diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1c8fedd..b000d5d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -142,4 +142,8 @@
 ### Fixed
 
  - Fixes a rare bug where the size of the extra-data field could overflow when `large_file` was set.
- - Fixes more cases of a bug when ZIP64 magic bytes occur in filenames.
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+ - Fixes more cases of a bug when ZIP64 magic bytes occur in filenames.
+
+## [0.8.1]
+
+ - `ZipWriter` now implements `Send` if the underlying writer does.
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diff --git a/src/read.rs b/src/read.rs
index 051b11b6..cc95558c 100644
--- a/src/read.rs
+++ b/src/read.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::{self, prelude::*};
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[cfg(any(
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> ZipArchive<R> {
     }
 
     /// Search for a file entry by name
-    pub fn by_name<'a>(&'a mut self, name: &str) -> ZipResult<ZipFile<'a>> {
+    pub fn by_name(&mut self, name: &str) -> ZipResult<ZipFile> {
         Ok(self.by_name_with_optional_password(name, None)?.unwrap())
     }
 
@@ -582,11 +581,11 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> ZipArchive<R> {
     /// There are many passwords out there that will also pass the validity checks
     /// we are able to perform. This is a weakness of the ZipCrypto algorithm,
     /// due to its fairly primitive approach to cryptography.
-    pub fn by_index_decrypt<'a>(
-        &'a mut self,
+    pub fn by_index_decrypt(
+        &mut self,
         file_number: usize,
         password: &[u8],
-    ) -> ZipResult<Result<ZipFile<'a>, InvalidPassword>> {
+    ) -> ZipResult<Result<ZipFile, InvalidPassword>> {
         self.by_index_with_optional_password(file_number, Some(password))
     }
 
@@ -613,11 +612,11 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> ZipArchive<R> {
             })
     }
 
-    fn by_index_with_optional_password<'a>(
-        &'a mut self,
+    fn by_index_with_optional_password(
+        &mut self,
         file_number: usize,
         mut password: Option<&[u8]>,
-    ) -> ZipResult<Result<ZipFile<'a>, InvalidPassword>> {
+    ) -> ZipResult<Result<ZipFile, InvalidPassword>> {
         let data = self
             .shared
             .files
@@ -738,8 +737,8 @@ fn central_header_to_zip_file_inner<R: Read>(
         uncompressed_size: uncompressed_size as u64,
         file_name,
         file_name_raw,
-        extra_field: Rc::new(extra_field),
-        central_extra_field: Rc::new(vec![]),
+        extra_field: Arc::new(extra_field),
+        central_extra_field: Arc::new(vec![]),
         file_comment,
         header_start: offset,
         central_header_start,
@@ -1099,8 +1098,8 @@ pub fn read_zipfile_from_stream<'a, R: Read>(reader: &'a mut R) -> ZipResult<Opt
         uncompressed_size: uncompressed_size as u64,
         file_name,
         file_name_raw,
-        extra_field: Rc::new(extra_field),
-        central_extra_field: Rc::new(vec![]),
+        extra_field: Arc::new(extra_field),
+        central_extra_field: Arc::new(vec![]),
         file_comment: String::new(), // file comment is only available in the central directory
         // header_start and data start are not available, but also don't matter, since seeking is
         // not available.
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index f93edfff..4d70ac65 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Types that specify what is contained in a ZIP.
 use path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 use std::path;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[cfg(not(any(
     all(target_arch = "arm", target_pointer_width = "32"),
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ pub struct ZipFileData {
     /// Raw file name. To be used when file_name was incorrectly decoded.
     pub file_name_raw: Vec<u8>,
     /// Extra field usually used for storage expansion
-    pub extra_field: Rc<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub extra_field: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
     /// Extra field only written to central directory
-    pub central_extra_field: Rc<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub central_extra_field: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
     /// File comment
     pub file_comment: String,
     /// Specifies where the local header of the file starts
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ mod test {
             uncompressed_size: 0,
             file_name: file_name.clone(),
             file_name_raw: file_name.into_bytes(),
-            extra_field: Rc::new(vec![]),
-            central_extra_field: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            extra_field: Arc::new(vec![]),
+            central_extra_field: Arc::new(vec![]),
             file_comment: String::new(),
             header_start: 0,
             data_start: AtomicU64::new(0),
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(DateTime::from_date_and_time(2107, 12, 32, 0, 0, 0).is_err());
     }
 
+    use std::sync::Arc;
     #[cfg(feature = "time")]
     use time::{format_description::well_known::Rfc3339, OffsetDateTime};
 
diff --git a/src/write.rs b/src/write.rs
index 7eaa8d27..ea9921bf 100644
--- a/src/write.rs
+++ b/src/write.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::io::{BufReader, SeekFrom};
 use std::mem;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[cfg(any(
     feature = "deflate",
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ pub struct FileOptions {
     pub(crate) permissions: Option<u32>,
     pub(crate) large_file: bool,
     encrypt_with: Option<ZipCryptoKeys>,
-    extra_data: Rc<Vec<u8>>,
-    central_extra_data: Rc<Vec<u8>>,
+    extra_data: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
+    central_extra_data: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
     alignment: u16,
 }
 
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ impl arbitrary::Arbitrary<'_> for FileOptions {
             permissions: Option::<u32>::arbitrary(u)?,
             large_file: bool::arbitrary(u)?,
             encrypt_with: Option::<ZipCryptoKeys>::arbitrary(u)?,
-            extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
-            central_extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
+            central_extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
             alignment: u16::arbitrary(u)?,
         };
         u.arbitrary_loop(Some(0), Some((u16::MAX / 4) as u32), |u| {
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ impl FileOptions {
             } else {
                 &mut self.extra_data
             };
-            let vec = Rc::get_mut(field);
+            let vec = Arc::get_mut(field);
             let vec = match vec {
                 Some(exclusive) => exclusive,
                 None => {
-                    *field = Rc::new(field.to_vec());
-                    Rc::get_mut(field).unwrap()
+                    *field = Arc::new(field.to_vec());
+                    Arc::get_mut(field).unwrap()
                 }
             };
             vec.reserve_exact(data.len() + 4);
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ impl FileOptions {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn clear_extra_data(mut self) -> FileOptions {
         if self.extra_data.len() > 0 {
-            self.extra_data = Rc::new(vec![]);
+            self.extra_data = Arc::new(vec![]);
         }
         if self.central_extra_data.len() > 0 {
-            self.central_extra_data = Rc::new(vec![]);
+            self.central_extra_data = Arc::new(vec![]);
         }
         self
     }
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ impl Default for FileOptions {
             permissions: None,
             large_file: false,
             encrypt_with: None,
-            extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
-            central_extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
+            central_extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
             alignment: 1,
         }
     }
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::ZipArchive;
     use std::io;
     use std::io::{Read, Write};
-    use std::rc::Rc;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
 
     #[test]
     fn write_empty_zip() {
@@ -1518,8 +1518,8 @@ mod test {
             permissions: Some(33188),
             large_file: false,
             encrypt_with: None,
-            extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
-            central_extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
+            central_extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
             alignment: 1,
         };
         writer.start_file("mimetype", options).unwrap();
@@ -1558,8 +1558,8 @@ mod test {
             permissions: Some(33188),
             large_file: false,
             encrypt_with: None,
-            extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
-            central_extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
+            central_extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
             alignment: 0,
         };
         writer.start_file(RT_TEST_FILENAME, options).unwrap();
@@ -1608,8 +1608,8 @@ mod test {
             permissions: Some(33188),
             large_file: false,
             encrypt_with: None,
-            extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
-            central_extra_data: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
+            central_extra_data: Arc::new(vec![]),
             alignment: 0,
         };
         writer.start_file(RT_TEST_FILENAME, options).unwrap();