diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_cocoapods.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_cocoapods.yaml
index 8554517..3cec717 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_cocoapods.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_cocoapods.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - '*'
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  deploy:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09a1e7c..8d0ffb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 /Packages
 /*.xcodeproj
 bin/protoc
+.swiftpm/
diff --git a/.swift-version b/.swift-version
deleted file mode 100644
index ef425ca..0000000
--- a/.swift-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5.2
diff --git a/BinaryCodable.podspec b/BinaryCodable.podspec
index 8b54996..5ba9357 100644
--- a/BinaryCodable.podspec
+++ b/BinaryCodable.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name = 'BinaryCodable'
-  s.version = '0.3.0'
+  s.version = '0.3.1'
   s.license = 'Apache 2.0'
   s.summary = 'Codable-like interfaces for binary representations.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/jverkoey/BinaryCodable'
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.ios.deployment_target = '13.0'
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.15'
+  s.swift_versions = ['5.2']
 
   s.source_files = ['Sources/**/*.swift']
 end
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 411f9e6..f0d165f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.3.1
+
+This patch release fixes a crashing bug introduced in 0.3.0 that occurred when decoding two-byte values from misaligned memory.
+
 # 0.3.0
 
 This minor release adds a `decodeRemainder` method to `BinaryDecodingContainer` and drops support for iOS 12, macOS 10.12-10.14, and Swift 4.
diff --git a/Sources/BinaryCodable/BinaryDataCoders/BinaryDataDecoder.swift b/Sources/BinaryCodable/BinaryDataCoders/BinaryDataDecoder.swift
index 2926054..c4e7d64 100644
--- a/Sources/BinaryCodable/BinaryDataCoders/BinaryDataDecoder.swift
+++ b/Sources/BinaryCodable/BinaryDataCoders/BinaryDataDecoder.swift
@@ -111,10 +111,13 @@ private class BinaryDataDecodingContainer: BinaryDecodingContainer {
       throw BinaryDecodingError.dataCorrupted(.init(debugDescription:
         "Not enough data to create a a type of \(type). Needed: \(byteWidth). Received: \(bytes.count)."))
     }
-    let value = bytes.withUnsafeBytes { ptr -> T in
-      return ptr.load(as: T.self)
+    return bytes.withUnsafeBytes { ptr in
+      var value: T = 0
+      withUnsafeMutableBytes(of: &value) { valuePtr in
+        valuePtr.copyMemory(from: UnsafeRawBufferPointer(rebasing: ptr[0..<ptr.count]))
+      }
+      return value
     }
-    return value
   }
 
   func decode<T: FixedWidthInteger>(_ type: T.Type) throws -> T {
@@ -124,10 +127,13 @@ private class BinaryDataDecodingContainer: BinaryDecodingContainer {
       throw BinaryDecodingError.dataCorrupted(.init(debugDescription:
         "Not enough data to create a a type of \(type). Needed: \(byteWidth). Received: \(bytes.count)."))
     }
-    let value = bytes.withUnsafeBytes { ptr -> T in
-      return ptr.load(as: T.self)
+    return bytes.withUnsafeBytes { ptr in
+      var value: T = 0
+      withUnsafeMutableBytes(of: &value) { valuePtr in
+        valuePtr.copyMemory(from: UnsafeRawBufferPointer(rebasing: ptr[0..<ptr.count]))
+      }
+      return value
     }
-    return value
   }
 
   func decodeString(encoding: String.Encoding, terminator: UInt8?) throws -> String {
diff --git a/Tests/BinaryCodableTests/MisalignedDecoderTests.swift b/Tests/BinaryCodableTests/MisalignedDecoderTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e439c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/BinaryCodableTests/MisalignedDecoderTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2020-present the BinaryCodable authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import BinaryCodable
+import XCTest
+
+private struct MisalignedUInt16Packet: BinaryDecodable {
+  let twoByteInt: UInt16
+  init(from decoder: BinaryDecoder) throws {
+    var container = decoder.container(maxLength: nil)
+    _ = try container.decode(length: 1)
+    self.twoByteInt = try container.decode(UInt16.self)
+  }
+}
+
+private struct MisalignedFloatPacket: BinaryDecodable {
+  let fourByteFloat: Float
+  init(from decoder: BinaryDecoder) throws {
+    var container = decoder.container(maxLength: nil)
+    _ = try container.decode(length: 1)
+    self.fourByteFloat = try container.decode(Float.self)
+  }
+}
+
+final class MisalignedDecoderTests: XCTestCase {
+
+  func testUInt16() throws {
+    // Given
+    let packetData: [UInt8] = [0, 3, 0]
+    let decoder = BinaryDataDecoder()
+
+    // When
+    let packet = try decoder.decode(MisalignedUInt16Packet.self, from: packetData)
+
+    // Then
+    XCTAssertEqual(packet.twoByteInt, 3)
+  }
+
+  func testFloat() throws {
+    // Given
+    let packetData: [UInt8] = [0, 0, 0, 0x80, 0x3f]
+    let decoder = BinaryDataDecoder()
+
+    // When
+    let packet = try decoder.decode(MisalignedFloatPacket.self, from: packetData)
+
+    // Then
+    XCTAssertEqual(packet.fourByteFloat, 1.0, accuracy: 0.001)
+  }
+}