diff --git a/config/rgProperties.json b/config/rgProperties.json
index 43be9b1..d3535b2 100644
--- a/config/rgProperties.json
+++ b/config/rgProperties.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "LIVE_HOST_16": "gateway-16.rocketgate.com",
         "LIVE_HOST_17": "gateway-17.rocketgate.com",
         "TEST_HOST": "dev-gateway.rocketgate.com",
-        "VERSION_NUMBER": "K2.5"
+        "VERSION_NUMBER": "K2.6"
     },
     "responseSettings": {
         "VERSION_INDICATOR": "version",
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index a291e58..a2325e4 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
-var xml2json = require('xml2json'),
-    json2xml = require("json2xml");
+const { XMLParser, XMLBuilder } = require('fast-xml-parser');
 
-var exports = module.exports = {
+const parser = new XMLParser({
+    attributeNamePrefix: "",
+    textNodeName: "$t",
+    parseTagValue: false,
+    ignoreDeclaration: true,
+    ignoreAttributes: false,
+});
+
+const builder = new XMLBuilder({
+    ignoreAttributes: false,
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    textNodeName: "$t",
+});
 
+var exports = module.exports = {
     toXML: function (params, callback) {
         try {
-            callback(null, json2xml({ gatewayRequest: params }, { header: true }));
+            const xml = builder.build({ '?xml': { '$version': '1.0', '$encoding': 'UTF-8' }, gatewayRequest: params });
+            callback(null, xml);
         } catch (err) {
             callback(err);
         }
     },
     fromXML: function (xmlDocument, callback) {
         try {
-            callback(null, JSON.parse(xml2json.toJson(xmlDocument)).gatewayResponse);
+            callback(null, parser.parse(xmlDocument).gatewayResponse);
         } catch (err) {
             callback(err);
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1df30a4..fcdbadd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@
     ],
     "dependencies": {
         "async": "2.1.x",
+        "fast-xml-parser": "5.3.x",
         "is_js": "0.9.x",
-        "json2xml": "0.1.x",
         "moment": "2.15.x",
         "request": "2.76.x",
-        "urlencode": "1.1.x",
-        "xml2json": "0.10.x"
+        "urlencode": "1.1.x"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "eslint": "^3.17.1",