diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index 6a93c7a..26c1250 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ example:
 			// print event as json
 			var result string
 			if c.Bool("envelope") {
-				j, _ := json.Marshal(nostr.EventEnvelope{Event: evt})
+				j, _ := easyjson.Marshal(nostr.EventEnvelope{Event: evt})
 				result = string(j)
 			} else {
 				j, _ := easyjson.Marshal(&evt)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9d4f2bb..8738504 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fiatjaf/khatru v0.10.0
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7
 	github.com/markusmobius/go-dateparser v1.2.3
-	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.41.0
+	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.42.1
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240909161429-701f63a606c0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7b9454a..50cd0d0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovk
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
-github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.41.0 h1:NNvFO3zEIgA8EQMIhIMtUUTNSce1eVCXbzydpCw8qpM=
-github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.41.0/go.mod h1:FBa4FBJO7NuANvkeKSlrf0BIyxGufmrUbuelr6Q4Ick=
+github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.42.1 h1:zQksbvj+EsLgZBuKugvMzMpzXZuIp1WSx3BvgZ5ZY6A=
+github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.42.1/go.mod h1:FBa4FBJO7NuANvkeKSlrf0BIyxGufmrUbuelr6Q4Ick=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4/go.mod h1:kenIhsEOeOJmVchQTgglprH7qJGnHDVpk1VPCcaMI8A=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=