diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/Cargo.toml b/cassandra-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 81967be..e33599f 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ e2e-tests = []
 
 [dependencies]
 arc-swap.workspace = true
-arrayref = "0.3.7"
 bitflags = "2.5.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.31", default_features = false, features = ["std"] }
 crc32fast = "1.4.0"
@@ -25,10 +24,10 @@ derive_more.workspace = true
 float_eq = "1.0.1"
 integer-encoding = "4.0.0"
 itertools.workspace = true
-num = "0.4.1"
+num-bigint = "0.4.1"
 lz4_flex = "0.11.1"
 snap = "1.1.0"
 thiserror.workspace = true
-time = { version = "0.3.29", features = ["std", "macros"] }
+time = { version = "0.3.29", features = ["macros"] }
 uuid.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/frame/traits.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/frame/traits.rs
index 75d7483..64e9a08 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/frame/traits.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/frame/traits.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::error;
 use crate::frame::Version;
 use crate::query;
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use std::io::{Cursor, Write};
 
 /// Trait that should be implemented by all types that wish to be serialized to a buffer.
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types.rs
index c499a6a..19e4797 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types.rs
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ pub fn cursor_next_value_ref<'a>(
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::frame::traits::FromCursor;
-    use num::BigInt;
+    use num_bigint::BigInt;
     use std::io::Cursor;
 
     fn from_i_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> i64 {
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/cassandra_type.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/cassandra_type.rs
index b939699..5dc71ee 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/cassandra_type.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/cassandra_type.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/data_serialization_types.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/data_serialization_types.rs
index 475d0e3..d948ed8 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/data_serialization_types.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/data_serialization_types.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use arrayref::array_ref;
 use integer_encoding::VarInt;
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
+use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::io;
 use std::net;
 use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::error;
 use crate::frame::{FromCursor, Version};
 use crate::types::{
     try_f32_from_bytes, try_f64_from_bytes, try_i16_from_bytes, try_i32_from_bytes,
-    try_i64_from_bytes, u16_from_bytes, CBytes, CInt, INT_LEN,
+    try_i64_from_bytes, CBytes, CInt, INT_LEN,
 };
 
 // https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/doc/native_protocol_v4.spec#L813
@@ -105,20 +105,14 @@ pub fn decode_float(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<f32, io::Error> {
 pub fn decode_inet(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<net::IpAddr, io::Error> {
     match bytes.len() {
         // v4
-        4 => Ok(net::IpAddr::V4(net::Ipv4Addr::new(
-            bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3],
-        ))),
+        4 => {
+            let array: [u8; 4] = bytes[0..4].try_into().unwrap();
+            Ok(net::IpAddr::V4(net::Ipv4Addr::from(array)))
+        }
         // v6
         16 => {
-            let a = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 0, 2));
-            let b = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 2, 2));
-            let c = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 4, 2));
-            let d = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 6, 2));
-            let e = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 8, 2));
-            let f = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 10, 2));
-            let g = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 12, 2));
-            let h = u16_from_bytes(*array_ref!(bytes, 14, 2));
-            Ok(net::IpAddr::V6(net::Ipv6Addr::new(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h)))
+            let array: [u8; 16] = bytes[0..16].try_into().unwrap();
+            Ok(net::IpAddr::V6(net::Ipv6Addr::from(array)))
         }
         _ => Err(io::Error::new(
             io::ErrorKind::Other,
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/decimal.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/decimal.rs
index 2cbe23e..cf15282 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/decimal.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/decimal.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use derive_more::Constructor;
 use float_eq::*;
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use std::io::Cursor;
 
 use crate::frame::{Serialize, Version};
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/list.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/list.rs
index 7fa7832..adb75ff 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/list.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/list.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use derive_more::Constructor;
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/map.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/map.rs
index 4c31023..07f3c28 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/map.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/map.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::types::list::List;
 use crate::types::tuple::Tuple;
 use crate::types::udt::Udt;
 use crate::types::{AsRust, AsRustType, CBytes};
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Map {
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/rows.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/rows.rs
index 5a268a3..8d2d665 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/rows.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/rows.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::types::map::Map;
 use crate::types::tuple::Tuple;
 use crate::types::udt::Udt;
 use crate::types::{ByIndex, ByName, CBytes, IntoRustByIndex, IntoRustByName};
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Row {
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/tuple.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/tuple.rs
index b8fd2f1..376b55b 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/tuple.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/tuple.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use chrono::prelude::*;
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use time::PrimitiveDateTime;
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/udt.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/udt.rs
index bf87e18..88aa80f 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/udt.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/udt.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::types::list::List;
 use crate::types::map::Map;
 use crate::types::tuple::Tuple;
 use crate::types::{ByName, CBytes, IntoRustByName};
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Udt {
diff --git a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/value.rs b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/value.rs
index 94a8e40..0bc399b 100644
--- a/cassandra-protocol/src/types/value.rs
+++ b/cassandra-protocol/src/types/value.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::num::{NonZeroI16, NonZeroI32, NonZeroI64, NonZeroI8};
 
 use chrono::prelude::*;
-use num::BigInt;
+use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use time::PrimitiveDateTime;
 use uuid::Uuid;