diff --git a/.github/prod.py b/.github/prod.py
index a8e5c4b..c468ad8 100644
--- a/.github/prod.py
+++ b/.github/prod.py
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-import httpx
-import toml
+import json
 import os
+import urllib
+
+import toml
 
 with open("Cargo.toml", mode="r") as file:
     text: str = file.read()
 
 
+# convert get_version to use native python libs
 def get_version():
     uri = "https://pypi.org/pypi/pysqlx-core/json"
     for _ in range(3):
-        resp = httpx.get(uri)
-        if resp.is_success:
+        resp = urllib.request.urlopen(uri)
+        if resp.status == 200:
             break
-    json: dict = resp.json()
-    return json["info"]["version"]
+    data: dict = json.loads(resp.read())
+    return data["info"]["version"]
 
 
 version: str = get_version()
@@ -40,4 +43,4 @@ def get_version():
 env_file = os.getenv('GITHUB_ENV')
 
 with open(env_file, mode="a") as file:
-    file.write(f"\nPY_SQLX_VERSION=v{new_version}")
\ No newline at end of file
+    file.write(f"\nPY_SQLX_VERSION=v{new_version}")
diff --git a/.github/release.py b/.github/release.py
index 77895f3..1a3ca67 100644
--- a/.github/release.py
+++ b/.github/release.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import httpx
+import json
+import urllib
+
 import toml
 
 with open("Cargo.toml", mode="r") as file:
@@ -8,24 +10,27 @@
 def get_version():
     uri = "https://pypi.org/pypi/pysqlx-core/json"
     for _ in range(3):
-        resp = httpx.get(uri)
-        if resp.is_success:
+        resp = urllib.request.urlopen(uri)
+        if resp.status == 200:
             break
-    json: dict = resp.json()
+    data: dict = json.loads(resp.read())
 
-    releases = json["releases"]
-    versions = sorted(releases.keys(), key=lambda x: int(x.replace(".", "").replace("b", "").replace("a", "")), reverse=True)
+    releases = data["releases"]
+    versions = sorted(
+        releases.keys(), key=lambda x: int(x.replace(".", "").replace("b", "").replace("a", "")), reverse=True
+    )
     versions = [v for v in versions if "b" in v]
 
-    current_version = json["info"]["version"]
+    current_version = data["info"]["version"]
 
     if versions:
         if int(current_version.replace(".", "")) > int(versions[0].split("b")[0].replace(".", "")):
             return current_version
         return versions[0]
-    
+
     return current_version
 
+
 version: str = get_version()
 file_version = toml.loads(text)["package"]["version"]
 
@@ -53,4 +58,4 @@ def get_version():
     raise Exception("Could not update version, check the Cargo.toml file.")
 
 with open("Cargo.toml", mode="w") as file:
-    file.write(new_text)
\ No newline at end of file
+    file.write(new_text)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index d835256..60b83ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           components: llvm-tools
 
-      - run: pip install -U twine 'black>=22.3.0,<23' typing_extensions httpx toml
+      - run: pip install -U twine 'black>=22.3.0,<23' typing_extensions toml
 
       - name: production - check package version
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           components: llvm-tools
 
-      - run: pip install -U twine 'black>=22.3.0,<23' typing_extensions httpx toml
+      - run: pip install -U twine 'black>=22.3.0,<23' typing_extensions toml
 
       - name: production - check package version
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: install deps
-        run: pip install -U twine httpx toml
+        run: pip install -U twine toml
 
       - name: production - check package version
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 611ef4e..0bfdee5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pysqlx-core"
-version = "0.1.37"
+version = "0.1.47"
 dependencies = [
  "convert",
  "database",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 943f23f..a83b87a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pysqlx-core"
-version = "0.1.37"
+version = "0.1.47"
 edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html