diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ae373de..a51803d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ categories = ["api-bindings", "multimedia::video"]
 travis-ci = { repository = "maxjoehnk/youtube-rs", branch = "master" }
 
 [dependencies]
-failure = "0.1"
-serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0"
-serde_urlencoded = "0.6"
-reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["json"] }
-oauth2 = "4.0.0-beta.1"
-log = "0.4"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["fs", "process"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.135", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.78"
+serde_urlencoded = "0.7.1"
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.9", features = ["json"] }
+oauth2 = "4.1.0"
+log = "0.4.14"
+tokio = { version = "1.15.0", features = ["fs", "process"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.53"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.15.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/src/api/auth.rs b/src/api/auth.rs
index cfdd7ac..cd66c49 100644
--- a/src/api/auth.rs
+++ b/src/api/auth.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
-use failure::{ensure, Error, format_err};
+use anyhow::Context;
 use oauth2::basic::BasicClient;
-use oauth2::{PkceCodeVerifier, TokenUrl, RedirectUrl, ClientId, AuthUrl, ClientSecret};
+use oauth2::{AuthUrl, ClientId, ClientSecret, PkceCodeVerifier, RedirectUrl, TokenUrl};
 use tokio::fs::{read_to_string, write};
 
+use crate::api::YoutubeOAuth;
 use crate::auth::{get_oauth_url, perform_oauth, request_token};
-use crate::YoutubeApi;
 use crate::token::AuthToken;
-use crate::api::YoutubeOAuth;
+use crate::YoutubeApi;
 use reqwest::Client;
 
 pub static CODE_REDIRECT_URI: &str = "urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob";
 
 impl YoutubeApi {
-    pub fn new_with_oauth<S: Into<String>>(api_key: S, client_id: String, client_secret: String, redirect_uri: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self, failure::Error> {
+    pub fn new_with_oauth<S: Into<String>>(
+        api_key: S,
+        client_id: String,
+        client_secret: String,
+        redirect_uri: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let oauth_client = BasicClient::new(
             ClientId::new(client_id.clone()),
             Some(ClientSecret::new(client_secret.clone())),
@@ -21,9 +26,9 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
                 "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/token".to_string(),
             )?),
         )
-            .set_redirect_uri(RedirectUrl::new(
-                redirect_uri.unwrap_or(CODE_REDIRECT_URI).to_string(),
-            )?);
+        .set_redirect_uri(RedirectUrl::new(
+            redirect_uri.unwrap_or(CODE_REDIRECT_URI).to_string(),
+        )?);
 
         let oauth = YoutubeOAuth {
             client_id,
@@ -39,43 +44,41 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
         })
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Perform an OAuth Login
-     *
-     * Available handlers:
-     * * [auth::stdio_login](auth/fn.stdio_login.html)
-     *
-     * # Example
-     * ```rust,no_run
-     * use youtube_api::{YoutubeApi, auth::stdio_login};
-     *
-     * #[tokio::main]
-     * async fn main() {
-     *   let api = YoutubeApi::new_with_oauth("", String::new(), String::new(), None).unwrap();
-     *
-     *   api.login(stdio_login).await.unwrap();
-     * }
-     * ```
-     */
-    pub async fn login<H>(&self, handler: H) -> Result<(), Error>
-        where
-            H: Fn(String) -> String,
+    /// Perform an OAuth Login
+    ///
+    /// Available handlers:
+    /// * [auth::stdio_login](auth/fn.stdio_login.html)
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// use youtube_api::{YoutubeApi, auth::stdio_login};
+    ///
+    /// #[tokio::main]
+    /// async fn main() {
+    ///   let api = YoutubeApi::new_with_oauth("", String::new(), String::new(), None).unwrap();
+    ///
+    ///   api.login(stdio_login).await.unwrap();
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub async fn login<H>(&self, handler: H) -> anyhow::Result<()>
+    where
+        H: Fn(String) -> String,
     {
-        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| format_err!("OAuth client not configured"))?;
+        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().context("OAuth client not configured")?;
         let token = perform_oauth(&oauth.client, handler).await?;
         oauth.token.set_token(token).await;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn get_oauth_url(&self) -> Result<(String, String), Error> {
-        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| format_err!("OAuth client not configured"))?;
+    pub fn get_oauth_url(&self) -> anyhow::Result<(String, String)> {
+        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().context("OAuth client not configured")?;
         let (url, verifier) = get_oauth_url(&oauth.client);
 
         Ok((url, verifier.secret().clone()))
     }
 
-    pub async fn request_token(&mut self, code: String, verifier: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| format_err!("OAuth client not configured"))?;
+    pub async fn request_token(&mut self, code: String, verifier: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().context("OAuth client not configured")?;
         let verifier = PkceCodeVerifier::new(verifier);
 
         let token = request_token(&oauth.client, code, verifier).await?;
@@ -85,25 +88,24 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
     }
 
     pub fn has_token(&self) -> bool {
-        self.oauth.as_ref().map(|oauth| oauth.token.has_token()).unwrap_or_default()
+        self.oauth
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|oauth| oauth.token.has_token())
+            .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Stores the auth and refresh token in a `.google-auth.json` file for login without user input.
-     */
-    pub async fn store_token(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| format_err!("OAuth client not configured"))?;
-        ensure!(oauth.token.has_token(), "No token available to persist");
+    /// Stores the auth and refresh token in a `.google-auth.json` file for login without user input.
+    pub async fn store_token(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().context("OAuth client not configured")?;
+        anyhow::ensure!(oauth.token.has_token(), "No token available to persist");
         let token = serde_json::to_string(&oauth.token.get_token().await?)?;
         write(".youtube-auth.json", token).await?; // TODO: configure file path
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Stores the auth and refresh token from a `.google-auth.json` file for login without user input.
-     */
-    pub async fn load_token(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| format_err!("OAuth client not configured"))?;
+    /// Stores the auth and refresh token from a `.google-auth.json` file for login without user input.
+    pub async fn load_token(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let oauth = self.oauth.as_ref().context("OAuth client not configured")?;
         let token = read_to_string(".youtube-auth.json").await?;
         let token = serde_json::from_str(&token)?;
         oauth.token.set_token(token).await;
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index df59b55..ccad46b 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use failure::Error;
 use oauth2::basic::BasicClient;
-use reqwest::{Client, get, RequestBuilder, StatusCode};
+use reqwest::{get, Client, RequestBuilder, StatusCode};
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::models::*;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct YoutubeApi {
 mod auth;
 
 impl YoutubeApi {
-    pub async fn get_video_info(id: &str) -> Result<VideoMetadata, failure::Error> {
+    pub async fn get_video_info(id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<VideoMetadata> {
         let url = format!("https://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id={}", id);
         let res = get(&url).await?.error_for_status()?.text().await?;
         let response: VideoMetadataResponse = serde_urlencoded::from_str(&res)?;
@@ -46,24 +45,30 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn search(&self, search_request: SearchRequestBuilder) -> Result<SearchResponse, failure::Error> {
+    pub async fn search(
+        &self,
+        search_request: SearchRequestBuilder,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<SearchResponse> {
         let request = search_request.build(&self.api_key);
-        let response = self.client.get(SEARCH_URL)
-            .query(&request)
-            .send()
-            .await?;
+        let response = self.client.get(SEARCH_URL).query(&request).send().await?;
 
         YoutubeApi::handle_error(response).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn list_playlists(&self, request: ListPlaylistsRequestBuilder) -> Result<ListPlaylistsResponse, failure::Error> {
+    pub async fn list_playlists(
+        &self,
+        request: ListPlaylistsRequestBuilder,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<ListPlaylistsResponse> {
         let request = request.build();
         let response = self.api_get(LIST_PLAYLISTS_URL, request).await?;
 
         Ok(response)
     }
 
-    pub async fn list_playlist_items(&self, request: ListPlaylistItemsRequestBuilder) -> Result<ListPlaylistItemsResponse, failure::Error> {
+    pub async fn list_playlist_items(
+        &self,
+        request: ListPlaylistItemsRequestBuilder,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<ListPlaylistItemsResponse> {
         let request = request.build();
         let response = self.api_get(LIST_PLAYLIST_ITEMS_URL, request).await?;
 
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
         &self,
         url: S,
         params: T,
-    ) -> Result<TResponse, Error> {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<TResponse> {
         let req = self.client.get(&url.into()).query(&params);
         let res = if let Some(oauth) = self.oauth.as_ref() {
             if oauth.token.requires_new_token().await {
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
                 .error_for_status();
             match res {
                 Ok(res) => Ok(res),
-                Err(err) => self.retry_request(req, err, oauth).await
+                Err(err) => self.retry_request(req, err, oauth).await,
             }
         } else {
             Ok(req.send().await?)
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
         req: RequestBuilder,
         err: reqwest::Error,
         oauth: &YoutubeOAuth,
-    ) -> Result<reqwest::Response, Error> {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<reqwest::Response> {
         if let Some(StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED) = err.status() {
             oauth.token.refresh(&oauth.client).await?;
             let res = req
@@ -116,8 +121,9 @@ impl YoutubeApi {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn handle_error<TResponse>(response: reqwest::Response) -> Result<TResponse, Error>
-        where TResponse : DeserializeOwned
+    async fn handle_error<TResponse>(response: reqwest::Response) -> anyhow::Result<TResponse>
+    where
+        TResponse: DeserializeOwned,
     {
         if response.error_for_status_ref().is_ok() {
             let res = response.json().await?;
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ mod test {
             "uM7JjfHDuFM",
             "BgWpK28dt6I",
             "8xe6nLVXEC0",
-            "O3WKbJLai1g"
+            "O3WKbJLai1g",
         ];
         for video_id in video_ids {
             let metadata = YoutubeApi::get_video_info(video_id).await;
diff --git a/src/auth.rs b/src/auth.rs
index f915ec5..6f17406 100644
--- a/src/auth.rs
+++ b/src/auth.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-use std::io;
-
-use failure::Error;
 use oauth2::basic::{BasicClient, BasicTokenResponse};
 use oauth2::reqwest::async_http_client;
-use oauth2::{
-    AuthorizationCode, CsrfToken, PkceCodeChallenge, PkceCodeVerifier, Scope,
-};
+use oauth2::{AuthorizationCode, CsrfToken, PkceCodeChallenge, PkceCodeVerifier, Scope};
+use std::io;
 
 static SCOPE: &str = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly";
 
-/**
- * Prints the authorize url to stdout and waits for the authorization code from stdin
- */
+/// Prints the authorize url to stdout and waits for the authorization code from stdin
 pub fn stdio_login(url: String) -> String {
     println!("Open this URL in your browser:\n{}\n", url);
 
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn request_token(
     client: &BasicClient,
     code: String,
     verifier: PkceCodeVerifier,
-) -> Result<BasicTokenResponse, Error> {
+) -> anyhow::Result<BasicTokenResponse> {
     let code = AuthorizationCode::new(code);
 
     let token = client
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn request_token(
 pub(crate) async fn perform_oauth<H>(
     client: &BasicClient,
     handler: H,
-) -> Result<BasicTokenResponse, Error>
+) -> anyhow::Result<BasicTokenResponse>
 where
     H: Fn(String) -> String,
 {
diff --git a/src/token.rs b/src/token.rs
index 0c06550..a6628d1 100644
--- a/src/token.rs
+++ b/src/token.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+use anyhow::Context;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
-use failure::{format_err, Error};
 use log::debug;
 use oauth2::basic::{BasicClient, BasicTokenResponse};
 use oauth2::reqwest::async_http_client;
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ impl AuthToken {
         self.has_token.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn get_token(&self) -> Result<BasicTokenResponse, Error> {
+    pub(crate) async fn get_token(&self) -> anyhow::Result<BasicTokenResponse> {
         Ok(self
             .token
             .lock()
             .await
             .as_ref()
-            .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("Not logged in"))?
+            .context("Not logged in")?
             .clone())
     }
 
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ impl AuthToken {
         self.has_token.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn refresh(&self, client: &BasicClient) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub(crate) async fn refresh(&self, client: &BasicClient) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         debug!("refreshing access token");
         let token = {
             let token = self.token.lock().await;
             let refresh_token = token
                 .as_ref()
-                .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("Not logged in"))?
+                .context("Not logged in")?
                 .refresh_token()
-                .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("No refresh token"))?;
+                .context("No refresh token")?;
 
             client
                 .exchange_refresh_token(refresh_token)
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ impl AuthToken {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn get_auth_header(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    pub(crate) async fn get_auth_header(&self) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
         let token = self.token.lock().await;
         let token = token
             .as_ref()
-            .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("Not logged in"))?
+            .context("Not logged in")?
             .access_token()
             .secret();
         Ok(token.clone())
diff --git a/src/youtube_dl.rs b/src/youtube_dl.rs
index 55430ce..8105776 100644
--- a/src/youtube_dl.rs
+++ b/src/youtube_dl.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 use tokio::process::Command;
-use failure::format_err;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct YoutubeDl;
 
 impl YoutubeDl {
-    pub async fn get_audio_stream_url(&self, id: &str) -> Result<String, failure::Error> {
-        let output = Command::new("youtube-dl").arg("-g").arg("-f").arg("bestaudio").arg(format!("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={}", id)).output().await?;
+    pub async fn get_audio_stream_url(&self, id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+        let output = Command::new("youtube-dl")
+            .arg("-g")
+            .arg("-f")
+            .arg("bestaudio")
+            .arg(format!("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={}", id))
+            .output()
+            .await?;
 
         if !output.status.success() {
             let err = String::from_utf8(output.stderr)?;
-            return Err(format_err!("{}", err));
+            anyhow::bail!("{}", err);
         }
         let url = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?.trim().to_owned();
         Ok(url)
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ mod test {
             "uM7JjfHDuFM",
             "BgWpK28dt6I",
             "8xe6nLVXEC0",
-            "O3WKbJLai1g"
+            "O3WKbJLai1g",
         ];
         for video_id in video_ids {
             let url = youtube_dl.get_audio_stream_url(video_id).await;