diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3c54213f68..8948993d4c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
-[[package]]
-name = "aho-corasick"
-version = "0.7.18"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e37cfd5e7657ada45f742d6e99ca5788580b5c529dc78faf11ece6dc702656f"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ansi_term"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -88,9 +79,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crossterm"
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.21.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0ebde6a9dd5e331cd6c6f48253254d117642c31653baa475e394657c59c1f7d"
+checksum = "486d44227f71a1ef39554c0dc47e44b9f4139927c75043312690c3f476d1d788"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "crossterm_winapi",
@@ -114,23 +105,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e98e2ad1a782e33928b96fc3948e7c355e5af34ba4de7670fe8bac2a3b2006d"
+checksum = "ccc0a48a9b826acdf4028595adc9db92caea352f7af011a3034acd172a52a0aa"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "deser-hjson"
-version = "1.0.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1f486ff51f3ecdf9364736375a4b358b6eb9f02555d5324fa4837c00b5aa23f5"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "diff"
 version = "0.1.12"
@@ -212,21 +194,11 @@ version = "0.2.101"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3cb00336871be5ed2c8ed44b60ae9959dc5b9f08539422ed43f09e34ecaeba21"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "linked-hash-map"
-version = "0.5.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7fb9b38af92608140b86b693604b9ffcc5824240a484d1ecd4795bacb2fe88f3"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "serde_test",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0382880606dff6d15c9476c416d18690b72742aa7b605bb6dd6ec9030fbf07eb"
+checksum = "712a4d093c9976e24e7dbca41db895dabcbac38eb5f4045393d17a95bdfb1109"
 dependencies = [
  "scopeguard",
 ]
@@ -279,10 +251,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-ansi-term"
-version = "0.32.0"
+version = "0.36.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "172dcceddd4e017cf3239a69300c5e150f8f116f067af133d842cd95857be9b7"
+checksum = "9997d7235160af8a18ea7744dd1be1f2abacc93908d263f748b9932e1bd0c85c"
 dependencies = [
+ "itertools",
+ "overload",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -314,19 +288,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "nu-protocol",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nu-json"
-version = "0.32.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "638d1959b700068470bcf38e40899f53300ed88d3b1db07a4dcaeef04fd647c5"
-dependencies = [
- "lazy_static",
- "linked-hash-map",
- "num-traits",
- "regex",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-parser"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -371,10 +332,16 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.11.1"
+name = "overload"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6d7744ac029df22dca6284efe4e898991d28e3085c706c972bcd7da4a27a15eb"
+checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
+version = "0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d17b78036a60663b797adeaee46f5c9dfebb86948d1255007a1d6be0271ff99"
 dependencies = [
  "instant",
  "lock_api",
@@ -383,9 +350,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot_core"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa7a782938e745763fe6907fc6ba86946d72f49fe7e21de074e08128a99fb018"
+checksum = "d76e8e1493bcac0d2766c42737f34458f1c8c50c0d23bcb24ea953affb273216"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "instant",
@@ -442,9 +409,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.28"
+version = "1.0.29"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c7ed8b8c7b886ea3ed7dde405212185f423ab44682667c8c6dd14aa1d9f6612"
+checksum = "b9f5105d4fdaab20335ca9565e106a5d9b82b6219b5ba735731124ac6711d23d"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
@@ -510,41 +477,22 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "reedline"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/jntrnr/reedline?branch=main#12ba36f8bed307b3daa3093d0b6c36bae90a7900"
+source = "git+https://github.com/jntrnr/reedline?branch=main#cd87851ad9f238b491062bb854d65489ca2c4c1c"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crossterm",
- "deser-hjson",
  "nu-ansi-term",
- "nu-json",
  "serde",
  "unicode-segmentation",
  "unicode-width",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "regex"
-version = "1.5.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d07a8629359eb56f1e2fb1652bb04212c072a87ba68546a04065d525673ac461"
-dependencies = [
- "aho-corasick",
- "memchr",
- "regex-syntax",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
 version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6c230d73fb8d8c1b9c0b3135c5142a8acee3a0558fb8db5cf1cb65f8d7862132"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "regex-syntax"
-version = "0.6.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f497285884f3fcff424ffc933e56d7cbca511def0c9831a7f9b5f6153e3cc89b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "remove_dir_all"
 version = "0.5.3"
@@ -562,38 +510,29 @@ checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.129"
+version = "1.0.130"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d1f72836d2aa753853178eda473a3b9d8e4eefdaf20523b919677e6de489f8f1"
+checksum = "f12d06de37cf59146fbdecab66aa99f9fe4f78722e3607577a5375d66bd0c913"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.129"
+version = "1.0.130"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e57ae87ad533d9a56427558b516d0adac283614e347abf85b0dc0cbbf0a249f3"
+checksum = "d7bc1a1ab1961464eae040d96713baa5a724a8152c1222492465b54322ec508b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_test"
-version = "1.0.129"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ca4ebf9d3eff2c70e4092a70a9d759e01b675f8daf1442703a18e57898847830"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook"
-version = "0.3.9"
+version = "0.3.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "470c5a6397076fae0094aaf06a08e6ba6f37acb77d3b1b91ea92b4d6c8650c39"
+checksum = "9c98891d737e271a2954825ef19e46bd16bdb98e2746f2eec4f7a4ef7946efd1"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "signal-hook-registry",
@@ -627,9 +566,9 @@ checksum = "fe0f37c9e8f3c5a4a66ad655a93c74daac4ad00c441533bf5c6e7990bb42604e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.75"
+version = "1.0.76"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7f58f7e8eaa0009c5fec437aabf511bd9933e4b2d7407bd05273c01a8906ea7"
+checksum = "c6f107db402c2c2055242dbf4d2af0e69197202e9faacbef9571bbe47f5a1b84"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
index e5a8ba5e6f..a00e026d48 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine" }
 nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser" }
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol" }
 codespan-reporting = "0.11.1"
-nu-ansi-term = "0.32.0"
+nu-ansi-term = "0.36.0"
 reedline = { git = "https://github.com/jntrnr/reedline", branch = "main" }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0c649d2748..0437eef936 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     } else {
         use reedline::{DefaultPrompt, FileBackedHistory, Reedline, Signal};
 
-        let mut line_editor = Reedline::new()
+        let mut line_editor = Reedline::create()?
             .with_history(Box::new(FileBackedHistory::with_file(
                 1000,
                 "history.txt".into(),