diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 80b6350..3a4aa78 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "icmp-socket"
 description = "ICMP sockets for both IPv4 and IPv6"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 repository = "https://github.com/zaphar/icmp-socket"
 authors = ["Jeremy Wall <jeremy@marzhillstudios.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-socket2 = "0.3.19"
-byteorder = "1.3.4"
\ No newline at end of file
+byteorder = "1.3.4"
+
+[dependencies.socket2]
+version = "0.4.4"
+features=[ "all" ]
diff --git a/examples/ping4.rs b/examples/ping4.rs
index 8330d07..b6cd7e9 100644
--- a/examples/ping4.rs
+++ b/examples/ping4.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ pub fn main() {
                     break;
                 }
             };
-            if packet_handler(resp, send_time, *sock_addr.as_inet().unwrap().ip()).is_some() {
+            if packet_handler(resp, send_time, *sock_addr.as_socket_ipv4().unwrap().ip()).is_some()
+            {
                 std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/examples/ping6.rs b/examples/ping6.rs
index e0dcd3e..61bac60 100644
--- a/examples/ping6.rs
+++ b/examples/ping6.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ pub fn main() {
                     break;
                 }
             };
-            if packet_handler(resp, send_time, *sock_addr.as_inet6().unwrap().ip()).is_some() {
+            if packet_handler(resp, send_time, *sock_addr.as_socket_ipv6().unwrap().ip()).is_some()
+            {
                 std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000));
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/socket.rs b/src/socket.rs
index 1aa6608..318fe52 100644
--- a/src/socket.rs
+++ b/src/socket.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::{
     convert::{Into, TryFrom, TryInto},
+    mem::MaybeUninit,
     time::Duration,
 };
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ impl IcmpSocket4 {
     /// Construct a new socket. The socket must be bound to an address using `bind_to`
     /// before it can be used to send and receive packets.
     pub fn new() -> std::io::Result<Self> {
-        let socket = Socket::new(Domain::ipv4(), Type::raw(), Some(Protocol::icmpv4()))?;
+        let socket = Socket::new(Domain::IPV4, Type::RAW, Some(Protocol::ICMPV4))?;
         socket.set_recv_buffer_size(512)?;
         Ok(Self {
             bound_to: None,
@@ -108,7 +109,12 @@ impl IcmpSocket for IcmpSocket4 {
 
     fn rcv_from(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<(Self::PacketType, SockAddr)> {
         self.inner.set_read_timeout(None)?;
-        let (read_count, addr) = self.inner.recv_from(&mut self.buf)?;
+        // NOTE(jwall): the `recv_from` implementation promises not to write uninitialised
+        // bytes to the `buf`fer, so this casting is safe.
+        // TODO(jwall): change to `Vec::spare_capacity_mut` when it stabilizes.
+        let mut buf =
+            unsafe { &mut *(self.buf.as_mut_slice() as *mut [u8] as *mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) };
+        let (read_count, addr) = self.inner.recv_from(&mut buf)?;
         Ok((self.buf[0..read_count].try_into()?, addr))
     }
 
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ impl IcmpSocket6 {
     /// Construct a new socket. The socket must be bound to an address using `bind_to`
     /// before it can be used to send and receive packets.
     pub fn new() -> std::io::Result<Self> {
-        let socket = Socket::new(Domain::ipv6(), Type::raw(), Some(Protocol::icmpv6()))?;
+        let socket = Socket::new(Domain::IPV6, Type::RAW, Some(Protocol::ICMPV6))?;
         socket.set_recv_buffer_size(512)?;
         Ok(Self {
             bound_to: None,
@@ -180,7 +186,12 @@ impl IcmpSocket for IcmpSocket6 {
 
     fn rcv_from(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<(Self::PacketType, SockAddr)> {
         self.inner.set_read_timeout(None)?;
-        let (read_count, addr) = self.inner.recv_from(&mut self.buf)?;
+        // NOTE(jwall): the `recv_from` implementation promises not to write uninitialised
+        // bytes to the `buf`fer, so this casting is safe.
+        // TODO(jwall): change to `Vec::spare_capacity_mut` when it stabilizes.
+        let mut buf =
+            unsafe { &mut *(self.buf.as_mut_slice() as *mut [u8] as *mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) };
+        let (read_count, addr) = self.inner.recv_from(&mut buf)?;
         Ok((self.buf[0..read_count].try_into()?, addr))
     }