5bda"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml b/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml
index 15e8d3dce..f15525b7a 100644
--- a/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf-macros = { path = "./azalea-buf-macros", version = "0.9.0" }
 byteorder = "^1.5.0"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 serde_json = { version = "^1.0", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.50"
 uuid = "^1.6.1"
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 
 [features]
 serde_json = ["dep:serde_json"]
diff --git a/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml b/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml
index 5aaf7125c..247285c51 100644
--- a/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", features = [
     "serde_json",
 ], version = "0.9.0", optional = true }
 azalea-language = { path = "../azalea-language", version = "0.9.0" }
-simdnbt = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", optional = true, git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 once_cell = "1.18.0"
 serde = { version = "^1.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
index 94a5125fa..bd9b72694 100755
--- a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
+++ b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
@@ -412,9 +412,13 @@ impl simdnbt::FromNbtTag for FormattedText {
 #[cfg(feature = "azalea-buf")]
 impl McBufReadable for FormattedText {
     fn read_from(buf: &mut std::io::Cursor<&[u8]>) -> Result<Self, BufReadError> {
-        let nbt = simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::read(buf)?;
-        FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(&nbt)
-            .ok_or(BufReadError::Custom("couldn't read nbt".to_owned()))
+        let nbt = simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::read_optional(buf)?;
+        if let Some(nbt) = nbt {
+            FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(&nbt)
+                .ok_or(BufReadError::Custom("couldn't read nbt".to_owned()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(FormattedText::default())
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/azalea-client/Cargo.toml b/azalea-client/Cargo.toml
index abda1829c..117911015 100644
--- a/azalea-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.22", default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
 async-trait = "0.1.74"
 azalea-auth = { path = "../azalea-auth", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-block = { path = "../azalea-block", version = "0.9.0" }
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 azalea-chat = { path = "../azalea-chat", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-core = { path = "../azalea-core", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-crypto = { path = "../azalea-crypto", version = "0.9.0" }
diff --git a/azalea-core/Cargo.toml b/azalea-core/Cargo.toml
index 89d378e66..2b862d3ce 100644
--- a/azalea-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-inventory = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-inventory" }
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 azalea-registry = { path = "../azalea-registry", version = "0.9.0" }
 bevy_ecs = { version = "0.12.1", default-features = false, optional = true }
 nohash-hasher = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml b/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml
index f7123d060..b3762da83 100644
--- a/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-block = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-block" }
 azalea-buf = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-buf" }
 azalea-chat = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-chat", features = [
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ azalea-chat = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-chat", features = [
 ] }
 azalea-core = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-core" }
 azalea-inventory = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-inventory" }
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 azalea-registry = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-registry" }
 azalea-world = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-world" }
 bevy_app = "0.12.1"
diff --git a/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml b/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml
index b4c196bb1..b3c66eceb 100644
--- a/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-buf" }
 azalea-inventory-macros = { version = "0.9.0", path = "./azalea-inventory-macros" }
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 azalea-registry = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-registry" }
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml b/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml
index e5ff38248..3928af41a 100644
--- a/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 async-recursion = "1.0.5"
 azalea-auth = { path = "../azalea-auth", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-block = { path = "../azalea-block", default-features = false, version = "0.9.0" }
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ azalea-core = { path = "../azalea-core", optional = true, version = "0.9.0", fea
 azalea-crypto = { path = "../azalea-crypto", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-entity = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-entity" }
 azalea-inventory = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-inventory" }
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 azalea-protocol-macros = { path = "./azalea-protocol-macros", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-registry = { path = "../azalea-registry", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-world = { path = "../azalea-world", version = "0.9.0" }
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_block_entity_data_packet.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_block_entity_data_packet.rs
index 95e9c6c38..3406a75fe 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_block_entity_data_packet.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_block_entity_data_packet.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use azalea_buf::McBuf;
 use azalea_core::position::BlockPos;
 use azalea_protocol_macros::ClientboundGamePacket;
-use simdnbt::owned::NbtTag;
+use simdnbt::owned::Nbt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, McBuf, ClientboundGamePacket)]
 pub struct ClientboundBlockEntityDataPacket {
     pub pos: BlockPos,
     pub block_entity_type: azalea_registry::BlockEntityKind,
-    pub tag: NbtTag,
+    pub tag: Nbt,
 }
diff --git a/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml b/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml
index 6f21935f3..5a86d30bd 100644
--- a/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+
 azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-registry-macros = { path = "./azalea-registry-macros", version = "0.9.0" }
 once_cell = "1.18.0"
-simdnbt = "0.3"
-
 [features]
 serde = ["azalea-registry-macros/serde"]
 default = ["serde"]
diff --git a/azalea-world/Cargo.toml b/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
index 3acb477db..81a7839d1 100644
--- a/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+simdnbt = { version = "0.3", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-block = { path = "../azalea-block", default-features = false, version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", version = "0.9.0" }
 azalea-core = { path = "../azalea-core", version = "0.9.0", features = [
 	"bevy_ecs",
 ] }
 azalea-inventory = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../azalea-inventory" }
-simdnbt = "0.3"
 azalea-registry = { path = "../azalea-registry", version = "0.9.0" }
 bevy_ecs = "0.12.1"
 derive_more = { version = "0.99.17", features = ["deref", "deref_mut"] }