diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a6e3906a..9cac9d85 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1157,11 +1157,12 @@ checksum = "5443807d6dff69373d433ab9ef5378ad8df50ca6298caf15de6e52e24aaf54d5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "erased-serde"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2b73807008a3c7f171cc40312f37d95ef0396e048b5848d775f54b1a4dd4a0d3"
+checksum = "24e2389d65ab4fab27dc2a5de7b191e1f6617d1f1c8855c0dc569c94a4cbb18d"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
+ "typeid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2406,8 +2407,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "simdnbt"
-version = "0.4.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt#c83d29855afbc224eb7c1d0d5a0ddf391b2eea54"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt#07bb1e703664eb19328eb58e9a423585b1128687"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "flate2",
@@ -2419,8 +2420,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "simdnbt-derive"
-version = "0.4.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt#c83d29855afbc224eb7c1d0d5a0ddf391b2eea54"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt#07bb1e703664eb19328eb58e9a423585b1128687"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2459,9 +2460,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smol_str"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6845563ada680337a52d43bb0b29f396f2d911616f6573012645b9e3d048a49"
+checksum = "dd538fb6910ac1099850255cf94a94df6551fbdd602454387d0adb2d1ca6dead"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -2846,6 +2847,12 @@ version = "0.2.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e421abadd41a4225275504ea4d6566923418b7f05506fbc9c0fe86ba7396114b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "typeid"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "059d83cc991e7a42fc37bd50941885db0888e34209f8cfd9aab07ddec03bc9cf"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.17.0"
diff --git a/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml b/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml
index 8095e6ac..f7909b29 100644
--- a/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-buf/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf-macros = { path = "./azalea-buf-macros", version = "0.10.0" }
 byteorder = "^1.5.0"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
diff --git a/azalea-buf/src/read.rs b/azalea-buf/src/read.rs
index b3352a80..40889c64 100755
--- a/azalea-buf/src/read.rs
+++ b/azalea-buf/src/read.rs
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ impl McBufReadable for simdnbt::owned::NbtCompound {
 
 impl McBufReadable for simdnbt::owned::Nbt {
     fn read_from(buf: &mut Cursor<&[u8]>) -> Result<Self, BufReadError> {
-        Ok(simdnbt::owned::Nbt::read_unnamed(buf)?)
+        Ok(simdnbt::owned::read_unnamed(buf)?)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml b/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml
index 85733e8e..e293aeca 100644
--- a/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-chat/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", features = [
     "serde_json",
 ], version = "0.10.0", optional = true }
 azalea-language = { path = "../azalea-language", version = "0.10.0" }
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", optional = true, git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", optional = true, git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 serde = { version = "^1.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
index 01c3a370..94d653e8 100755
--- a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
+++ b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
@@ -470,8 +470,7 @@ 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 alloc = Default::default();
-        let nbt = simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::read_optional(buf, &alloc)?;
+        let nbt = simdnbt::borrow::read_optional_tag(buf)?;
         if let Some(nbt) = nbt {
             FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(&nbt).ok_or(BufReadError::Custom(
                 "couldn't convert nbt to chat message".to_owned(),
diff --git a/azalea-chat/src/numbers.rs b/azalea-chat/src/numbers.rs
index 21c30591..a5a88c4f 100644
--- a/azalea-chat/src/numbers.rs
+++ b/azalea-chat/src/numbers.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl McBufReadable for NumberFormat {
         match kind {
             NumberFormatKind::Blank => Ok(NumberFormat::Blank),
             NumberFormatKind::Styled => Ok(NumberFormat::Styled {
-                style: Nbt::read(buf)?,
+                style: simdnbt::owned::read(buf)?,
             }),
             NumberFormatKind::Fixed => Ok(NumberFormat::Fixed {
                 value: FormattedText::read_from(buf)?,
diff --git a/azalea-client/Cargo.toml b/azalea-client/Cargo.toml
index b7c58b2c..85d61e6d 100644
--- a/azalea-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.4", default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
 async-trait = "0.1.80"
diff --git a/azalea-core/Cargo.toml b/azalea-core/Cargo.toml
index 8511cdfa..8808bf8e 100644
--- a/azalea-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", version = "0.10.0" }
 azalea-registry = { path = "../azalea-registry", version = "0.10.0" }
 bevy_ecs = { version = "0.13.2", default-features = false, optional = true }
diff --git a/azalea-core/src/registry_holder.rs b/azalea-core/src/registry_holder.rs
index 7e179e6f..68dfcf29 100644
--- a/azalea-core/src/registry_holder.rs
+++ b/azalea-core/src/registry_holder.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ impl RegistryHolder {
             // convert the value to T
             let mut nbt_bytes = Vec::new();
             value.write(&mut nbt_bytes);
-            let alloc = Default::default();
             let nbt_borrow_compound =
-                simdnbt::borrow::NbtCompound::read(&mut Cursor::new(&nbt_bytes), &alloc).ok()?;
+                simdnbt::borrow::read_compound(&mut Cursor::new(&nbt_bytes)).ok()?;
             let value = match T::from_compound(&nbt_borrow_compound) {
                 Ok(value) => value,
                 Err(err) => {
@@ -136,18 +135,12 @@ pub struct ChatTypeStyle {
 #[simdnbt(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct DimensionTypeElement {
     pub ambient_light: f32,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub bed_works: bool,
     pub coordinate_scale: f32,
     pub effects: ResourceLocation,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub fixed_time: Option<u32>,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub has_ceiling: bool,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub has_raids: bool,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub has_skylight: bool,
     pub height: u32,
     pub infiniburn: ResourceLocation,
@@ -155,13 +148,9 @@ pub struct DimensionTypeElement {
     pub min_y: i32,
     pub monster_spawn_block_light_limit: u32,
     pub monster_spawn_light_level: MonsterSpawnLightLevel,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub natural: bool,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub piglin_safe: bool,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub respawn_anchor_works: bool,
-    #[serde(with = "Convert")]
     pub ultrawarm: bool,
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +170,6 @@ pub struct DimensionTypeElement {
 /// max.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 // #[serde(untagged)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "strict_registry", simdnbt(deny_unknown_fields))]
 pub enum MonsterSpawnLightLevel {
     /// A simple minimum value.
     Simple(u32),
diff --git a/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml b/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml
index 99dc5f11..f2b46908 100644
--- a/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-entity/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-block = { version = "0.10.0", path = "../azalea-block" }
 azalea-buf = { version = "0.10.0", path = "../azalea-buf" }
 azalea-chat = { version = "0.10.0", path = "../azalea-chat", features = [
diff --git a/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml b/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml
index e381119b..b6208171 100644
--- a/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-inventory/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf = { version = "0.10.0", path = "../azalea-buf" }
 azalea-inventory-macros = { version = "0.10.0", path = "./azalea-inventory-macros" }
 azalea-registry = { version = "0.10.0", path = "../azalea-registry" }
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml b/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 284a98f1..e3a02db4 100644
--- a/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 async-recursion = "1.1.0"
 azalea-auth = { path = "../azalea-auth", version = "0.10.0" }
 azalea-block = { path = "../azalea-block", default-features = false, version = "0.10.0" }
diff --git a/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml b/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml
index 6bd5a7a0..6a554593 100644
--- a/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-registry/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", version = "0.10.0" }
 azalea-registry-macros = { path = "./azalea-registry-macros", version = "0.10.0" }
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
diff --git a/azalea-world/Cargo.toml b/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
index 7cac22e6..b4ded798 100644
--- a/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-simdnbt = { version = "0.4", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
+simdnbt = { version = "0.5", git = "https://github.com/azalea-rs/simdnbt" }
 azalea-block = { path = "../azalea-block", default-features = false, version = "0.10.0" }
 azalea-buf = { path = "../azalea-buf", version = "0.10.0" }
 azalea-core = { path = "../azalea-core", version = "0.10.0", features = [