diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 695a7ad47..3d9661da7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install libjack-jackd2-dev
-      - name: Install Rust 1.85
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.85
+      - name: Install Rust 1.88
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.88
       - name: Check jack (Default Features)
         run: cargo check --verbose
       - name: Check jack (No Features)
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eea040ebb..a3ea58f0a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["Will S. Medrano <will.s.medrano@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Real time audio and midi with JACK."
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/jack"
 edition = "2024"
-rust-version = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.88"
 keywords = ["jack", "realtime", "audio", "midi", "music"]
 license = "MIT"
 name = "jack"
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@ version = "0.13.5"
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "2"
 jack-sys = {version = "0.6", path = "./jack-sys"}
-lazy_static = "1.4"
 libc = "0.2"
 log = { version = "0.4", optional = true}
-rtrb = { version = "0.3.2", optional = true }
+rtrb = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 approx = "0.5"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
-ctor = "0.2"
 
 [features]
 default = ["dynamic_loading", "log"]
diff --git a/jack-sys/Cargo.toml b/jack-sys/Cargo.toml
index a079451f3..820925dfc 100644
--- a/jack-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jack-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["Patrick Reisert"]
 description = "Low-level binding to the JACK audio API."
 edition = "2024"
-rust-version = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.88"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 links = "jack"
 name = "jack-sys"
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ repository = "https://github.com/RustAudio/rust-jack/tree/main/jack-sys"
 version = "0.6.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-lazy_static = "1.4"
 libc = "0.2"
-libloading = "0.8"
+libloading = "0.9"
 log = "0.4"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/jack-sys/src/functions/dynamic_loading.rs b/jack-sys/src/functions/dynamic_loading.rs
index 44c45c843..4c9bd6ef5 100644
--- a/jack-sys/src/functions/dynamic_loading.rs
+++ b/jack-sys/src/functions/dynamic_loading.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::types::*;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 pub struct JackFunctions {
     jack_release_timebase_impl: unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut jack_client_t) -> ::libc::c_int,
@@ -524,9 +524,8 @@ fn missing_symbol(name: &'static str, source: libloading::Error) -> LoadError {
     LoadError::MissingSymbol { name, source }
 }
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref FUNCTIONS: Result<JackFunctions, LoadError> = unsafe { load_jack_functions() };
-}
+static FUNCTIONS: LazyLock<Result<JackFunctions, LoadError>> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| unsafe { load_jack_functions() });
 
 /// Loads the JACK library and every symbol this crate requires from it.
 ///
diff --git a/jack-sys/src/lib.rs b/jack-sys/src/lib.rs
index ff51fe672..410fa3080 100644
--- a/jack-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jack-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #![allow(non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 mod consts;
 mod types;
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ pub use functions::dynamic_linking::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "dynamic_loading")]
 pub use functions::dynamic_loading::*;
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref LIB_RESULT: Result<libloading::Library, libloading::Error> = unsafe {
+static LIB_RESULT: LazyLock<Result<libloading::Library, libloading::Error>> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| unsafe {
         log::info!("Loading jack from {}.", JACK_LIB);
         libloading::Library::new(JACK_LIB)
-    };
-}
+    });
 
 /// Get the underlying library handle used for dynamic loading. Can be used to extract symbols from
 /// the library.
diff --git a/src/client/common.rs b/src/client/common.rs
index 5ed6c579d..0a1bae213 100644
--- a/src/client/common.rs
+++ b/src/client/common.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use jack_sys as j;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::sync::{LazyLock, Mutex};
 
 /// The maximum length of the JACK client name string. Unlike the "C" JACK API, this does not take
 /// into account the final `NULL` character and instead corresponds directly to `.len()`. This value
@@ -10,11 +9,7 @@ fn client_name_size() -> usize {
     s as usize
 }
 
-lazy_static! {
-    /// The maximum string length for port names.
-    pub static ref CLIENT_NAME_SIZE: usize = client_name_size();
-}
+/// The maximum string length for port names.
+pub static CLIENT_NAME_SIZE: LazyLock<usize> = LazyLock::new(client_name_size);
 
-lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref CREATE_OR_DESTROY_CLIENT_MUTEX: Mutex<()> = Mutex::new(());
-}
+pub static CREATE_OR_DESTROY_CLIENT_MUTEX: Mutex<()> = Mutex::new(());
diff --git a/src/logging.rs b/src/logging.rs
index 00f896f76..0bedb9f11 100644
--- a/src/logging.rs
+++ b/src/logging.rs
@@ -50,12 +50,17 @@ pub enum LoggerType {
 }
 
 impl Default for LoggerType {
-    #[cfg(feature = "log")]
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    fn default() -> LoggerType {
+        LoggerType::Stdio
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(not(test), feature = "log"))]
     fn default() -> LoggerType {
         LoggerType::Log
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "log"))]
+    #[cfg(all(not(test), not(feature = "log")))]
     fn default() -> LoggerType {
         LoggerType::Stdio
     }
diff --git a/src/port/port_impl.rs b/src/port/port_impl.rs
index 85728de3c..8af317e2f 100644
--- a/src/port/port_impl.rs
+++ b/src/port/port_impl.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 use jack_sys as j;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::cmp::{Eq, Ord, Ordering, PartialEq, PartialOrd};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::marker::Sized;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering as AtomicOrdering};
+use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
 use std::{ffi, fmt, iter};
 
 use crate::jack_utils::to_cstring;
 use crate::{ClientHandle, Error, Frames, LatencyType, PortFlags};
 
-lazy_static! {
-    /// The maximum string length for port names.
-    pub static ref PORT_NAME_SIZE: usize = unsafe { j::jack_port_name_size() - 1 } as usize;
+/// The maximum string length for port names.
+pub static PORT_NAME_SIZE: LazyLock<usize> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| unsafe { j::jack_port_name_size() - 1 } as usize);
 
-    /// The maximum string length for jack type names.
-    pub static ref PORT_TYPE_SIZE: usize = unsafe { j::jack_port_type_size() - 1 } as usize;
-}
+/// The maximum string length for jack type names.
+pub static PORT_TYPE_SIZE: LazyLock<usize> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| unsafe { j::jack_port_type_size() - 1 } as usize);
 
 /// Defines the configuration for a certain port to JACK, ie 32 bit floating audio input, 8 bit raw
 /// midi output, etc...
diff --git a/src/tests/log.rs b/src/tests/log.rs
index 886786ddc..e3a82b192 100644
--- a/src/tests/log.rs
+++ b/src/tests/log.rs
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ fn can_set_logger() {
         }
     })
     .ok();
-    super::log_to_stdio(); // Revert to enable debugging in other tests.
+    crate::set_logger(crate::LoggerType::Stdio); // Revert to enable debugging in other tests.
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index 0f82d0616..4f9c76859 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
-use ctor::ctor;
-
 use crate::{Client, ClientOptions};
 
 mod client;
@@ -16,8 +14,3 @@ pub static DEFAULT_TEST_CLIENT: LazyLock<Client> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         .unwrap()
         .0
 });
-
-#[ctor]
-fn log_to_stdio() {
-    crate::set_logger(crate::LoggerType::Stdio);
-}