diff --git a/backends/caiyun.go b/backends/caiyun.go
index 83e0af3..5ab3550 100644
--- a/backends/caiyun.go
+++ b/backends/caiyun.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *CaiyunConfig) GetWeatherDataFromLocalBegin(lng float64, lat float64, nu
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (c *CaiyunConfig) GetWeatherDataFromLocalBegin(lng float64, lat float64, nu
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/backends/json.go b/backends/json.go
index 9460d48..28dff83 100644
--- a/backends/json.go
+++ b/backends/json.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package backends
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/schachmat/wego/iface"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (c *jsnConfig) Setup() {
 // to further limit the amount of days in the output. It obviously cannot
 // produce more data than is available in the file.
 func (c *jsnConfig) Fetch(loc string, numdays int) (ret iface.Data) {
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(loc)
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(loc)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/backends/openweathermap.org.go b/backends/openweathermap.org.go
index 9e80ef6..d887013 100644
--- a/backends/openweathermap.org.go
+++ b/backends/openweathermap.org.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/schachmat/wego/iface"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (c *openWeatherConfig) fetch(url string) (*openWeatherResponse, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(" Unable to get (%s) %v", url, err)
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to read response body (%s): %v", url, err)
 	}
diff --git a/backends/smhi.go b/backends/smhi.go
index af24e9e..733ff12 100644
--- a/backends/smhi.go
+++ b/backends/smhi.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/schachmat/wego/iface"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (c *smhiConfig) fetch(url string) (*smhiResponse, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to get (%s): %v", url, err)
 	} else if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		quip := ""
 		if string(body) == "Requested point is out of bounds" {
 			quip = "\nPlease note that SMHI only service the nordic countries."
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (c *smhiConfig) fetch(url string) (*smhiResponse, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to read response body (%s): %v", url, err)
 	}
diff --git a/backends/worldweatheronline.com.go b/backends/worldweatheronline.com.go
index 80a4187..ef1f20f 100644
--- a/backends/worldweatheronline.com.go
+++ b/backends/worldweatheronline.com.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (c *wwoConfig) getCoordinatesFromAPI(queryParams []string, res chan *iface.
 	}
 	defer hres.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(hres.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(hres.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("Unable to read geo location data:", err)
 		res <- nil
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (c *wwoConfig) Fetch(loc string, numdays int) iface.Data {
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}