diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f18f42a..4a246ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "ISC"
 name = "songbird"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/serenity-rs/songbird.git"
-rust-version = "1.72"
+rust-version = "1.74"
 version = "0.3.2"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ rusty_pool = { optional = true, version = "0.7" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde-aux = { optional = true, version = "4"}
 serde_json = "1"
+serenity = { optional = true, version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["voice", "gateway"] }
+serenity-voice-model = { optional = true, version = "0.1" }
 simd-json = { features = ["serde_impl"], optional = true, version = "0.13" }
 socket2 = { optional = true, version = "0.5" }
 streamcatcher = { optional = true, version = "1" }
@@ -52,16 +54,6 @@ typemap_rev = { optional = true, version = "0.3" }
 url = { optional = true, version = "2" }
 uuid = { features = ["v4"], optional = true, version = "1" }
 
-[dependencies.serenity]
-version = "0.11"
-default-features = false
-features = ["voice", "gateway"]
-optional = true
-
-[dependencies.serenity-voice-model]
-version = "0.11"
-optional = true
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 byteorder = "1"
 criterion = "0.5"
diff --git a/examples/serenity/voice/Cargo.toml b/examples/serenity/voice/Cargo.toml
index 1d7cb52..5b952ff 100644
--- a/examples/serenity/voice/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/serenity/voice/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["my name <my@email.address>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+serenity = { version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["client", "standard_framework", "voice", "rustls_backend"] }
 symphonia = { features = ["aac", "mp3", "isomp4", "alac"], version = "0.5.2" }
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2"
@@ -14,10 +15,6 @@ reqwest = "0.11"
 [dependencies.songbird]
 path = "../../../"
 
-[dependencies.serenity]
-version = "0.11"
-features = ["client", "standard_framework", "voice", "rustls_backend"]
-
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "1.0"
 features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "signal"]
diff --git a/examples/serenity/voice_cached_audio/Cargo.toml b/examples/serenity/voice_cached_audio/Cargo.toml
index 3af78c4..b05d3a5 100644
--- a/examples/serenity/voice_cached_audio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/serenity/voice_cached_audio/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["my name <my@email.address>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+serenity = { version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["cache", "framework", "standard_framework", "voice", "http", "rustls_backend"] }
 symphonia = { features = ["mp3"], version = "0.5.2" }
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2"
@@ -13,10 +14,6 @@ tracing-futures = "0.2"
 [dependencies.songbird]
 path = "../../../"
 
-[dependencies.serenity]
-version = "0.11"
-features = ["cache", "framework", "standard_framework", "voice", "http", "rustls_backend"]
-
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "1.0"
 features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"]
diff --git a/examples/serenity/voice_events_queue/Cargo.toml b/examples/serenity/voice_events_queue/Cargo.toml
index a63f6a2..0db5caa 100644
--- a/examples/serenity/voice_events_queue/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/serenity/voice_events_queue/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 reqwest = "0.11"
+serenity = { version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["client", "standard_framework", "voice", "rustls_backend"] }
 symphonia = { features = ["aac", "mp3", "isomp4", "alac"], version = "0.5.2" }
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2"
@@ -15,10 +16,6 @@ tracing-futures = "0.2"
 features = ["builtin-queue"]
 path = "../../../"
 
-[dependencies.serenity]
-version = "0.11"
-features = ["cache", "standard_framework", "voice", "rustls_backend"]
-
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "1.0"
 features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "signal"]
diff --git a/examples/serenity/voice_receive/Cargo.toml b/examples/serenity/voice_receive/Cargo.toml
index a99363b..1531e5c 100644
--- a/examples/serenity/voice_receive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/serenity/voice_receive/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 dashmap = "5"
+serenity = { version = "0.12.0-rc", features = ["client", "standard_framework", "voice", "rustls_backend"] }
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2"
 tracing-futures = "0.2"
@@ -14,10 +15,6 @@ tracing-futures = "0.2"
 features = ["receive"]
 path = "../../../"
 
-[dependencies.serenity]
-version = "0.11"
-features = ["client", "standard_framework", "voice", "rustls_backend"]
-
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "1.0"
 features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"]