diff --git a/pnet_packet/Cargo.toml b/pnet_packet/Cargo.toml
index d4d0d71a..7728ea54 100644
--- a/pnet_packet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pnet_packet/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ pnet_macros = { path = "../pnet_macros", version = "0.29.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex = "0.4.3"
+criterion = {version = "0.3.5", features = ["html_reports"]} #added HTML feature becuase of the annoying warnings when running the tests
 
 [build-dependencies]
 glob = "0.3.0"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "bench_pnet_packet"
+path = "benches/packet_benchmarks.rs"
+harness = false
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diff --git a/pnet_packet/benches/packet_benchmarks.rs b/pnet_packet/benches/packet_benchmarks.rs
index 3889d135..97070ffe 100644
--- a/pnet_packet/benches/packet_benchmarks.rs
+++ b/pnet_packet/benches/packet_benchmarks.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#![feature(test)]
-extern crate test;
-use test::{Bencher, black_box};
+//Using criterion so that we dont need to use the test framework which requires nightly toolchain
+use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, black_box};
 
 use pnet_packet::ethernet::EthernetPacket;
 use pnet_packet::ethernet::MutableEthernetPacket;
@@ -9,48 +8,68 @@ use pnet_base::MacAddr;
 use pnet_packet::Packet;
 use pnet_packet::ipv4::Ipv4Packet;
 
-#[bench]
-fn bench_packet_new_constructor(b: &mut Bencher) {
+
+fn bench_packet_new_constructor(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let buffer = vec![0; 20];
-    b.iter(|| EthernetPacket::new(black_box(&buffer)).unwrap());
+    c.bench_function("EthernetPacket New Packet", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| 
+            EthernetPacket::new(black_box(&buffer)).unwrap()
+        );
+    });
 }
 
-#[bench]
-fn bench_packet_get_source(b: &mut Bencher) {
+fn bench_packet_get_source(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let buffer = vec![0; 20];
     let packet = EthernetPacket::new(&buffer).unwrap();
-    b.iter(|| black_box(packet.get_source()));
+    c.bench_function("EthernetPacket Get Source", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| 
+            black_box(packet.get_source())
+        );
+    });
 }
 
-#[bench]
-fn bench_packet_set_source_black_box(b: &mut Bencher) {
+fn bench_packet_set_source_black_box(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut buffer = vec![0; 20];
     let mut packet = MutableEthernetPacket::new(&mut buffer).unwrap();
     let mac = MacAddr::new(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6);
-    b.iter(|| packet.set_source(black_box(mac)));
+    c.bench_function("EthernetPacket Set Source", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| 
+            packet.set_source(black_box(mac))
+        );
+    });
 }
 
-#[bench]
-fn bench_packet_mutable_to_immutable(b: &mut Bencher) {
+fn bench_packet_mutable_to_immutable(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut buffer = vec![0; 20];
     let mut packet = MutableEthernetPacket::new(&mut buffer).unwrap();
-    b.iter(|| black_box(packet.to_immutable()));
+    c.bench_function("Mutable to Immutable", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| 
+            black_box(packet.to_immutable())
+        );
+    });
 }
 
-#[bench]
-fn bench_packet_immutable_to_immutable(b: &mut Bencher) {
+fn bench_packet_immutable_to_immutable(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut buffer = vec![0; 20];
     let mut packet = EthernetPacket::new(&mut buffer).unwrap();
-    b.iter(|| black_box(packet.to_immutable()));
+    c.bench_function("Immutable to Immutable", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| 
+            black_box(packet.to_immutable())
+        );
+    });
 }
 
-#[bench]
-fn bench_ipv4_parsing(b: &mut Bencher) {
+fn bench_ipv4_parsing(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let data = hex::decode("000c291ce319ecf4bbd93e7d08004500002e1b6540008006cd76c0a8c887c0a8c8151a3707d0dd6abb2b1f5fd25150180402120f000068656c6c6f0a").unwrap();
     let ethernet = EthernetPacket::new(&data).unwrap();
     let payload = ethernet.payload().clone();
-    b.iter(|| 
-        Ipv4Packet::new(black_box(&payload))
-    );
-
+    c.bench_function("IPV4 Parsing", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| 
+            Ipv4Packet::new(black_box(&payload))
+        );
+    });
 }
+
+criterion_group!(benches, bench_packet_new_constructor, bench_packet_get_source, bench_packet_set_source_black_box, bench_packet_mutable_to_immutable, bench_packet_immutable_to_immutable, bench_ipv4_parsing);
+
+criterion_main!(benches);
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