diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d1a1218..19baf99 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ base64 = { version = "0.12", optional = true }
 hostname = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 hyperx = { version = "1", optional = true, features = ["headers"] }
 idna = "0.2"
-log = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
+tracing = { version = "0.1.16", optional = true }
 mime = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 native-tls = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 nom = { version = "5", optional = true }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ webpki-roots = { version = "0.20", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.3"
-env_logger = "0.7"
+tracing-subscriber = "0.2.10"
 glob = "0.3"
 walkdir = "2"
 tokio02_crate = { package = "tokio", version = "0.2.7", features = ["macros", "rt-threaded"] }
diff --git a/examples/smtp.rs b/examples/smtp.rs
index f2b8b31..e865e05 100644
--- a/examples/smtp.rs
+++ b/examples/smtp.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use lettre::{Message, SmtpTransport, Transport};
 
 fn main() {
-    env_logger::init();
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
     let email = Message::builder()
         .from("NoBody <nobody@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
diff --git a/examples/smtp_starttls.rs b/examples/smtp_starttls.rs
index b4bd71a..3e03f52 100644
--- a/examples/smtp_starttls.rs
+++ b/examples/smtp_starttls.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use lettre::transport::smtp::authentication::Credentials;
 use lettre::{Message, SmtpTransport, Transport};
 
 fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
     let email = Message::builder()
         .from("NoBody <nobody@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
         .reply_to("Yuin <yuin@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
diff --git a/examples/smtp_tls.rs b/examples/smtp_tls.rs
index f5dee63..ee87bf4 100644
--- a/examples/smtp_tls.rs
+++ b/examples/smtp_tls.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use lettre::transport::smtp::authentication::Credentials;
 use lettre::{Message, SmtpTransport, Transport};
 
 fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
     let email = Message::builder()
         .from("NoBody <nobody@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
         .reply_to("Yuin <yuin@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
diff --git a/examples/tokio02_smtp_starttls.rs b/examples/tokio02_smtp_starttls.rs
index 2f9663e..04f6f87 100644
--- a/examples/tokio02_smtp_starttls.rs
+++ b/examples/tokio02_smtp_starttls.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use lettre::{AsyncSmtpTransport, Message, Tokio02Connector, Tokio02Transport};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
     let email = Message::builder()
         .from("NoBody <nobody@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
         .reply_to("Yuin <yuin@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
diff --git a/examples/tokio02_smtp_tls.rs b/examples/tokio02_smtp_tls.rs
index 979b125..791e848 100644
--- a/examples/tokio02_smtp_tls.rs
+++ b/examples/tokio02_smtp_tls.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use lettre::{AsyncSmtpTransport, Message, Tokio02Connector, Tokio02Transport};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
     let email = Message::builder()
         .from("NoBody <nobody@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
         .reply_to("Yuin <yuin@domain.tld>".parse().unwrap())
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fbb3651..ffbf098 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //! * **rustls-tls**: TLS support with the `rustls` crate
 //! * **native-tls**: TLS support with the `native-tls` crate
 //! * **r2d2**: Connection pool for SMTP transport
-//! * **log**: Logging using the `log` crate
+//! * **tracing**: Logging using the `tracing` crate
 //! * **serde**: Serialization/Deserialization of entities
 //! * **hostname**: Ability to try to use actual hostname in SMTP transaction
 
diff --git a/src/transport/smtp/client/async_connection.rs b/src/transport/smtp/client/async_connection.rs
index 43d176b..cdfd970 100644
--- a/src/transport/smtp/client/async_connection.rs
+++ b/src/transport/smtp/client/async_connection.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ use std::{fmt::Display, io};
 
 use futures_util::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
 
-#[cfg(feature = "log")]
-use log::debug;
-
 use super::{AsyncNetworkStream, ClientCodec, TlsParameters};
 use crate::{
     transport::smtp::{
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     Envelope,
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "log")]
+#[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 use super::escape_crlf;
 
 macro_rules! try_smtp (
@@ -79,8 +76,8 @@ impl AsyncSmtpConnection {
         conn.ehlo(hello_name).await?;
 
         // Print server information
-        #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-        debug!("server {}", conn.server_info);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::debug!("server {}", conn.server_info);
         Ok(conn)
     }
 
@@ -133,8 +130,8 @@ impl AsyncSmtpConnection {
                 self.stream.get_mut().upgrade_tls(tls_parameters).await,
                 self
             );
-            #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-            debug!("connection encrypted");
+            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+            tracing::debug!("connection encrypted");
             // Send EHLO again
             try_smtp!(self.ehlo(hello_name).await, self);
             Ok(())
@@ -237,8 +234,8 @@ impl AsyncSmtpConnection {
         self.stream.get_mut().write_all(string).await?;
         self.stream.get_mut().flush().await?;
 
-        #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-        debug!("Wrote: {}", escape_crlf(&String::from_utf8_lossy(string)));
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::debug!("Wrote: {}", escape_crlf(&String::from_utf8_lossy(string)));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -247,8 +244,8 @@ impl AsyncSmtpConnection {
         let mut buffer = String::with_capacity(100);
 
         while self.stream.read_line(&mut buffer).await? > 0 {
-            #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-            debug!("<< {}", escape_crlf(&buffer));
+            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+            tracing::debug!("<< {}", escape_crlf(&buffer));
             match parse_response(&buffer) {
                 Ok((_remaining, response)) => {
                     if response.is_positive() {
diff --git a/src/transport/smtp/client/connection.rs b/src/transport/smtp/client/connection.rs
index d5c3268..12bd63a 100644
--- a/src/transport/smtp/client/connection.rs
+++ b/src/transport/smtp/client/connection.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "log")]
-use log::debug;
-
 use super::{ClientCodec, NetworkStream, TlsParameters};
 use crate::{
     transport::smtp::{
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
     Envelope,
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "log")]
+#[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 use super::escape_crlf;
 
 macro_rules! try_smtp (
@@ -76,8 +73,8 @@ impl SmtpConnection {
         conn.ehlo(hello_name)?;
 
         // Print server information
-        #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-        debug!("server {}", conn.server_info);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::debug!("server {}", conn.server_info);
         Ok(conn)
     }
 
@@ -125,8 +122,8 @@ impl SmtpConnection {
             {
                 try_smtp!(self.command(Starttls), self);
                 try_smtp!(self.stream.get_mut().upgrade_tls(tls_parameters), self);
-                #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-                debug!("connection encrypted");
+                #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+                tracing::debug!("connection encrypted");
                 // Send EHLO again
                 try_smtp!(self.ehlo(hello_name), self);
                 Ok(())
@@ -237,8 +234,8 @@ impl SmtpConnection {
         self.stream.get_mut().write_all(string)?;
         self.stream.get_mut().flush()?;
 
-        #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-        debug!("Wrote: {}", escape_crlf(&String::from_utf8_lossy(string)));
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::debug!("Wrote: {}", escape_crlf(&String::from_utf8_lossy(string)));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -247,8 +244,8 @@ impl SmtpConnection {
         let mut buffer = String::with_capacity(100);
 
         while self.stream.read_line(&mut buffer)? > 0 {
-            #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-            debug!("<< {}", escape_crlf(&buffer));
+            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+            tracing::debug!("<< {}", escape_crlf(&buffer));
             match parse_response(&buffer) {
                 Ok((_remaining, response)) => {
                     if response.is_positive() {
diff --git a/src/transport/smtp/client/mod.rs b/src/transport/smtp/client/mod.rs
index b80e8c0..cba13cf 100644
--- a/src/transport/smtp/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/transport/smtp/client/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl ClientCodec {
 
 /// Returns the string replacing all the CRLF with "\<CRLF\>"
 /// Used for debug displays
-#[cfg(feature = "log")]
+#[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 pub(super) fn escape_crlf(string: &str) -> String {
     string.replace("\r\n", "<CRLF>")
 }
diff --git a/src/transport/smtp/commands.rs b/src/transport/smtp/commands.rs
index f710afe..abc9575 100644
--- a/src/transport/smtp/commands.rs
+++ b/src/transport/smtp/commands.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ use crate::{
     },
     Address,
 };
-#[cfg(feature = "log")]
-use log::debug;
 use std::{
     convert::AsRef,
     fmt::{self, Display, Formatter},
@@ -275,12 +273,12 @@ impl Auth {
         let encoded_challenge = response
             .first_word()
             .ok_or(Error::ResponseParsing("Could not read auth challenge"))?;
-        #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-        debug!("auth encoded challenge: {}", encoded_challenge);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::debug!("auth encoded challenge: {}", encoded_challenge);
 
         let decoded_challenge = String::from_utf8(base64::decode(&encoded_challenge)?)?;
-        #[cfg(feature = "log")]
-        debug!("auth decoded challenge: {}", decoded_challenge);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::debug!("auth decoded challenge: {}", decoded_challenge);
 
         let response = Some(mechanism.response(&credentials, Some(decoded_challenge.as_ref()))?);