diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 097b3fa..9f1139c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: julia-actions/cache@v3
 
-      # DBN.jl is unregistered — clone it as a sibling and develop it before testing.
-      - name: Clone DBN.jl
-        shell: bash
-        run: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tbeason/DBN.jl ../DBN.jl
-
-      - name: Dev DBN.jl + instantiate
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          julia --project=. -e '
-            using Pkg
-            Pkg.develop(path="../DBN.jl")
-            Pkg.instantiate()
-          '
-
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
 
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-runtest@v1
diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 979fc4a..68572a3 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ authors = ["Tyler Beason <tbeas12@gmail.com>"]
 [deps]
 Base64 = "2a0f44e3-6c83-55bd-87e4-b1978d98bd5f"
 CodecZstd = "6b39b394-51ab-5f42-8807-6242bab2b4c2"
-DBN = "90689371-c8cb-40d1-831f-18033db90f74"
 DataFrames = "a93c6f00-e57d-5684-b7b6-d8193f3e46c0"
+DatabentoBinaryEncoding = "90689371-c8cb-40d1-831f-18033db90f74"
 Dates = "ade2ca70-3891-5945-98fb-dc099432e06a"
 EnumX = "4e289a0a-7415-4d19-859d-a7e5c4648b56"
 HTTP = "cd3eb016-35fb-5094-929b-558a96fad6f3"
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ TOML = "fa267f1f-6049-4f14-aa54-33bafae1ed76"
 TranscodingStreams = "3bb67fe8-82b1-5028-8e26-92a6c54297fa"
 URIs = "5c2747f8-b7ea-4ff2-ba2e-563bfd36b1d4"
 
-[sources]
-DBN = {path = "C:\\Users\\tbeas\\Documents\\GitHub\\DBN.jl"}
-
 [compat]
 CodecZstd = "0.8"
-DBN = "0.1"
 DataFrames = "1.7"
+DatabentoBinaryEncoding = "0.1"
 EnumX = "1.0"
 HTTP = "1.10"
 JSON3 = "1.14"
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_dbn_read.jl b/benchmark/bench_dbn_read.jl
index b511fe5..6ad1703 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_dbn_read.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_dbn_read.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module BenchDBNRead
 include("fixtures.jl"); using .Fixtures
 include("bench_common.jl"); using .BenchCommon
 
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_dbn_write.jl b/benchmark/bench_dbn_write.jl
index 0467a12..8030e4b 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_dbn_write.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_dbn_write.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module BenchDBNWrite
 include("fixtures.jl"); using .Fixtures
 include("bench_common.jl"); using .BenchCommon
 
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_historical_decode.jl b/benchmark/bench_historical_decode.jl
index e2554ee..4f1f4a9 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_historical_decode.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_historical_decode.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ include("fixtures.jl"); using .Fixtures
 include("bench_common.jl"); using .BenchCommon
 
 using DatabentoAPI
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using HTTP
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_live_reader.jl b/benchmark/bench_live_reader.jl
index 2009933..a4d031e 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_live_reader.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_live_reader.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ include("bench_common.jl"); using .BenchCommon
 
 using DatabentoAPI
 using DatabentoAPI: read_text_frame, build_text_frame, cram_response
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 using Sockets
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_live_replay.jl b/benchmark/bench_live_replay.jl
index 393911b..3f401a4 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_live_replay.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_live_replay.jl
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ include("bench_common.jl"); using .BenchCommon
 
 using DatabentoAPI
 using DatabentoAPI: read_text_frame, build_text_frame
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 using Sockets
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_live_stress.jl b/benchmark/bench_live_stress.jl
index 0b55f06..7ac83b8 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_live_stress.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_live_stress.jl
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ module BenchLiveStress
 # subscription.
 
 using DatabentoAPI
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using Printf
 
 const DEFAULT_PARENTS = [
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_stream_to_file.jl b/benchmark/bench_stream_to_file.jl
index e126054..81acb36 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_stream_to_file.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_stream_to_file.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ include("bench_common.jl"); using .BenchCommon
 
 using DatabentoAPI
 using DatabentoAPI: read_text_frame, build_text_frame, cram_response
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 using Sockets
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_tcp_throughput.jl b/benchmark/bench_tcp_throughput.jl
index 04f8f48..deeb990 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_tcp_throughput.jl
+++ b/benchmark/bench_tcp_throughput.jl
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ module BenchTCPThroughput
 #      buffer would lift the live ceiling.
 
 using Sockets
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using DatabentoAPI: CountingIO
 using Printf
 
diff --git a/benchmark/fixtures.jl b/benchmark/fixtures.jl
index 4caa586..6e7ca07 100644
--- a/benchmark/fixtures.jl
+++ b/benchmark/fixtures.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module Fixtures
 
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 
diff --git a/benchmark/profile_hotspots.jl b/benchmark/profile_hotspots.jl
index 6a10964..13a1521 100644
--- a/benchmark/profile_hotspots.jl
+++ b/benchmark/profile_hotspots.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module ProfileHotspots
 include("fixtures.jl"); using .Fixtures
 
 using Profile
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
 using Printf
diff --git a/benchmark/profile_live_reader.jl b/benchmark/profile_live_reader.jl
index 5f6ef14..c81329f 100644
--- a/benchmark/profile_live_reader.jl
+++ b/benchmark/profile_live_reader.jl
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ module ProfileLiveReader
 include("fixtures.jl"); using .Fixtures
 
 using DatabentoAPI
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using Profile
 using Printf
 using CodecZstd
diff --git a/src/DatabentoAPI.jl b/src/DatabentoAPI.jl
index 11b8e16..bf9178f 100644
--- a/src/DatabentoAPI.jl
+++ b/src/DatabentoAPI.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 Julia client for the Databento Historical (HTTP) and Live (TCP) market data APIs.
 
-Wraps Databento's wire protocols on top of [DBN.jl](https://github.com/tylerbeason/DBN.jl),
+Wraps Databento's wire protocols on top of
+[DatabentoBinaryEncoding.jl](https://github.com/tbeason/DatabentoBinaryEncoding.jl),
 which handles all binary record decoding.
 
 # Quick start
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ using TOML
 using TranscodingStreams
 using URIs
 
-import DBN
-using DBN: Schema, SType, Compression, Encoding, Action, Side, InstrumentClass
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding: Schema, SType, Compression, Encoding, Action, Side, InstrumentClass
 
 include("errors.jl")
 include("enums.jl")
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ include("live/subscribe.jl")
 include("live/heartbeat.jl")
 include("live/streaming.jl")
 
-# Re-exported DBN.jl enums (single import for users)
+# Re-exported DatabentoBinaryEncoding enums (single import for users)
 export Schema, SType, Compression, Encoding, Action, Side, InstrumentClass
 
 # DatabentoAPI-specific enums
diff --git a/test/live/test_live_streaming_smoke.jl b/test/live/test_live_streaming_smoke.jl
index 22d4f52..2a60561 100644
--- a/test/live/test_live_streaming_smoke.jl
+++ b/test/live/test_live_streaming_smoke.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Test
 using DatabentoAPI
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 
 @testset "Live streaming smoke (OPRA.PILLAR)" begin
     base = mktempdir()
diff --git a/test/test_conversion.jl b/test/test_conversion.jl
index 300d124..8bd1241 100644
--- a/test/test_conversion.jl
+++ b/test/test_conversion.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Test
 using DatabentoAPI
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using DataFrames
 
 function _tiny_store()
diff --git a/test/test_historical_timeseries.jl b/test/test_historical_timeseries.jl
index 094ae7f..9a76e56 100644
--- a/test/test_historical_timeseries.jl
+++ b/test/test_historical_timeseries.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ using DatabentoAPI
 using HTTP
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 
 # Build a small in-memory DBN file (uncompressed), then zstd-compress, and serve it
 # from the mock dispatcher to exercise the full get_range pipeline.
diff --git a/test/test_live_reader.jl b/test/test_live_reader.jl
index 9e8a0d8..945ccdf 100644
--- a/test/test_live_reader.jl
+++ b/test/test_live_reader.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using Test
 using DatabentoAPI
 using DatabentoAPI: read_text_frame, build_text_frame, cram_response
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using Sockets
 
 # Encode a tiny DBN payload (header + 3 trades) as raw bytes.
diff --git a/test/test_live_reader_typed.jl b/test/test_live_reader_typed.jl
index c3bf80c..780c7c7 100644
--- a/test/test_live_reader_typed.jl
+++ b/test/test_live_reader_typed.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using Test
 using DatabentoAPI
 using DatabentoAPI: read_text_frame, build_text_frame, cram_response
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using Sockets
 
 # Build a DBN payload that contains:
diff --git a/test/test_live_streaming.jl b/test/test_live_streaming.jl
index 305f261..37efdc4 100644
--- a/test/test_live_streaming.jl
+++ b/test/test_live_streaming.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ using DatabentoAPI: SessionStats, RotatingDBNFile, SessionContext,
                     _is_bbo_family, _replay_start_ts, _log_status_alarm!,
                     _handle_record!, _open!, _close!,
                     _ALARM_STATUS_ACTIONS, _SPARSE_SCHEMAS
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using Sockets
 using CodecZstd
 using TranscodingStreams
diff --git a/test/test_live_subscribe.jl b/test/test_live_subscribe.jl
index 0d27b88..0f8b9f9 100644
--- a/test/test_live_subscribe.jl
+++ b/test/test_live_subscribe.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using Test
 using DatabentoAPI
 using DatabentoAPI: read_text_frame, build_text_frame
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 using Sockets
 
 const TEST_API_KEY_2 = "db-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa12345"
diff --git a/test/test_typed_mode_errors.jl b/test/test_typed_mode_errors.jl
index 64e1ef3..b44244d 100644
--- a/test/test_typed_mode_errors.jl
+++ b/test/test_typed_mode_errors.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Test
 using DatabentoAPI
-using DBN
+using DatabentoBinaryEncoding
+import DatabentoBinaryEncoding as DBN
 
 @testset "typed mode — error coverage" begin