diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index bddf62e..e69de29 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "src/deps/zig-network"]
-	path = src/deps/zig-network
-	url = https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-network
diff --git a/_notes.txt b/_notes.txt
index b00571f..bdd908a 100644
--- a/_notes.txt
+++ b/_notes.txt
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ Import
 
     zig fetch --save=zig-datetime git+https://github.com/frmdstryr/zig-datetime
 
+    zig fetch --save=network git+https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-network
 
 
 
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 30b8083..9e0bb33 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
 
+    const zig_network = b.dependency("network", .{
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
     const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
         .name = "syslog",
         // In this case the main source file is merely a path, however, in more
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     });
 
     lib.root_module.addImport("zig-datetime", zig_datetime.module("zig-datetime"));
+    lib.root_module.addImport("network", zig_network.module("network"));
 
     // This declares intent for the library to be installed into the standard
     // location when the user invokes the "install" step (the default step when
@@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
 
+    lib_unit_tests.root_module.addImport("network", zig_network.module("network"));
     lib_unit_tests.root_module.addImport("zig-datetime", zig_datetime.module("zig-datetime"));
     lib_unit_tests.root_module.addImport("mailbox", mailbox.module("mailbox"));
 
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 407859c..bbd760b 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
             .hash = "12208d8777b69f62cccf70b4372d8c31a22bb022881279713d424689d6555532d389",
         },
         .@"zig-datetime" = .{
-            .url = "git+https://github.com/frmdstryr/zig-datetime#70aebf28fb3e137cd84123a9349d157a74708721",
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/frmdstryr/zig-datetime",
             .hash = "122077215ce36e125a490e59ec1748ffd4f6ba00d4d14f7308978e5360711d72d77f",
         },
+        .network = .{
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-network#805ce63eec48373ec497542f18f19d7c484b9b2e",
+            .hash = "122007f014c736cee735f1fe71660e39aa9f8c9351deab2e35c4dd9ab69d37d8db46",
+        },
     },
     .paths = .{
         "build.zig",
diff --git a/src/deps/zig-network b/src/deps/zig-network
deleted file mode 160000
index 805ce63..0000000
--- a/src/deps/zig-network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 805ce63eec48373ec497542f18f19d7c484b9b2e
diff --git a/src/syslog_tests.zig b/src/syslog_tests.zig
index 0e77b68..53beaa3 100644
--- a/src/syslog_tests.zig
+++ b/src/syslog_tests.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const mailbox = @import("mailbox");
 const syslog = @import("syslog.zig");
 const transport = @import("transport.zig");
 const rfc = @import("rfc5424.zig");
-const network = @import("deps/zig-network/network.zig");
+const network = @import("network");
 //---------------------------------
 
 const Thread = std.Thread;
diff --git a/src/transport.zig b/src/transport.zig
index 933ff00..dc94e43 100644
--- a/src/transport.zig
+++ b/src/transport.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //---------------------------------
 const std = @import("std");
-pub const network = @import("deps/zig-network/network.zig");
+pub const network = @import("network");
 //---------------------------------
 
 //---------------------------------