diff --git a/docker-api.gemspec b/docker-api.gemspec
index 86694c7b..f6f9971b 100644
--- a/docker-api.gemspec
+++ b/docker-api.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name          = 'docker-api'
   gem.version       = Docker::VERSION
   gem.add_dependency 'excon', '>= 0.64.0'
-  gem.add_dependency 'multi_json'
   # base64 stopped being a default gem in Ruby 3.4, so `require 'base64'` in
   # lib/docker.rb raises LoadError under Bundler unless it is declared.
   gem.add_dependency 'base64'
diff --git a/lib/docker.rb b/lib/docker.rb
index 973e0d5e..fb5bfb4e 100644
--- a/lib/docker.rb
+++ b/lib/docker.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'cgi'
-require 'multi_json'
+require 'json'
 require 'excon'
 require 'tempfile'
 require 'base64'
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def rootless?(connection = self.connection)
 
   # Login to the Docker registry.
   def authenticate!(options = {}, connection = self.connection)
-    creds = MultiJson.dump(options)
+    creds = JSON.generate(options)
     connection.post('/auth', {}, body: creds)
     @creds = creds
     true
diff --git a/lib/docker/container.rb b/lib/docker/container.rb
index 3126d966..ffb1ca34 100644
--- a/lib/docker/container.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/container.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def commit(options = {})
     # Based on the link, the config passed as run, needs to be passed as the
     # body of the post so capture it, remove from the options, and pass it via
     # the post body
-    config = MultiJson.dump(options.delete('run'))
+    config = JSON.generate(options.delete('run'))
     hash = Docker::Util.parse_json(
       connection.post('/commit', options, body: config)
     )
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def rename(new_name)
   end
 
   def update(opts)
-    connection.post(path_for(:update), {}, body: MultiJson.dump(opts))
+    connection.post(path_for(:update), {}, body: JSON.generate(opts))
   end
 
   def streaming_logs(opts = {}, &block)
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def streaming_logs(opts = {}, &block)
   end
 
   def start!(opts = {})
-    connection.post(path_for(:start), {}, body: MultiJson.dump(opts))
+    connection.post(path_for(:start), {}, body: JSON.generate(opts))
     self
   end
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def kill!(opts = {})
       timeout = opts.delete('timeout')
       query = {}
       request_options = {
-        :body => MultiJson.dump(opts)
+        :body => JSON.generate(opts)
       }
       if timeout
         query['t'] = timeout
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def store_file(path, file_content)
   def self.create(opts = {}, conn = Docker.connection)
     query = opts.select { |key| CREATE_QUERY_KEYS.include?(key.to_s) }
     clean_opts = opts.reject { |key| CREATE_QUERY_KEYS.include?(key.to_s) }
-    resp = conn.post('/containers/create', query, :body => MultiJson.dump(clean_opts))
+    resp = conn.post('/containers/create', query, :body => JSON.generate(clean_opts))
     hash = Docker::Util.parse_json(resp) || {}
     new(conn, hash)
   end
diff --git a/lib/docker/exec.rb b/lib/docker/exec.rb
index 00394bc9..c71c8b8c 100644
--- a/lib/docker/exec.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/exec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def self.create(options = {}, conn = Docker.connection)
     end
 
     resp = conn.post("/containers/#{container}/exec", {},
-      body: MultiJson.dump(options))
+      body: JSON.generate(options))
     hash = Docker::Util.parse_json(resp) || {}
     new(conn, hash)
   end
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def start!(options = {}, &block)
     read_timeout = options[:wait]
 
     # Create API Request Body
-    body = MultiJson.dump(
+    body = JSON.generate(
       'Tty' => tty,
       'Detach' => detached
     )
diff --git a/lib/docker/image.rb b/lib/docker/image.rb
index 87ac0bee..8acadbc2 100644
--- a/lib/docker/image.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/image.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class << self
 
     # Create a new Image.
     def create(opts = {}, creds = nil, conn = Docker.connection, &block)
-      credentials = creds.nil? ? Docker.creds : MultiJson.dump(creds)
+      credentials = creds.nil? ? Docker.creds : JSON.generate(creds)
       headers = credentials && Docker::Util.build_auth_header(credentials) || {}
       body = +''
       conn.post(
diff --git a/lib/docker/network.rb b/lib/docker/network.rb
index b9acec86..401b15c8 100644
--- a/lib/docker/network.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/network.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Docker::Network
   include Docker::Base
 
   def connect(container, opts = {}, body_opts = {})
-    body = MultiJson.dump({ container: container }.merge(body_opts))
+    body = JSON.generate({ container: container }.merge(body_opts))
     Docker::Util.parse_json(
       connection.post(path_for('connect'), opts, body: body)
     )
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def connect(container, opts = {}, body_opts = {})
   end
 
   def disconnect(container, opts = {})
-    body = MultiJson.dump(container: container)
+    body = JSON.generate(container: container)
     Docker::Util.parse_json(
       connection.post(path_for('disconnect'), opts, body: body)
     )
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def reload
 
   class << self
     def create(name, opts = {}, conn = Docker.connection)
-      default_opts = MultiJson.dump({
+      default_opts = JSON.generate({
         'Name' => name,
         'CheckDuplicate' => true
       }.merge(opts))
diff --git a/lib/docker/util.rb b/lib/docker/util.rb
index c8549232..4d595294 100644
--- a/lib/docker/util.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/util.rb
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def close_write(socket)
   end
 
   def parse_json(body)
-    MultiJson.load(body) unless body.nil? || body.empty? || (body == 'null')
-  rescue MultiJson::ParseError => ex
+    JSON.parse(body) unless body.nil? || body.empty? || (body == 'null')
+  rescue JSON::ParserError => ex
     raise UnexpectedResponseError, ex.message
   end
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def filesystem_permissions(path)
   end
 
   def build_auth_header(credentials)
-    credentials = MultiJson.dump(credentials) if credentials.is_a?(Hash)
+    credentials = JSON.generate(credentials) if credentials.is_a?(Hash)
     encoded_creds = Base64.urlsafe_encode64(credentials)
     {
       'X-Registry-Auth' => encoded_creds
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ def build_auth_header(credentials)
 
   def build_config_header(credentials)
     if credentials.is_a?(String)
-      credentials = MultiJson.load(credentials, symbolize_keys: true)
+      credentials = JSON.parse(credentials, symbolize_names: true)
     end
 
-    header = MultiJson.dump(
+    header = JSON.generate(
       credentials[:serveraddress].to_s => {
         'username' => credentials[:username].to_s,
         'password' => credentials[:password].to_s,
diff --git a/lib/docker/volume.rb b/lib/docker/volume.rb
index 686f57c8..5e8089e8 100644
--- a/lib/docker/volume.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/volume.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def all(opts = {}, conn = Docker.connection)
     # creates a volume with an arbitrary name
     def create(name, opts = {}, conn = Docker.connection)
       opts['Name'] = name
-      resp = conn.post('/volumes/create', {}, body: MultiJson.dump(opts))
+      resp = conn.post('/volumes/create', {}, body: JSON.generate(opts))
       hash = Docker::Util.parse_json(resp) || {}
       new(conn, hash)
     end
diff --git a/spec/docker/container_spec.rb b/spec/docker/container_spec.rb
index d032b46c..6e5bf172 100644
--- a/spec/docker/container_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docker/container_spec.rb
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
       it 'does not send the platform in the body' do
         expect(Docker.connection).to receive(:post) { |_path, _query, opts|
-          expect(MultiJson.load(opts[:body])).to_not have_key('platform')
+          expect(JSON.parse(opts[:body])).to_not have_key('platform')
           '{"Id":"deadbeef"}'
         }
 
diff --git a/spec/docker/event_spec.rb b/spec/docker/event_spec.rb
index 0ba6effe..24a25356 100644
--- a/spec/docker/event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docker/event_spec.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     context 'with a new api response' do
       let(:event) do
         Docker::Event.new_event(
-          MultiJson.dump(api_response),
+          JSON.generate(api_response),
           nil,
           nil
         )
diff --git a/spec/docker/util_spec.rb b/spec/docker/util_spec.rb
index 5fcbfb6b..a5e7edb3 100644
--- a/spec/docker/util_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docker/util_spec.rb
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def expect_tar_entries(*entries)
         :serveraddress => 'https://registry.com/'
       }
     }
-    let(:credential_string) { MultiJson.dump(credentials) }
+    let(:credential_string) { JSON.generate(credentials) }
     let(:encoded_creds) { Base64.urlsafe_encode64(credential_string) }
     let(:expected_header) {
       {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def expect_tar_entries(*entries)
     }
 
     let(:credentials_object) do
-      MultiJson.dump(
+      JSON.generate(
         :'https://registry.com/' => {
           username: 'test',
           password: 'password',
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def expect_tar_entries(*entries)
     context 'given credentials as a String' do
       it 'returns an X-Registry-Config header encoded' do
         expect(
-          subject.build_config_header(MultiJson.dump(credentials))
+          subject.build_config_header(JSON.generate(credentials))
         ).to eq(expected_header)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/docker_spec.rb b/spec/docker_spec.rb
index b6656d13..7d92b485 100644
--- a/spec/docker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docker_spec.rb
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
       it 'logs in and sets the creds' do
         skip_without_auth
         expect(authentication).to be true
-        expect(Docker.creds).to eq(MultiJson.dump(credentials))
+        expect(Docker.creds).to eq(JSON.generate(credentials))
       end
     end