diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 266ed837..82708c29 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ checksum = "75b325c5dbd37f80359721ad39aca5a29fb04c89279657cffdda8736d0c0b9d2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ego-tree"
-version = "0.6.3"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12a0bb14ac04a9fcf170d0bbbef949b44cc492f4452bd20c095636956f653642"
+checksum = "7c6ba7d4eec39eaa9ab24d44a0e73a7949a1095a8b3f3abb11eddf27dbb56a53"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "crossterm",
- "ego-tree",
  "linutil_core",
  "oneshot",
  "portable-pty",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ef31b2a9..2fa6d68d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ license = "MIT"
 version = "24.9.28"
 edition = "2021"
 
-[workspace.dependencies]
-ego-tree = "0.6.2"
-
 [workspace]
 members = ["tui", "core", "xtask"]
 default-members = ["tui", "core"]
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index d3f42011..f07d4b77 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/linutil/tree/main/core"
 edition = "2021"
 version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-include = [
-    "src/*.rs",
-    "Cargo.toml",
-    "tabs/**",
-]
+include = ["src/*.rs", "Cargo.toml", "tabs/**"]
 
 [dependencies]
 include_dir = "0.7.4"
@@ -17,4 +13,4 @@ temp-dir = "0.1.14"
 serde = { version = "1.0.205", features = ["derive"], default-features = false }
 toml = { version = "0.8.19", features = ["parse"], default-features = false }
 which = "6.0.3"
-ego-tree = { workspace = true }
+ego-tree = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index b7cd631e..9a814549 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod inner;
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
+pub use ego_tree;
 use ego_tree::Tree;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
diff --git a/tui/Cargo.toml b/tui/Cargo.toml
index 40d3c357..129bb7dd 100644
--- a/tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ tips = ["rand"]
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5.19", features = ["derive"] }
 crossterm = "0.28.1"
-ego-tree = { workspace = true }
 oneshot = "0.1.8"
 portable-pty = "0.8.1"
 ratatui = "0.28.1"
diff --git a/tui/src/filter.rs b/tui/src/filter.rs
index e6ff2cc2..7f2e9d0b 100644
--- a/tui/src/filter.rs
+++ b/tui/src/filter.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{state::ListEntry, theme::Theme};
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent};
-use ego_tree::NodeId;
-use linutil_core::Tab;
+use linutil_core::{ego_tree::NodeId, Tab};
 use ratatui::{
     layout::{Position, Rect},
     style::Style,
diff --git a/tui/src/state.rs b/tui/src/state.rs
index 9ed61771..e8245809 100644
--- a/tui/src/state.rs
+++ b/tui/src/state.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     theme::Theme,
 };
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
-use ego_tree::NodeId;
-use linutil_core::{ListNode, Tab};
+use linutil_core::{ego_tree::NodeId, ListNode, Tab};
 #[cfg(feature = "tips")]
 use rand::Rng;
 use ratatui::{