diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7707972..35faeb9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ name = "ant_sim"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bevy",
+ "bevy_embedded_assets",
  "rand",
 ]
 
@@ -309,7 +310,6 @@ version = "0.14.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "043c9ad4b6fc4ca52d779873a8ca792a4e37842d07fce95363c9e17e36a1d8a0"
 dependencies = [
- "bevy_dylib",
  "bevy_internal",
 ]
 
@@ -517,15 +517,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sysinfo",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bevy_dylib"
-version = "0.14.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0c399292fac67682a72666e78872626f3c1c39b34c430b6f02c81d21da91b500"
-dependencies = [
- "bevy_internal",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bevy_ecs"
 version = "0.14.2"
@@ -559,6 +550,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.79",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bevy_embedded_assets"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b3f3e7b41a9b01b767ba07c4ebb083b2d8d8055e57ddef7e55e502bbfc961505"
+dependencies = [
+ "bevy",
+ "cargo-emit",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bevy_encase_derive"
 version = "0.14.2"
@@ -1291,6 +1295,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wayland-client",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cargo-emit"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1582e1c9e755dd6ad6b224dcffb135d199399a4568d454bd89fe515ca8425695"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.1.24"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 263fb28..a1eeed0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-bevy = { version = "0.14.2", features = ["wayland", "dynamic_linking"] }
+# bevy = { version = "0.14.2", features = ["wayland", "dynamic_linking"] }
+bevy = { version = "0.14.2", features = ["wayland"] }
+bevy_embedded_assets = "0.11.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 
 # Enable a small amount of optimization in the dev profile.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 75cf4bd..f17eb30 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod components;
 mod systems;
 
 use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_embedded_assets::EmbeddedAssetPlugin;
 use std::f32::consts::PI;
 use systems::{
     ant::{
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ fn main() {
 
     // The DefaultPlugins contain the "Window" plugin.
     // ImagePlugin::default_nearest() is supposed to prevent blurry sprites.
-    app.add_plugins(DefaultPlugins.set(ImagePlugin::default_nearest()));
+    app.add_plugins((
+        EmbeddedAssetPlugin {
+            mode: bevy_embedded_assets::PluginMode::ReplaceDefault,
+        },
+        DefaultPlugins.set(ImagePlugin::default_nearest()),
+    ));
 
     // Sets the color used to clear the screen, i.e. the background color.
     app.insert_resource(ClearColor(Color::srgb(0.9, 0.9, 0.9)));