diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b44372eae..77bc6a981 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1319,6 +1319,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "io-uring"
+version = "0.7.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b86e202f00093dcba4275d4636b93ef9dd75d025ae560d2521b45ea28ab49013"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ipnet"
 version = "2.11.0"
@@ -2982,16 +2993,18 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.45.1"
+version = "1.46.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75ef51a33ef1da925cea3e4eb122833cb377c61439ca401b770f54902b806779"
+checksum = "1140bb80481756a8cbe10541f37433b459c5aa1e727b4c020fbfebdc25bf3ec4"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "bytes",
+ "io-uring",
  "libc",
  "mio",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
+ "slab",
  "socket2",
  "tokio-macros",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ae22490c1..066702b75 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ debug = true
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 log = "0.4"
-tokio = { version = "1.45", features = [
+tokio = { version = "1.46", features = [
     "macros",
     "net",
     "rt-multi-thread",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b1298970..ca58f3afd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 and customizable experience. It prioritizes performance and player enjoyment while adhering to the core mechanics of the game.
 <div align="center">
     
-![gif](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eb50fd34-8fd4-4ded-8a86-6ab13804f99a)
+![chunk loading](/assets/pumpkin_chunk_loading.GIF)
 
 </div>
 
diff --git a/assets/pumpkin_chunk_loading.GIF b/assets/pumpkin_chunk_loading.GIF
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e334286bc
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