diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad96070..4dc1b8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <a href="https://pypi.org/project/scaler">
       <img alt="PyPI - Version" src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/scaler?colorA=0f1632&colorB=255be3">
     </a>
-    <img src="https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/citi/scaler/badge">
+    <img src="https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/Citi/scaler/badge">
   </p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/scaler/about.py b/scaler/about.py
index f7d787d..cd12fb0 100644
--- a/scaler/about.py
+++ b/scaler/about.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.7"
+__version__ = "1.8.8"
diff --git a/scaler/io/async_binder.py b/scaler/io/async_binder.py
index 68d5e1a..4132c5f 100644
--- a/scaler/io/async_binder.py
+++ b/scaler/io/async_binder.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from typing import Awaitable, Callable, List, Optional, Dict
 
 import zmq.asyncio
+from zmq import Frame
 
 from scaler.io.utility import deserialize, serialize
 from scaler.protocol.python.mixins import Message
@@ -38,18 +39,18 @@ def register(self, callback: Callable[[bytes, Message], Awaitable[None]]):
         self._callback = callback
 
     async def routine(self):
-        frames = await self._socket.recv_multipart()
+        frames: List[Frame] = await self._socket.recv_multipart(copy=False)
         if not self.__is_valid_message(frames):
             return
 
         source, payload = frames
-        message: Optional[Message] = deserialize(payload)
+        message: Optional[Message] = deserialize(payload.bytes)
         if message is None:
-            logging.error(f"received unknown message from {source!r}: {payload!r}")
+            logging.error(f"received unknown message from {source.bytes!r}: {payload!r}")
             return
 
         self.__count_received(message.__class__.__name__)
-        await self._callback(source, message)
+        await self._callback(source.bytes, message)
 
     async def send(self, to: bytes, message: Message):
         self.__count_sent(message.__class__.__name__)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def __set_socket_options(self):
         self._socket.setsockopt(zmq.SNDHWM, 0)
         self._socket.setsockopt(zmq.RCVHWM, 0)
 
-    def __is_valid_message(self, frames: List[bytes]) -> bool:
+    def __is_valid_message(self, frames: List[Frame]) -> bool:
         if len(frames) < 2:
             logging.error(f"{self.__get_prefix()} received unexpected frames {frames}")
             return False
diff --git a/scaler/io/async_connector.py b/scaler/io/async_connector.py
index 86be509..a9a02c4 100644
--- a/scaler/io/async_connector.py
+++ b/scaler/io/async_connector.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ async def receive(self) -> Optional[Message]:
         if self._socket.closed:
             return None
 
-        payload = await self._socket.recv()
-        result: Optional[Message] = deserialize(payload)
+        payload = await self._socket.recv(copy=False)
+        result: Optional[Message] = deserialize(payload.bytes)
         if result is None:
-            logging.error(f"received unknown message: {payload!r}")
+            logging.error(f"received unknown message: {payload.bytes!r}")
             return None
 
         return result
diff --git a/scaler/io/sync_connector.py b/scaler/io/sync_connector.py
index a45b6a5..b3c9cb8 100644
--- a/scaler/io/sync_connector.py
+++ b/scaler/io/sync_connector.py
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ def identity(self) -> bytes:
 
     def send(self, message: Message):
         with self._lock:
-            self._socket.send(serialize(message))
+            self._socket.send(serialize(message), copy=False)
 
     def receive(self) -> Optional[Message]:
         with self._lock:
-            payload = self._socket.recv()
+            payload = self._socket.recv(copy=False)
 
-        return self.__compose_message(payload)
+        return self.__compose_message(payload.bytes)
 
     def __compose_message(self, payload: bytes) -> Optional[Message]:
         result: Optional[Message] = deserialize(payload)
diff --git a/scaler/io/sync_subscriber.py b/scaler/io/sync_subscriber.py
index 5423f2c..17bc5b7 100644
--- a/scaler/io/sync_subscriber.py
+++ b/scaler/io/sync_subscriber.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def __initialize(self):
 
     def __routine_polling(self):
         try:
-            self.__routine_receive(self._socket.recv())
+            self.__routine_receive(self._socket.recv(copy=False).bytes)
         except zmq.Again:
             raise TimeoutError(f"Cannot connect to {self._address.to_address()} in {self._timeout_seconds} seconds")