diff --git a/src/download.zig b/src/download.zig
index 36279d8..6878f53 100644
--- a/src/download.zig
+++ b/src/download.zig
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ fn downloadAndExtract(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, uri: std.Uri, version_path:
 
     const sendOptions = std.http.Client.Request.SendOptions{};
 
-    var req = try client.open(.GET, uri, .{ .allocator = allocator }, .{});
+    // Read the response body with 256kb buffer allocation
+    var headerBuffer: [262144]u8 = undefined; // 256 * 1024 = 262kb
+
+    var req = try client.open(.GET, uri, .{ .server_header_buffer = &headerBuffer });
     defer req.deinit();
 
     try req.send(sendOptions);
diff --git a/src/install.zig b/src/install.zig
index 0b6b288..cec2b3f 100644
--- a/src/install.zig
+++ b/src/install.zig
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ fn fetchVersionData(allocator: Allocator, requested_version: []const u8, sub_key
 
     const sendOptions = std.http.Client.Request.SendOptions{};
 
+    // Read the response body with 256kb buffer allocation
+    var buffer: [262144]u8 = undefined; // 256 * 1024 = 262kb
+
     // Make the HTTP request
-    var req = try client.open(.GET, uri, .{ .allocator = allocator }, .{});
+    var req = try client.open(.GET, uri, .{ .server_header_buffer = &buffer });
     defer req.deinit();
     try req.send(sendOptions);
     try req.wait();
@@ -46,8 +49,6 @@ fn fetchVersionData(allocator: Allocator, requested_version: []const u8, sub_key
     // Check if request was successful
     try std.testing.expect(req.response.status == .ok);
 
-    // Read the response body with 256kb buffer allocation
-    var buffer: [262144]u8 = undefined; // 256 * 1024 = 262kb
     const read_len = try req.readAll(buffer[0..]);
 
     const parsed = try std.json.parseFromSlice(std.json.Value, allocator, buffer[0..read_len], .{});
diff --git a/src/versions.zig b/src/versions.zig
index c7c7135..5f7c4b9 100644
--- a/src/versions.zig
+++ b/src/versions.zig
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ pub fn list(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !std.ArrayList([]const u8) {
 
     const sendOptions = std.http.Client.Request.SendOptions{};
 
+    // Read the response body with 256kb buffer allocation
+    var buffer: [262144]u8 = undefined; // 256 * 1024 = 262kb
+
     // Make the HTTP request
-    var req = try client.open(.GET, uri, .{ .allocator = allocator }, .{});
+    var req = try client.open(.GET, uri, .{ .server_header_buffer = &buffer });
     defer req.deinit();
     try req.send(sendOptions);
     try req.wait();
@@ -19,8 +22,6 @@ pub fn list(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !std.ArrayList([]const u8) {
     // Check if request was successful
     try std.testing.expect(req.response.status == .ok);
 
-    // Read the response body with 256kb buffer allocation
-    var buffer: [262144]u8 = undefined; // 256 * 1024 = 262kb
     const read_len = try req.readAll(buffer[0..]);
 
     const parsed = try std.json.parseFromSlice(std.json.Value, allocator, buffer[0..read_len], .{});