diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 350b8c9..0e05744 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ async-std = "1.5.0"
 async-tungstenite = { version = "0.4.2", features = ["async-native-tls"] }
 base64 = "0.12.0"
 ctrlc = "3.1.4"
-futures = "0.3.4"
+futures = "0.3.5"
+futures-lite = { path = "../futures-lite" }
 http = "0.2.1"
 http-types = "1.2.0"
 hyper = { version = "0.13.5", default-features = false, features = ["stream"] }
diff --git a/examples/async-h1-client.rs b/examples/async-h1-client.rs
index 645b0e3..2b1f5bd 100644
--- a/examples/async-h1-client.rs
+++ b/examples/async-h1-client.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
 use anyhow::{bail, Context as _, Error, Result};
 use async_io::Async;
 use blocking::{block_on, unblock};
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use http_types::{Method, Request, Response};
 use url::Url;
 
diff --git a/examples/async-h1-server.rs b/examples/async-h1-server.rs
index dfd468d..ec34a65 100644
--- a/examples/async-h1-server.rs
+++ b/examples/async-h1-server.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor};
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use http_types::{Request, Response, StatusCode};
 use smol::Task;
 
diff --git a/examples/chat-client.rs b/examples/chat-client.rs
index e69597c..1085863 100644
--- a/examples/chat-client.rs
+++ b/examples/chat-client.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ use std::net::TcpStream;
 
 use async_io::Async;
 use blocking::{block_on, Unblock};
-use futures::io;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 
 fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     block_on(async {
@@ -35,10 +34,19 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
         let mut writer = &stream;
 
         // Wait until the standard input is closed or the connection is closed.
-        futures::select! {
-            _ = io::copy(stdin, &mut writer).fuse() => println!("Quit!"),
-            _ = io::copy(reader, &mut stdout).fuse() => println!("Server disconnected!"),
-        }
+        future::race(
+            async {
+                let res = io::copy(stdin, &mut writer).await;
+                println!("Quit!");
+                res
+            },
+            async {
+                let res = io::copy(reader, &mut stdout).await;
+                println!("Server disconnected!");
+                res
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
 
         Ok(())
     })
diff --git a/examples/chat-server.rs b/examples/chat-server.rs
index 7ea38fe..1d78c86 100644
--- a/examples/chat-server.rs
+++ b/examples/chat-server.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ use async_channel::{bounded, Receiver, Sender};
 use async_dup::Arc;
 use async_io::Async;
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::io::{self, BufReader};
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use smol::Task;
 
 /// An event on the chat server.
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ async fn dispatch(receiver: Receiver<Event>) -> io::Result<()> {
 /// Reads messages from the client and forwards them to the dispatcher task.
 async fn read_messages(sender: Sender<Event>, client: Arc<Async<TcpStream>>) -> io::Result<()> {
     let addr = client.get_ref().peer_addr()?;
-    let mut lines = BufReader::new(client).lines();
+    let mut lines = io::BufReader::new(client).lines();
 
     while let Some(line) = lines.next().await {
         let line = line?;
diff --git a/examples/ctrl-c.rs b/examples/ctrl-c.rs
index bf7e57e..a71daef 100644
--- a/examples/ctrl-c.rs
+++ b/examples/ctrl-c.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 //! ```
 
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 
 fn main() {
     // Set a handler that sends a message through a channel.
     let (s, ctrl_c) = async_channel::bounded(100);
     let handle = move || {
-        let _ = s.send(()).now_or_never();
+        let _ = future::poll_once(s.send(()));
     };
     ctrlc::set_handler(handle).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/examples/hyper-client.rs b/examples/hyper-client.rs
index f3ba818..5d3487c 100644
--- a/examples/hyper-client.rs
+++ b/examples/hyper-client.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Context as _, Error, Result};
 use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::TlsStream;
 use blocking::{block_on, unblock};
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use http::Uri;
 use hyper::{Body, Client, Request, Response};
 use smol::Task;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         // Read the message body.
         let body = resp
             .into_body()
-            .try_fold(Vec::new(), |mut body, chunk| async move {
+            .try_fold(Vec::new(), |mut body, chunk| {
                 body.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
                 Ok(body)
             })
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct SmolConnector;
 impl hyper::service::Service<Uri> for SmolConnector {
     type Response = SmolStream;
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = future::BoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+    type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>> + Send>>;
 
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
diff --git a/examples/hyper-server.rs b/examples/hyper-server.rs
index 0073894..381a2a9 100644
--- a/examples/hyper-server.rs
+++ b/examples/hyper-server.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor, TlsStream};
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use hyper::service::{make_service_fn, service_fn};
 use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, Server};
 use smol::Task;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl hyper::server::accept::Accept for SmolListener {
         cx: &mut Context,
     ) -> Poll<Option<Result<Self::Conn, Self::Error>>> {
         let poll = Pin::new(&mut self.listener.incoming()).poll_next(cx);
-        let stream = futures::ready!(poll).unwrap()?;
+        let stream = ready!(poll).unwrap()?;
 
         let stream = match &self.tls {
             None => SmolStream::Plain(stream),
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ enum SmolStream {
     Tls(TlsStream<Async<TcpStream>>),
 
     /// A TCP connection that is in process of getting secured by TLS.
-    Handshake(future::BoxFuture<'static, io::Result<TlsStream<Async<TcpStream>>>>),
+    Handshake(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = io::Result<TlsStream<Async<TcpStream>>>> + Send>>),
 }
 
 impl hyper::client::connect::Connection for SmolStream {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl tokio::io::AsyncRead for SmolStream {
                 SmolStream::Plain(s) => return Pin::new(s).poll_read(cx, buf),
                 SmolStream::Tls(s) => return Pin::new(s).poll_read(cx, buf),
                 SmolStream::Handshake(f) => {
-                    let s = futures::ready!(f.as_mut().poll(cx))?;
+                    let s = ready!(f.as_mut().poll(cx))?;
                     *self = SmolStream::Tls(s);
                 }
             }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl tokio::io::AsyncWrite for SmolStream {
                 SmolStream::Plain(s) => return Pin::new(s).poll_write(cx, buf),
                 SmolStream::Tls(s) => return Pin::new(s).poll_write(cx, buf),
                 SmolStream::Handshake(f) => {
-                    let s = futures::ready!(f.as_mut().poll(cx))?;
+                    let s = ready!(f.as_mut().poll(cx))?;
                     *self = SmolStream::Tls(s);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/examples/simple-client.rs b/examples/simple-client.rs
index e0b9acf..534fb35 100644
--- a/examples/simple-client.rs
+++ b/examples/simple-client.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
 use anyhow::{bail, Context as _, Result};
 use async_io::Async;
 use blocking::{block_on, unblock};
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Sends a GET request and fetches the response.
diff --git a/examples/simple-server.rs b/examples/simple-server.rs
index 48c6302..3dfcaf5 100644
--- a/examples/simple-server.rs
+++ b/examples/simple-server.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor};
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use smol::Task;
 
 const RESPONSE: &[u8] = br#"
diff --git a/examples/tcp-client.rs b/examples/tcp-client.rs
index d0d82c5..aadafde 100644
--- a/examples/tcp-client.rs
+++ b/examples/tcp-client.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ use std::net::TcpStream;
 
 use async_io::Async;
 use blocking::{block_on, Unblock};
-use futures::io;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 
 fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     block_on(async {
diff --git a/examples/tcp-server.rs b/examples/tcp-server.rs
index 98a0926..e61063e 100644
--- a/examples/tcp-server.rs
+++ b/examples/tcp-server.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 
 use async_io::Async;
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::io;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use smol::Task;
 
 /// Echoes messages from the client back to it.
diff --git a/examples/tls-client.rs b/examples/tls-client.rs
index e635bf7..bc57de2 100644
--- a/examples/tls-client.rs
+++ b/examples/tls-client.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Certificate, TlsConnector};
 use blocking::{block_on, Unblock};
-use futures::io;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures_lite::*;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Initialize TLS with the local certificate.
diff --git a/examples/tls-server.rs b/examples/tls-server.rs
index a08acec..a7ff32b 100644
--- a/examples/tls-server.rs
+++ b/examples/tls-server.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor, TlsStream};
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::io;
+use futures_lite::*;
 use smol::Task;
 
 /// Echoes messages from the client back to it.
diff --git a/examples/unix-signal.rs b/examples/unix-signal.rs
index 45ae5c0..5d4d681 100644
--- a/examples/unix-signal.rs
+++ b/examples/unix-signal.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     use async_io::Async;
     use blocking::block_on;
-    use futures::prelude::*;
+    use futures_lite::*;
 
     block_on(async {
         // Create a Unix stream that receives a byte on each signal occurrence.
diff --git a/examples/websocket-client.rs b/examples/websocket-client.rs
index 9375a57..4d32c5d 100644
--- a/examples/websocket-client.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket-client.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Certificate, TlsConnector, TlsStream};
 use async_tungstenite::WebSocketStream;
 use blocking::{block_on, unblock};
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures::sink::{Sink, SinkExt};
+use futures_lite::*;
 use tungstenite::handshake::client::Response;
 use tungstenite::Message;
 use url::Url;
diff --git a/examples/websocket-server.rs b/examples/websocket-server.rs
index f756458..93a942e 100644
--- a/examples/websocket-server.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket-server.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ use async_io::Async;
 use async_native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor, TlsStream};
 use async_tungstenite::WebSocketStream;
 use blocking::block_on;
-use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures::sink::{Sink, SinkExt};
+use futures_lite::*;
 use smol::Task;
 use tungstenite::Message;
 
diff --git a/examples/windows-uds.rs b/examples/windows-uds.rs
index 2f1a34b..a1e3138 100644
--- a/examples/windows-uds.rs
+++ b/examples/windows-uds.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     use async_io::Async;
     use blocking::{block_on, Unblock};
-    use futures::io;
-    use futures::prelude::*;
+    use futures_lite::*;
     use smol::Task;
     use tempfile::tempdir;
     use uds_windows::{UnixListener, UnixStream};