diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index a2d8647b..634f3d4d 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     "@hed/validator": "npm:hed-validator@~4.1.4",
     "@ignore": "npm:ignore@^7.0.5",
     "@libs/xml": "jsr:@libs/xml@^6.0.8",
-    "@mango/nifti": "npm:@bids/nifti-reader-js@^0.6.9",
+    "@mango/nifti": "npm:nifti-reader-js@^0.8.0",
+    "module": "node:module",
     "@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.14",
     "@std/fmt": "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.8",
     "@std/fs": "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.19",
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 344287d5..2d1994ec 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "jsr:@std/streams@^1.0.12": "1.0.12",
     "jsr:@std/text@~1.0.7": "1.0.16",
     "jsr:@std/yaml@^1.0.9": "1.0.9",
-    "npm:@bids/nifti-reader-js@~0.6.9": "0.6.9",
     "npm:@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill@*": "0.2.3_esbuild@0.25.9",
     "npm:@types/node@*": "22.15.15",
     "npm:ajv@^8.17.1": "8.17.1",
@@ -48,7 +47,8 @@
     "npm:hash-wasm@^4.12.0": "4.12.0",
     "npm:hed-validator@~4.1.4": "4.1.4",
     "npm:ignore@^7.0.5": "7.0.5",
-    "npm:isomorphic-git@^1.27.1": "1.34.0"
+    "npm:isomorphic-git@^1.27.1": "1.34.0",
+    "npm:nifti-reader-js@0.8": "0.8.0"
   },
   "jsr": {
     "@bids/schema@1.1.1": {
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@
     }
   },
   "npm": {
-    "@bids/nifti-reader-js@0.6.9": {
-      "integrity": "sha512-3KWpGKrgUUvT5Bbl25K9TTQ77DRS5DUpcyhZlAblCPdP1YMy0tCzrxarRTixWM9tDN6sWUOBbf6zQpPyVe11Lw==",
-      "dependencies": [
-        "fflate"
-      ]
-    },
     "@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill@0.2.3_esbuild@0.25.9": {
       "integrity": "sha512-r3MIryXDeXDOZh7ih1l/yE9ZLORCd5e8vWg02azWRGj5SPTuoh69A2AIyn0Z31V/kHBfZ4HgWJ+OK3GTTwLmnw==",
       "dependencies": [
@@ -681,6 +675,12 @@
         "ufo"
       ]
     },
+    "nifti-reader-js@0.8.0": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-iO1iIhQDfKniy+l/86HfOPte7So+SxBmBiMSiUB2VXU7z4hSewMTlE3h0fCgfzfXvMUa+ilzLTJ2ZHmtFw6EWw==",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "fflate"
+      ]
+    },
     "once@1.4.0": {
       "integrity": "sha512-lNaJgI+2Q5URQBkccEKHTQOPaXdUxnZZElQTZY0MFUAuaEqe1E+Nyvgdz/aIyNi6Z9MzO5dv1H8n58/GELp3+w==",
       "dependencies": [
@@ -1119,12 +1119,12 @@
       "jsr:@std/path@^1.1.2",
       "jsr:@std/streams@^1.0.12",
       "jsr:@std/yaml@^1.0.9",
-      "npm:@bids/nifti-reader-js@~0.6.9",
       "npm:ajv@^8.17.1",
       "npm:hash-wasm@^4.12.0",
       "npm:hed-validator@~4.1.4",
       "npm:ignore@^7.0.5",
-      "npm:isomorphic-git@^1.27.1"
+      "npm:isomorphic-git@^1.27.1",
+      "npm:nifti-reader-js@0.8"
     ]
   }
 }