diff --git a/.github/workflows/zig.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/zig.yml
rename to .github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7bfc26e..be16a42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zig.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v2
         with:
-          version: 0.15.2
+          version: 0.16.0
       - run: zig build test --summary all
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/bench/h264_sps.zig b/bench/h264_sps.zig
index b71d12a..fc8a24d 100644
--- a/bench/h264_sps.zig
+++ b/bench/h264_sps.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const zbench = @import("zbench");
 const h264 = @import("media").h264;
 
 const sps_nal = [_]u8{
@@ -23,59 +24,31 @@ const sps_with_frame_cropping = [_]u8{
     0x20,
 };
 
-const iterations = 1_000_000;
-
-pub fn main() !void {
-    var buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
-    var stdout = std.fs.File.stdout().writer(&buffer);
-
-    try stdout.interface.writeAll("\x1b[1;36m┌─────────────────────────┐\x1b[0m\n");
-    try stdout.interface.writeAll("\x1b[1;36m│     H264 SPS Benchmarks │\x1b[0m\n");
-    try stdout.interface.writeAll("\x1b[1;36m└─────────────────────────┘\x1b[0m\n\n");
-
-    // Warm-up: one pass to bring code/data into cache.
-    for (0..iterations) |_| {
-        const sps = try h264.Sps.parse(sps_nal[1..]);
-        std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(sps);
-    }
-
-    const fixtures = [_]struct {
-        name: []const u8,
-        data: []const u8,
-    }{
-        .{ .name = "Basic SPS", .data = sps_nal[1..] },
-        .{ .name = "SPS with scaling list", .data = sps_with_scaling_list[1..] },
-        .{ .name = "SPS with frame cropping", .data = sps_with_frame_cropping[1..] },
-    };
-
-    for (fixtures) |fixture| {
-        try benchMark(fixture.name, fixture.data, &stdout.interface);
-    }
+fn benchBasicSps(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    const sps = h264.Sps.parse(sps_nal[1..]) catch unreachable;
+    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(sps);
+}
 
-    try stdout.interface.flush();
+fn benchScalingList(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    const sps = h264.Sps.parse(sps_with_scaling_list[1..]) catch unreachable;
+    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(sps);
 }
 
-fn benchMark(name: []const u8, data: []const u8, writer: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
-    var timer = try std.time.Timer.start();
+fn benchFrameCropping(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    const sps = h264.Sps.parse(sps_with_frame_cropping[1..]) catch unreachable;
+    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(sps);
+}
 
-    for (0..iterations) |_| {
-        const sps = try h264.Sps.parse(data);
-        std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(sps);
-    }
+pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
+    var bench = zbench.Benchmark.init(init.gpa, .{});
+    defer bench.deinit();
 
-    const elapsed_ns = timer.read();
-    const ns_per_op = elapsed_ns / iterations;
-    const ops_per_sec = @as(u64, std.time.ns_per_s) / @max(ns_per_op, 1);
+    try bench.add("H264 Basic SPS", benchBasicSps, .{});
+    try bench.add("H264 SPS with scaling list", benchScalingList, .{});
+    try bench.add("H264 SPS with frame cropping", benchFrameCropping, .{});
 
-    try writer.print("\x1b[1;33mH264 {s}\x1b[0m\n" ++
-        "  iterations : {d}\n" ++
-        "  total time : {d} ms\n" ++
-        "  ns/op      : {d}\n" ++
-        "  ops/sec    : {d}\n\n", .{
-        name,
-        iterations,
-        elapsed_ns / std.time.ns_per_ms,
-        ns_per_op,
-        ops_per_sec,
-    });
+    try bench.run(init.io, std.Io.File.stdout());
 }
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 510f769..fdcc329 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -17,10 +17,16 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     test_step.dependOn(&run_media_tests.step);
 
     {
+        const zbench_dep = b.dependency("zbench", .{
+            .target = target,
+            .optimize = .ReleaseFast,
+        });
+        const zbench_mod = zbench_dep.module("zbench");
+
         const bench_step = b.step("bench", "Run all benchmarks");
 
         const benches = .{
-            .{ .name = "h264_sps", .src = "bench/core/h264_sps.zig" },
+            .{ .name = "h264_sps", .src = "bench/h264_sps.zig" },
         };
 
         inline for (benches) |bench| {
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
                     .optimize = .ReleaseFast,
                     .imports = &.{
                         .{ .name = "media", .module = mod },
+                        .{ .name = "zbench", .module = zbench_mod },
                     },
                 }),
             });
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 249d156..ce1da8e 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
     .name = .media,
     .version = "0.1.0",
     .fingerprint = 0x6a2ca10c089dcfa9, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
-    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.2",
-    .dependencies = .{},
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0",
+    .dependencies = .{
+        .zbench = .{
+            .url = "https://github.com/hendriknielaender/zBench/archive/zig-0.16.0.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "zbench-0.11.2-YTdc76Q_AQAxonIKZ2-H1PdcESJGwyuYylw6RkPiBqyx",
+        },
+    },
     .paths = .{
         "build.zig",
         "build.zig.zon",
diff --git a/src/buffer_pool_allocator.zig b/src/buffer_pool_allocator.zig
index 2e6ba58..e0d8b70 100644
--- a/src/buffer_pool_allocator.zig
+++ b/src/buffer_pool_allocator.zig
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const Bucket = struct {
 
     const Block = struct { next: ?*Block };
 
-    fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, block_size: usize, block_count: usize) !Bucket {
+    fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, block_size: usize, block_count: usize) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Bucket {
         const total_size = block_size * block_count;
         const buffer = try allocator.alloc(u8, total_size);
 
@@ -78,23 +78,18 @@ pub fn BufferPoolAllocator(comptime config: Config) type {
 
     return struct {
         const have_mutex = config.thread_safe;
-        const mutex_init = if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex{} else DummyMutex{};
-
-        const DummyMutex = struct {
-            inline fn lock(_: DummyMutex) void {}
-            inline fn unlock(_: DummyMutex) void {}
-        };
+        const Mutex = if (have_mutex) std.Io.Mutex else void;
 
         buckets: [config.bucket_sizes.len]Bucket,
         backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
         buffer_ref_allocator: BufferRefAllocator,
-        mutex: @TypeOf(mutex_init) = mutex_init,
+        mutex: Mutex = if (have_mutex) std.Io.Mutex.init else {},
 
         pub fn init(backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !@This() {
             var self = @This(){
                 .backing_allocator = backing_allocator,
                 .buckets = undefined,
-                .buffer_ref_allocator = BufferRefAllocator.init(backing_allocator),
+                .buffer_ref_allocator = BufferRefAllocator.empty,
             };
             var initialized: usize = 0;
             errdefer {
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn BufferPoolAllocator(comptime config: Config) type {
             for (0..config.bucket_sizes.len) |idx| {
                 self.buckets[idx].deinit(self.backing_allocator);
             }
-            self.buffer_ref_allocator.deinit();
+            self.buffer_ref_allocator.deinit(self.backing_allocator);
         }
 
         pub fn allocator(self: *@This()) std.mem.Allocator {
@@ -133,9 +128,9 @@ pub fn BufferPoolAllocator(comptime config: Config) type {
         fn alloc(context: *anyopaque, len: usize, _: std.mem.Alignment, _: usize) ?[*]u8 {
             const self: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(context));
             if (len == buffer_ref_size) {
-                if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.lock(&self.mutex);
-                defer if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.unlock(&self.mutex);
-                const buf_ref = self.buffer_ref_allocator.create() catch {
+                if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexLock(&self.mutex);
+                defer if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexUnlock(&self.mutex);
+                const buf_ref = self.buffer_ref_allocator.create(self.backing_allocator) catch {
                     return null;
                 };
                 return @ptrCast(@alignCast(buf_ref));
@@ -143,8 +138,8 @@ pub fn BufferPoolAllocator(comptime config: Config) type {
 
             for (&self.buckets) |*bucket| {
                 if (len <= bucket.block_size) {
-                    if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.lock(&self.mutex);
-                    defer if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.unlock(&self.mutex);
+                    if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexLock(&self.mutex);
+                    defer if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexUnlock(&self.mutex);
 
                     if (bucket.acquire()) |b| {
                         return b.ptr;
@@ -157,8 +152,8 @@ pub fn BufferPoolAllocator(comptime config: Config) type {
         fn free(context: *anyopaque, memory: []u8, _: std.mem.Alignment, _: usize) void {
             const self: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(context));
             if (memory.len == buffer_ref_size) {
-                if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.lock(&self.mutex);
-                defer if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.unlock(&self.mutex);
+                if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexLock(&self.mutex);
+                defer if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexUnlock(&self.mutex);
                 self.buffer_ref_allocator.destroy(@ptrCast(@alignCast(memory.ptr)));
                 return;
             }
@@ -166,8 +161,9 @@ pub fn BufferPoolAllocator(comptime config: Config) type {
             for (&self.buckets) |*bucket| {
                 const start = @intFromPtr(bucket.buffer.ptr);
                 if (ptr >= start and ptr < start + bucket.buffer.len) {
-                    if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.lock(&self.mutex);
-                    defer if (have_mutex) std.Thread.Mutex.unlock(&self.mutex);
+                    if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexLock(&self.mutex);
+                    defer if (have_mutex) std.Io.Threaded.mutexUnlock(&self.mutex);
+
                     bucket.release(memory);
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/src/h264.zig b/src/h264.zig
index f7d2161..870a456 100644
--- a/src/h264.zig
+++ b/src/h264.zig
@@ -163,11 +163,7 @@ pub const Sps = struct {
                     const entries: usize = if (sps.chroma_format_idc != 3) 8 else 12;
                     for (0..entries) |i| {
                         if (try bit_reader.takeBit() == 0) continue;
-                        if (i < 6) {
-                            try parseScalingList(&bit_reader, 16);
-                        } else {
-                            try parseScalingList(&bit_reader, 64);
-                        }
+                        try parseScalingList(&bit_reader, if (i < 6) 16 else 64);
                     }
                 }
             },
diff --git a/src/io.zig b/src/io.zig
index c19f28c..01a926e 100644
--- a/src/io.zig
+++ b/src/io.zig
@@ -207,5 +207,5 @@ pub const BitReader = struct {
 };
 
 test {
-    std.testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(@This());
+    std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());
 }
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index 26cfe49..eeddced 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const BufferRef = struct {
         .ref_count = .init(1),
     };
 
-    fn init(buffer_ref: *BufferRef, allocator: Allocator, size: usize) !void {
+    fn init(buffer_ref: *BufferRef, allocator: Allocator, size: usize) Allocator.Error!void {
         buffer_ref.data = try allocator.alloc(u8, size);
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub const Packet = struct {
 
     /// Allocates an uninitialised owned buffer of `size` bytes.
     /// Use `mutableData()` to fill the buffer before sharing the packet.
-    pub fn alloc(allocator: Allocator, size: usize) !Packet {
+    pub fn alloc(allocator: Allocator, size: usize) Allocator.Error!Packet {
         const buffer_ref = try allocator.create(BufferRef);
 
         buffer_ref.* = .{
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub const Packet = struct {
     }
 
     /// Allocates an owned buffer and copies `src` into it (analogous to `std.mem.Allocator.dupe`).
-    pub fn dupe(allocator: Allocator, src: []const u8) !Packet {
+    pub fn dupe(allocator: Allocator, src: []const u8) Allocator.Error!Packet {
         var packet = try alloc(allocator, src.len);
         @memcpy(packet.mutableData().?, src);
         return packet;
@@ -278,8 +278,5 @@ test "Packet.mutableData: writes are visible through data slice" {
 }
 
 test {
-    std.testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(@This());
-    _ = @import("h264.zig");
-    _ = @import("io.zig");
-    _ = @import("buffer_pool_allocator.zig");
+    std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());
 }