diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1e5b273..672ec70 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ repository = "gyscos/Cursive"
 log = "0.4"
 maplit = "1.0.0"
 num = "0.1"
-owning_ref = { git = "https://github.com/gyscos/owning-ref-rs" }
+owning_ref = "0.3.3"
 toml = "0.4"
 unicode-segmentation = "1.0"
 unicode-width = "0.1"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ version = "0.3"
 [dependencies.ncurses]
 features = ["wide"]
 optional = true
-version = "5.87.0"
+version = "5.91.0"
 
 [dependencies.pancurses]
 features = ["wide"]
diff --git a/src/backend/curses/n.rs b/src/backend/curses/n.rs
index e816dd3..66ba074 100644
--- a/src/backend/curses/n.rs
+++ b/src/backend/curses/n.rs
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ impl backend::Backend for Concrete {
             Effect::Reverse => ncurses::A_REVERSE(),
             Effect::Simple => ncurses::A_NORMAL(),
             Effect::Bold => ncurses::A_BOLD(),
-            // Effect::Italic => ncurses::A_ITALIC(),
-            Effect::Italic => ncurses::A_NORMAL(),
+            Effect::Italic => ncurses::A_ITALIC(),
             Effect::Underline => ncurses::A_UNDERLINE(),
         };
         ncurses::attron(style);