diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index 2d3d3ac..70a6139 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from json import loads, dumps
 from gzip import open as gzipopen
 from datetime import datetime
 from os import listdir, makedirs, remove, stat, path
@@ -6,6 +5,11 @@ from shutil import copyfileobj
 from typing import Any, Literal, Union
 from discord import utils, Embed, TextChannel, VoiceChannel, PermissionOverwrite, Guild, CategoryChannel, Member, Client, ApplicationContext, Message
 
+try:
+    from ujson import loads, dumps
+except ImportError:
+    from json import loads, dumps
+
 # path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
 log_size = 512
diff --git a/requirements-optional.txt b/requirements-optional.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1612a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-optional.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ujson~=5.7.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 33cc00a..63cac09 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-py-cord>=2.0.0b7
+py-cord~=2.3.2
+requests~=2.28.2
\ No newline at end of file