diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2f69688..1fe3d3d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ name = "bitflags"
 version = "2.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "630be753d4e58660abd17930c71b647fe46c27ea6b63cc59e1e3851406972e42"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "block"
@@ -194,11 +197,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crossterm"
-version = "0.26.1"
+version = "0.27.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a84cda67535339806297f1b331d6dd6320470d2a0fe65381e79ee9e156dd3d13"
+checksum = "f476fe445d41c9e991fd07515a6f463074b782242ccf4a5b7b1d1012e70824df"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bitflags 2.3.3",
  "crossterm_winapi",
  "libc",
  "mio",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8ab2fb1..ba4741c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ doctest = true
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["clock"] }
 clipboard = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 crossbeam = { version = "0.8.2", optional = true }
-crossterm = { version = "0.26.1", features = ["serde"] }
+crossterm = { version = "0.27.0", features = ["serde"] }
 fd-lock = "3.0.3"
 itertools = "0.10.3"
 nu-ansi-term = "0.49.0"
diff --git a/examples/demo.rs b/examples/demo.rs
index 3a856aa..af98c0b 100644
--- a/examples/demo.rs
+++ b/examples/demo.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use {
     crossterm::{
         cursor::SetCursorStyle,
         event::{DisableBracketedPaste, KeyCode, KeyModifiers},
-        execute, Result,
+        execute,
     },
     nu_ansi_term::{Color, Style},
     reedline::{
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use reedline::CursorConfig;
 #[cfg(not(any(feature = "sqlite", feature = "sqlite-dynlib")))]
 use reedline::FileBackedHistory;
 
-fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     println!("Ctrl-D to quit");
     // quick command like parameter handling
     let vi_mode = matches!(std::env::args().nth(1), Some(x) if x == "--vi");
diff --git a/examples/event_listener.rs b/examples/event_listener.rs
index 30c1ae1..6c7e9cc 100644
--- a/examples/event_listener.rs
+++ b/examples/event_listener.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use {
     crossterm::{
         event::{poll, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent},
-        terminal, Result,
+        terminal,
     },
     std::{
         io::{stdout, Write},
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use {
     },
 };
 
-fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     println!("Ready to print events (Abort with ESC):");
     print_events()?;
     println!();
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 /// **For debugging purposes only:** Track the terminal events observed by [`Reedline`] and print them.
-pub fn print_events() -> Result<()> {
+pub fn print_events() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     stdout().flush()?;
     terminal::enable_raw_mode()?;
     let result = print_events_helper();
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn print_events() -> Result<()> {
 // even seeing the events. if you press a key and no events
 // are printed, it's a good chance your terminal is eating
 // those events.
-fn print_events_helper() -> Result<()> {
+fn print_events_helper() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     loop {
         // Wait up to 5s for another event
         if poll(Duration::from_millis(5_000))? {
diff --git a/examples/event_listener_kitty_proto.rs b/examples/event_listener_kitty_proto.rs
index 8c0e35e..cbace1a 100644
--- a/examples/event_listener_kitty_proto.rs
+++ b/examples/event_listener_kitty_proto.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use crossterm::execute;
 use {
     crossterm::{
         event::{poll, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent},
-        terminal, Result,
+        terminal,
     },
     std::{
-        io::{stdout, Write},
+        io::{stdout, Result, Write},
         time::Duration,
     },
 };
diff --git a/examples/list_bindings.rs b/examples/list_bindings.rs
index 7236d5c..35e6c0e 100644
--- a/examples/list_bindings.rs
+++ b/examples/list_bindings.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-use {
-    crossterm::Result,
-    reedline::{
-        get_reedline_default_keybindings, get_reedline_edit_commands,
-        get_reedline_keybinding_modifiers, get_reedline_keycodes, get_reedline_prompt_edit_modes,
-        get_reedline_reedline_events,
-    },
+use reedline::{
+    get_reedline_default_keybindings, get_reedline_edit_commands,
+    get_reedline_keybinding_modifiers, get_reedline_keycodes, get_reedline_prompt_edit_modes,
+    get_reedline_reedline_events,
 };
 
-fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() {
     get_all_keybinding_info();
     println!();
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// List all keybinding information
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index 7ba541a..836bfcb 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ use {
         cursor::{SetCursorStyle, Show},
         event,
         event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers},
-        terminal, QueueableCommand, Result,
+        terminal, QueueableCommand,
+    },
+    std::{
+        fs::File, io, io::Result, io::Write, process::Command, time::Duration, time::SystemTime,
     },
-    std::{fs::File, io, io::Write, process::Command, time::Duration, time::SystemTime},
 };
 
 // The POLL_WAIT is used to specify for how long the POLL should wait for
diff --git a/src/painting/painter.rs b/src/painting/painter.rs
index 8bb6171..e6dc79a 100644
--- a/src/painting/painter.rs
+++ b/src/painting/painter.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ use {
         cursor::{self, MoveTo, RestorePosition, SavePosition},
         style::{Attribute, Print, ResetColor, SetAttribute, SetForegroundColor},
         terminal::{self, Clear, ClearType},
-        QueueableCommand, Result,
+        QueueableCommand,
     },
-    std::io::Write,
+    std::io::{Result, Write},
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "external_printer")]
 use {crate::LineBuffer, crossterm::cursor::MoveUp};