diff --git a/carton/package.go b/carton/package.go
index a350932..fcf1d91 100644
--- a/carton/package.go
+++ b/carton/package.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"text/template"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
 	"github.com/heroku/color"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak"
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak/bard"
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ func (p Package) Create(options ...Option) {
 
 	buildpack := libcnb.Buildpack{}
 	file = filepath.Join(p.Source, "buildpack.toml")
-	if _, err = toml.DecodeFile(file, &buildpack); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		config.exitHandler.Error(fmt.Errorf("unable to read %s\n%w", file, err))
+		return
+	}
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(b, &buildpack); err != nil {
 		config.exitHandler.Error(fmt.Errorf("unable to decode buildpack %s\n%w", file, err))
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/dependency_cache.go b/dependency_cache.go
index 624f510..158d325 100644
--- a/dependency_cache.go
+++ b/dependency_cache.go
@@ -21,15 +21,16 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
 	"github.com/heroku/color"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak/bard"
 )
@@ -129,7 +130,11 @@ func (d *DependencyCache) Artifact(dependency BuildpackDependency, mods ...Reque
 	}
 
 	file = filepath.Join(d.CachePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.toml", dependency.SHA256))
-	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(file, &actual); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read %s\n%w", file, err)
+	}
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(b, &actual); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode download metadata %s\n%w", file, err)
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +144,11 @@ func (d *DependencyCache) Artifact(dependency BuildpackDependency, mods ...Reque
 	}
 
 	file = filepath.Join(d.DownloadPath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.toml", dependency.SHA256))
-	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(file, &actual); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	b, err = ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read %s\n%w", file, err)
+	}
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(b, &actual); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode download metadata %s\n%w", file, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/dependency_cache_test.go b/dependency_cache_test.go
index 81321ec..65d91de 100644
--- a/dependency_cache_test.go
+++ b/dependency_cache_test.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/ghttp"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 	"github.com/sclevine/spec"
 
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 29162c5..04dcb34 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak
 go 1.15
 
 require (
-	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.0
 	github.com/buildpacks/libcnb v1.18.0
 	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.11
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.11
 	github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.10
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.3
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1
 	github.com/sclevine/spec v1.4.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4287b58..3ee1014 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ github.com/buildpacks/libcnb v1.18.0 h1:Q7I+HjQ1Cq02/AqhTOrzecuNESip9xE2axckxnym
 github.com/buildpacks/libcnb v1.18.0/go.mod h1:yzAQd//jyUXVx6Z/F0cKk/hrl49QZq1OE/hP5+/ZPuQ=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.11 h1:07n33Z8lZxZ2qwegKbObQohDhXDQxiMMz1NOUGYlesw=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.11/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV9I=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
@@ -39,10 +40,11 @@ github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+W
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.1 h1:mFwc4LvZ0xpSvDZ3E+k8Yte0hLOMxXUlP+yXtJqkYfQ=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.1/go.mod h1:zj2OWP4+oCPe1qIXoGWkgMRwljMUYCdkwsT2108oapk=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.1/go.mod h1:XdKZgCCFLUoM/7CFJVPcG8C1xQ1AJ0vpAezJrB7JYyY=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.2 h1:aY/nuoWlKJud2J6U0E3NWsjlg+0GtwXxgEqthRdzlcs=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.2/go.mod h1:iN09h71vgCQne3DLsj+A5owkum+a2tYe+TOCB1ybHNo=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.3 h1:gph6h/qe9GSUw1NhH1gp+qb+h8rXD8Cy60Z32Qw3ELA=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.3/go.mod h1:V9xEwhxec5O8UDM77eCW8vLymOMltsqPVYWrpDsH8xc=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1 h1:1Nf83orprkJyknT6h7zbuEGUEjcyVlCxSUGTENmNCRM=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1/go.mod h1:T2/BmBdy8dvIRq1a/8aqjN41wvWlN4lrapLU/GW4pbc=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/sclevine/spec v1.4.0 h1:z/Q9idDcay5m5irkZ28M7PtQM4aOISzOpj4bUPkDee8=
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACk
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200520004742-59133d7f0dd7 h1:AeiKBIuRw3UomYXSbLy0Mc2dDLfdtbT/IVn4keq83P0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200520004742-59133d7f0dd7/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201006153459-a7d1128ccaa0 h1:wBouT66WTYFXdxfVdz9sVWARVd/2vfGcmI45D2gj45M=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201006153459-a7d1128ccaa0/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
@@ -70,11 +71,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190222072716-a9d3bda3a223/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190904154756-749cb33beabd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd h1:xhmwyvizuTgC2qz7ZlMluP20uW+C3Rm0FD/WLDX8884=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f h1:+Nyd8tzPX9R7BWHguqsrbFdRx3WQ/1ib8I44HXV5yTA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
diff --git a/internal/match_toml.go b/internal/match_toml.go
index 331e2e5..52c5213 100644
--- a/internal/match_toml.go
+++ b/internal/match_toml.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/types"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 )
 
 func MatchTOML(expected interface{}) types.GomegaMatcher {
@@ -35,35 +35,33 @@ type matchTOML struct {
 }
 
 func (matcher *matchTOML) Match(actual interface{}) (success bool, err error) {
-	var e, a string
+	var e, a []byte
 
 	switch eType := matcher.expected.(type) {
 	case string:
-		e = eType
+		e = []byte(eType)
 	case []byte:
-		e = string(eType)
+		e = eType
 	default:
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("expected value must be []byte or string, received %T", matcher.expected)
 	}
 
 	switch aType := actual.(type) {
 	case string:
-		a = aType
+		a = []byte(aType)
 	case []byte:
-		a = string(aType)
+		a = aType
 	default:
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("actual value must be []byte or string, received %T", matcher.expected)
 	}
 
 	var eValue map[string]interface{}
-	_, err = toml.Decode(e, &eValue)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(e, &eValue); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
 	var aValue map[string]interface{}
-	_, err = toml.Decode(a, &aValue)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(a, &aValue); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/toml_writer.go b/internal/toml_writer.go
index fb3831c..78cca79 100644
--- a/internal/toml_writer.go
+++ b/internal/toml_writer.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
 	"github.com/heroku/color"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak/bard"
 )
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (t TOMLWriter) Write(path string, value interface{}) error {
 			t.logger.Header("Persistent metadata:")
 
 			var names []string
-			for k, _ := range v.Metadata {
+			for k := range v.Metadata {
 				names = append(names, k)
 			}
 
diff --git a/layer.go b/layer.go
index 9a31cb9..6f0918d 100644
--- a/layer.go
+++ b/layer.go
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
 package libpak
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/heroku/color"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 
 	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
 
@@ -69,13 +68,13 @@ const (
 
 // Contribute is the function to call when implementing your libcnb.LayerContributor.
 func (l *LayerContributor) Contribute(layer libcnb.Layer, f LayerFunc, flags ...LayerFlag) (libcnb.Layer, error) {
-	raw := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	if err := toml.NewEncoder(raw).Encode(l.ExpectedMetadata); err != nil {
+	raw, err := toml.Marshal(l.ExpectedMetadata)
+	if err != nil {
 		return libcnb.Layer{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to encode metadata\n%w", err)
 	}
 
 	expected := map[string]interface{}{}
-	if _, err := toml.Decode(raw.String(), &expected); err != nil {
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(raw, &expected); err != nil {
 		return libcnb.Layer{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode metadata\n%w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ func (l *LayerContributor) Contribute(layer libcnb.Layer, f LayerFunc, flags ...
 		return libcnb.Layer{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to create layer directory %s\n%w", layer.Path, err)
 	}
 
-	layer, err := f()
+	layer, err = f()
 	if err != nil {
 		return libcnb.Layer{}, err
 	}