diff --git a/cmd/ccv/main.go b/cmd/ccv/main.go
index f75879b..23bea4f 100644
--- a/cmd/ccv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ccv/main.go
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/smlx/ccv"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	log, err := zap.NewProduction()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	log := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stderr, nil))
 	next, err := ccv.NextVersion(`.`)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("couldn't get next version", zap.Error(err))
+		log.Error("couldn't get next version", slog.Any("error", err))
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	fmt.Println(next)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3281235..740d736 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ go 1.22.2
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.12.0
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.2-0.20230802210424-5b0b94c5c0d3 // indirect
 	github.com/skeema/knownhosts v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.3 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 82a36d1..2e59d6d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8
 github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.3 h1:+/15pJfg/RsTxqYcX6fHqOXZwwMP+2VyYWJeWM2qQFM=
 github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.3/go.mod h1:6dzNDKs0J9rVPHPhaGCukekBHKqfl+L3KghI1Bc68Uw=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
-go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
-go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
-go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 h1:S0h4aNzvfcFsC3dRF1jLoaov7oRaKqRGC/pUEJ2yvPQ=
-go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=