diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt
index 8dacf7093..76ddae1a8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ object Libs {
   /**
    * https://github.com/square/retrofit
    */
-  const val converter_simplexml: String = "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-simplexml:" +
+  const val converter_jaxb: String = "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-jaxb:" +
     Versions.com_squareup_retrofit2
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index 40d9e7f7d..94194816b 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(Libs.select_folder_document_file)
 
   // Square
-  implementation(Libs.converter_simplexml) {
-    exclude(group = "xpp3", module = "xpp3")
-    exclude(group = "stax", module = "stax-api")
-    exclude(group = "stax", module = "stax")
-  }
+  implementation(Libs.converter_jaxb)
 
   // Leak canary
   debugImplementation(Libs.leakcanary_android)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/LibraryNetworkEntity.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/LibraryNetworkEntity.kt
index 0f894e138..acf9fe059 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/LibraryNetworkEntity.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/LibraryNetworkEntity.kt
@@ -17,66 +17,66 @@
  */
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.entity
 
-import org.simpleframework.xml.Attribute
-import org.simpleframework.xml.ElementList
-import org.simpleframework.xml.Root
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.Serializable
 import java.util.LinkedList
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement
 
-@Root(name = "library")
+@XmlRootElement(name = "library")
 class LibraryNetworkEntity {
-  @field:ElementList(name = "book", inline = true, required = false)
+  @field:XmlElement(name = "book")
   var book: LinkedList<Book>? = null
 
-  @field:Attribute(name = "version", required = false)
+  @field:XmlAttribute(name = "version")
   var version: String? = null
 
-  @Root(name = "book", strict = false)
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "book")
   class Book : Serializable {
-    @field:Attribute(name = "id", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "id")
     var id: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "title", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "title")
     var title: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "description", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "description")
     var description: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "language", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "language")
     var language: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "creator", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "creator")
     var creator: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "publisher", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "publisher")
     var publisher: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "favicon", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "favicon")
     var favicon: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "faviconMimeType", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "faviconMimeType")
     var faviconMimeType: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "date", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "date")
     var date: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "url", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "url")
     var url: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "articleCount", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "articleCount")
     var articleCount: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "mediaCount", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "mediaCount")
     var mediaCount: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "size", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "size")
     var size: String = ""
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "name", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "name")
     var bookName: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "tags", required = false)
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "tags")
     var tags: String? = null
     var searchMatches = 0
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/MetaLinkNetworkEntity.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/MetaLinkNetworkEntity.kt
index 80c58b886..4d64baaa5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/MetaLinkNetworkEntity.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/entity/MetaLinkNetworkEntity.kt
@@ -17,30 +17,27 @@
  */
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.entity
 
-import org.simpleframework.xml.Attribute
-import org.simpleframework.xml.Element
-import org.simpleframework.xml.ElementList
-import org.simpleframework.xml.ElementMap
-import org.simpleframework.xml.Root
-import org.simpleframework.xml.Text
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement
 
-@Root(strict = false, name = "metalink")
+@XmlRootElement(name = "metalink")
 class MetaLinkNetworkEntity {
-  @field:Element
+  @field:XmlElement
   var file: FileElement? = null
   val urls: List<Url>?
     get() = file?.urls
   val relevantUrl: Url
     get() = file?.urls?.get(0) ?: Url()
 
-  @Root(strict = false)
+  @XmlRootElement()
   class FileElement {
-    @field:Attribute
+    @field:XmlAttribute
     var name: String? = null
 
-    @field:ElementList(inline = true, entry = "url")
+    @field:XmlElement(name = "url")
     var urls: List<Url>? = null
-    @field:Element var size: Long = 0
+    @field:XmlElement var size: Long = 0
 
     @field:ElementMap(
       entry = "hash",
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ class MetaLinkNetworkEntity {
     )
     var hashes: Map<String, String>? = null
 
-    @field:Element(required = false)
+    @field:XmlElement(required = false)
     var pieces: Pieces? = null
     val pieceHashes: List<String>?
       get() = pieces?.pieceHashes
@@ -66,24 +63,24 @@ class MetaLinkNetworkEntity {
   }
 
   class Pieces {
-    @field:Attribute
+    @field:XmlAttribute
     var length = 0
 
-    @field:Attribute(name = "type")
+    @field:XmlAttribute(name = "type")
     var hashType: String? = null
 
-    @field:ElementList(inline = true, entry = "hash")
+    @field:XmlElement(name = "hash")
     var pieceHashes: List<String>? = null
   }
 
   class Url {
-    @field:Attribute
+    @field:XmlAttribute
     var location: String? = null
 
-    @field:Attribute
+    @field:XmlAttribute
     var priority = 0
 
-    @field:Text
+    @field:XmlAttribute
     var value: String? = null
   }
 }