diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/Base58.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/Base58.kt
index 8a5f424..9d5b72e 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/Base58.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/Base58.kt
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ object Base58 {
      */
     const val version = BytesInfo.version
 
-    init {
-        // Add this project to the updates system, which verifies this class + UUID + version information
-        dorkbox.updates.Updates.add(Base58::class.java, "f176cecea06e48e1a96d59c08a6e98c3", BytesInfo.version)
-    }
-
 
     internal const val ENCODED_ZERO = '1'
     internal const val CHECKSUM_SIZE = 4
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/BigEndian.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/BigEndian.kt
index 34995e0..ff1d35f 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/BigEndian.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/BigEndian.kt
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer
  *
  * arm is technically bi-endian
  */
-class BigEndian {
+object BigEndian {
     // the following are ALL in Bit-Endian (byte[0] is MOST significant)
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the version number.
+     */
+    const val version = BytesInfo.version
+
     // NOTE: CHAR and SHORT are the exact same.
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayBuffer.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayBuffer.kt
index b5961ff..c25d077 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayBuffer.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayBuffer.kt
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ class ByteArrayBuffer {
          */
         const val version = BytesInfo.version
 
-        init {
-            // Add this project to the updates system, which verifies this class + UUID + version information
-            dorkbox.updates.Updates.add(ByteArrayBuffer::class.java, "f176cecea06e48e1a96d59c08a6e98c3", BytesInfo.version)
-        }
-
         /**
          * Returns the number of bytes that would be written with [.writeInt].
          */
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayWrapper.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayWrapper.kt
index c954f89..dfe35f5 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayWrapper.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteArrayWrapper.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class ByteArrayWrapper(
     copyBytes: Boolean = true
 ) {
     companion object {
+        /**
+         * Gets the version number.
+         */
+        const val version = BytesInfo.version
+
         /**
          * Makes a safe copy of the byte array, so that changes to the original do not affect the wrapper.
          * One side effect is that additional memory is used.
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufInput.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufInput.kt
index d2544c6..d052555 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufInput.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufInput.kt
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ class ByteBufInput : Input {
          * Gets the version number.
          */
         const val version = BytesInfo.version
-
-        init {
-            // Add this project to the updates system, which verifies this class + UUID + version information
-            dorkbox.updates.Updates.add(ByteBufInput::class.java, "f176cecea06e48e1a96d59c08a6e98c3", BytesInfo.version)
-        }
     }
 
     lateinit var byteBuf: ByteBuf
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufOutput.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufOutput.kt
index 2ad256b..8e7e4a2 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufOutput.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/ByteBufOutput.kt
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ class ByteBufOutput : Output {
          * Gets the version number.
          */
         const val version = BytesInfo.version
-
-        init {
-            // Add this project to the updates system, which verifies this class + UUID + version information
-            dorkbox.updates.Updates.add(ByteBufOutput::class.java, "f176cecea06e48e1a96d59c08a6e98c3", BytesInfo.version)
-        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/BytesInfo.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/BytesInfo.kt
index 717f186..443ce5f 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/BytesInfo.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/BytesInfo.kt
@@ -19,5 +19,10 @@ object BytesInfo {
     /**
      * Gets the version number.
      */
-    const val version = "1.8"
+    const val version = "1.9"
+
+    init {
+        // Add this project to the updates system, which verifies this class + UUID + version information
+        dorkbox.updates.Updates.add(Hex::class.java, "f176cecea06e48e1a96d59c08a6e98c3", version)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/LittleEndian.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/LittleEndian.kt
index ebaa7f4..a2d5846 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/LittleEndian.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/LittleEndian.kt
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer
  *
  * Network byte order IS big endian, as is Java.
  */
-class LittleEndian {
+object LittleEndian {
     // the following are ALL in Little-Endian (byte[0] is LEAST significant)
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the version number.
+     */
+    const val version = BytesInfo.version
+
+
     // NOTE: CHAR and SHORT are the exact same.
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteArray.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteArray.kt
index 729aa46..6ca19e8 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteArray.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteArray.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ package dorkbox.bytes
 
 @Suppress("unused")
 object OptimizeUtilsByteArray {
+    /**
+     * Gets the version number.
+     */
+    const val version = BytesInfo.version
+
     /**
      * Returns the number of bytes that would be written with [.writeInt].
      *
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteBuf.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteBuf.kt
index 95175b8..8d55e53 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteBuf.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/OptimizeUtilsByteBuf.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf
 
 @Suppress("unused")
 object OptimizeUtilsByteBuf {
+    /**
+     * Gets the version number.
+     */
+    const val version = BytesInfo.version
+
     // int
     /**
      * FROM KRYO