diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9c52622..2e901cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ members = [
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 base32 = "0.4.0"
+bech32 = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
 bitflags = "2.5.0"
 dirs = "5.0.1"
 eframe = { version = "0.29.1", default-features = false, features = [ "wgpu", "wayland", "x11", "android-native-activity" ] }
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ hex = "0.4.3"
 image = { version = "0.25", features = ["jpeg", "png", "webp"] }
 indexmap = "2.6.0"
 log = "0.4.17"
-nostr = { version = "0.30.0" }
+nostr = { version = "0.37.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "nip49"] }
 nostrdb = { git = "https://github.com/damus-io/nostrdb-rs", rev = "71154e4100775f6932ee517da4350c433ba14ec7" }
 notedeck = { path = "crates/notedeck" } 
 notedeck_chrome = { path = "crates/notedeck_chrome" } 
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ open = "5.3.0"
 poll-promise = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["tokio"] }
 puffin = { git = "https://github.com/jb55/puffin", package = "puffin", rev = "70ff86d5503815219b01a009afd3669b7903a057" }
 puffin_egui = { git = "https://github.com/jb55/puffin", package = "puffin_egui", rev = "70ff86d5503815219b01a009afd3669b7903a057" }
-reqwest = { version = "0.12.4", default-features = false, features = [ "rustls-tls-native-roots" ] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] } # You only need this if you want app persistence
 serde_derive = "1"
 serde_json = "1.0.89"
diff --git a/crates/enostr/Cargo.toml b/crates/enostr/Cargo.toml
index 45e8ccf..fa83a9b 100644
--- a/crates/enostr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/enostr/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ serde_derive = "1"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] } # You only need this if you want app persistence
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 nostr = { workspace = true }
+bech32 = { workspace = true }
 nostrdb = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/enostr/src/note.rs b/crates/enostr/src/note.rs
index 997ce14..389f083 100644
--- a/crates/enostr/src/note.rs
+++ b/crates/enostr/src/note.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for NoteId {
     }
 }
 
-static HRP_NOTE: nostr::bech32::Hrp = nostr::bech32::Hrp::parse_unchecked("note");
+static HRP_NOTE: bech32::Hrp = bech32::Hrp::parse_unchecked("note");
 
 impl NoteId {
     pub fn new(bytes: [u8; 32]) -> Self {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl NoteId {
     }
 
     pub fn to_bech(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        nostr::bech32::encode::<nostr::bech32::Bech32>(HRP_NOTE, &self.0).ok()
+        bech32::encode::<bech32::Bech32>(HRP_NOTE, &self.0).ok()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/enostr/src/pubkey.rs b/crates/enostr/src/pubkey.rs
index 8333071..5dfb62c 100644
--- a/crates/enostr/src/pubkey.rs
+++ b/crates/enostr/src/pubkey.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
 use crate::Error;
-use nostr::bech32::Hrp;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ use tracing::debug;
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd)]
 pub struct Pubkey([u8; 32]);
 
-static HRP_NPUB: Hrp = Hrp::parse_unchecked("npub");
+static HRP_NPUB: bech32::Hrp = bech32::Hrp::parse_unchecked("npub");
 
 impl Deref for Pubkey {
     type Target = [u8; 32];
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ impl Pubkey {
     }
 
     pub fn try_from_bech32_string(s: &str, verify: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let data = match nostr::bech32::decode(s) {
+        let data = match bech32::decode(s) {
             Ok(res) => Ok(res),
             Err(_) => Err(Error::InvalidBech32),
         }?;
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ impl Pubkey {
     }
 
     pub fn to_bech(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        nostr::bech32::encode::<nostr::bech32::Bech32>(HRP_NPUB, &self.0).ok()
+        bech32::encode::<bech32::Bech32>(HRP_NPUB, &self.0).ok()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/Cargo.toml b/crates/notedeck_columns/Cargo.toml
index e47c59e..ed374e2 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ open = { workspace = true }
 poll-promise = { workspace = true }
 puffin = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 puffin_egui = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-reqwest = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_derive = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }