diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e46f08a..fd21c49 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 winit     = "0.20.0"
-ash       = "0.29.0"
+ash       = "0.37.3"
 num       = "0.2"
 cgmath    = "0.17.0"
 image     = "0.22"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8334dde..8cd5811 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ use crate::{
     utility::structures::*,
 };
 
-use ash::version::DeviceV1_0;
-use ash::version::InstanceV1_0;
-use ash::vk;
+use ash::{vk, Entry};
+use vk::*;
 use memoffset::offset_of;
 use winit::event::{Event, VirtualKeyCode, ElementState, KeyboardInput, WindowEvent};
 use winit::event_loop::{EventLoop, ControlFlow};
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ impl VulkanApp {
         let window = utility::window::init_window(event_loop, WINDOW_TITLE, WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT);
 
         // init vulkan stuff
-        let entry = ash::Entry::new().unwrap();
+        let entry = unsafe { Entry::load().unwrap() };
         let instance = share::create_instance(
             &entry,
             WINDOW_TITLE,
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ impl VulkanApp {
 
         let color_blend_attachment_states = [vk::PipelineColorBlendAttachmentState {
             blend_enable: vk::FALSE,
-            color_write_mask: vk::ColorComponentFlags::all(),
+            color_write_mask: vk::ColorComponentFlags::RGBA,
             src_color_blend_factor: vk::BlendFactor::ONE,
             dst_color_blend_factor: vk::BlendFactor::ZERO,
             color_blend_op: vk::BlendOp::ADD,
@@ -860,7 +859,7 @@ impl VulkanApp {
                     self.draw_frame();
 
                     tick_counter.tick_frame();
-                    if IS_PAINT_FPS_COUNTER {
+                    if true {
                         print!("FPS: {}\r", tick_counter.fps());
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/src/utility/constants.rs b/src/utility/constants.rs
index 3871f91..99f2f7e 100644
--- a/src/utility/constants.rs
+++ b/src/utility/constants.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use crate::utility::debug::ValidationInfo;
 use crate::utility::structures::DeviceExtension;
-use ash::vk_make_version;
+use ash::vk::make_api_version;
 
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
 
-pub const APPLICATION_VERSION: u32 = vk_make_version!(1, 0, 0);
-pub const ENGINE_VERSION: u32 = vk_make_version!(1, 0, 0);
-pub const API_VERSION: u32 = vk_make_version!(1, 0, 92);
+pub const APPLICATION_VERSION: u32 = make_api_version(1, 0, 0, 0);
+pub const ENGINE_VERSION: u32 = make_api_version(1, 0, 0, 0);
+pub const API_VERSION: u32 = make_api_version(1, 3, 251, 0);
 
 pub const WINDOW_WIDTH: u32 = 800;
 pub const WINDOW_HEIGHT: u32 = 600;
diff --git a/src/utility/debug.rs b/src/utility/debug.rs
index 9c41e40..b271a7e 100644
--- a/src/utility/debug.rs
+++ b/src/utility/debug.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use ash::version::EntryV1_0;
 use ash::vk;
+use vk::*;
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::os::raw::c_void;
diff --git a/src/utility/platforms.rs b/src/utility/platforms.rs
index 82ab0bd..fdcab4f 100644
--- a/src/utility/platforms.rs
+++ b/src/utility/platforms.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use ash::version::{EntryV1_0, InstanceV1_0};
-use ash::vk;
+use ash::{vk, Entry, Instance};
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 use ash::extensions::khr::Win32Surface;
@@ -51,9 +50,9 @@ pub fn required_extension_names() -> Vec<*const i8> {
 
 // create surface ---------------------------------------------------------
 #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "android"), not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub unsafe fn create_surface<E: EntryV1_0, I: InstanceV1_0>(
-    entry: &E,
-    instance: &I,
+pub unsafe fn create_surface(
+    entry: &Entry,
+    instance: &Instance,
     window: &winit::window::Window,
 ) -> Result<vk::SurfaceKHR, vk::Result> {
     use std::ptr;
@@ -73,9 +72,9 @@ pub unsafe fn create_surface<E: EntryV1_0, I: InstanceV1_0>(
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub unsafe fn create_surface<E: EntryV1_0, I: InstanceV1_0>(
-    entry: &E,
-    instance: &I,
+pub unsafe fn create_surface(
+    entry: &Entry,
+    instance: &Instance,
     window: &winit::window::Window,
 ) -> Result<vk::SurfaceKHR, vk::Result> {
     use std::mem;
@@ -109,9 +108,9 @@ pub unsafe fn create_surface<E: EntryV1_0, I: InstanceV1_0>(
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-pub unsafe fn create_surface<E: EntryV1_0, I: InstanceV1_0>(
-    entry: &E,
-    instance: &I,
+pub unsafe fn create_surface(
+    entry: &Entry,
+    instance: &Instance,
     window: &winit::window::Window,
 ) -> Result<vk::SurfaceKHR, vk::Result> {
     use std::os::raw::c_void;
diff --git a/src/utility/share.rs b/src/utility/share.rs
index f10a52d..abb01e2 100644
--- a/src/utility/share.rs
+++ b/src/utility/share.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pub mod v1 {
 
         let color_blend_attachment_states = [vk::PipelineColorBlendAttachmentState {
             blend_enable: vk::FALSE,
-            color_write_mask: vk::ColorComponentFlags::all(),
+            color_write_mask: vk::ColorComponentFlags::empty(),
             src_color_blend_factor: vk::BlendFactor::ONE,
             dst_color_blend_factor: vk::BlendFactor::ZERO,
             color_blend_op: vk::BlendOp::ADD,
@@ -1371,9 +1371,6 @@ pub mod v2 {
     }
 }
 
-use ash::version::DeviceV1_0;
-use ash::version::EntryV1_0;
-use ash::version::InstanceV1_0;
 use ash::vk;
 
 use std::ffi::CString;
@@ -1641,7 +1638,7 @@ pub fn find_queue_family(
                     physical_device,
                     index as u32,
                     surface_stuff.surface,
-                )
+                ).unwrap()
         };
         if queue_family.queue_count > 0 && is_present_support {
             queue_family_indices.present_family = Some(index);