diff --git a/src/array.zig b/src/array.zig
index 64a4852..ca57a48 100644
--- a/src/array.zig
+++ b/src/array.zig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn parse(ctx: *parser.Context) !?*value.ValueList {
     var ar = try ctx.alloc.create(value.ValueList);
     errdefer ctx.alloc.destroy(ar);
 
-    ar.* = .{};
+    ar.* = .empty;
     errdefer ar.deinit(ctx.alloc);
 
     while (true) {
diff --git a/src/serialize/root.zig b/src/serialize/root.zig
index d76cee6..3c4e754 100644
--- a/src/serialize/root.zig
+++ b/src/serialize/root.zig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const SerializerState = struct {
     fn init(allocator: Allocator) Self {
         return Self{
             .allocator = allocator,
-            .table_comp = .{},
+            .table_comp = .empty,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/string.zig b/src/string.zig
index 5bc06f4..4ea89ce 100644
--- a/src/string.zig
+++ b/src/string.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn parseSingleLine(ctx: *Context) !?[]const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn parseString(ctx: *Context, delimiter: *const Delimiter) !?[]const u8 {
-    var output: Buffer = .{};
+    var output: Buffer = .empty;
     errdefer output.deinit(ctx.alloc);
 
     while (ctx.current()) |c| {
diff --git a/src/struct_mapping.zig b/src/struct_mapping.zig
index 3a7baa0..fa67190 100644
--- a/src/struct_mapping.zig
+++ b/src/struct_mapping.zig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub const Context = struct {
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) Context {
         return .{
             .alloc = alloc,
-            .field_path = .{},
+            .field_path = .empty,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/table.zig b/src/table.zig
index eb86875..c5a5be2 100644
--- a/src/table.zig
+++ b/src/table.zig
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn tableAdvance(ctx: *parser.Context, table: *Table, key: parser.String, new_arr
         if (new_array_item) {
             var list = try ctx.alloc.create(ValueList);
             errdefer ctx.alloc.destroy(list);
-            list.* = .{};
+            list.* = .empty;
             try list.append(ctx.alloc, new_value);
             new_value = Value{ .array = list };
         }