diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index 8c143dd..6925f17 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/mailru/easyjson"
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nson"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ standalone:
 			Name:  "envelope",
 			Usage: "print the event enveloped in a [\"EVENT\", ...] message ready to be sent to a relay",
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "nson",
+			Usage: "encode the event using NSON",
+		},
 		&cli.IntFlag{
 			Name:        "kind",
 			Aliases:     []string{"k"},
@@ -144,8 +150,11 @@ standalone:
 			if c.Bool("envelope") {
 				j, _ := json.Marshal([]any{"EVENT", evt})
 				result = string(j)
+			} else if c.Bool("nson") {
+				result, _ = nson.Marshal(&evt)
 			} else {
-				result = evt.String()
+				j, _ := easyjson.Marshal(&evt)
+				result = string(j)
 			}
 			fmt.Println(result)
 		}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c6be1f9..f423dd8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module github.com/fiatjaf/nak
 go 1.20
 
 require (
-	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.19.1
+	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7
+	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.19.2
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.25.3
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gobwas/pool v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gobwas/ws v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
 	github.com/puzpuzpuz/xsync v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.14.4 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2af37b0..6169c94 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.0.0/go.mod h1:LNinyqDIJnpAur+b8yyulnQw/wDuN1+BYKlT
 github.com/kkdai/bstream v0.0.0-20161212061736-f391b8402d23/go.mod h1:J+Gs4SYgM6CZQHDETBtE9HaSEkGmuNXF86RwHhHUvq4=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
-github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.19.1 h1:Nbw8QEmy54qe/FqIuSzcOSW2M6B5gC5+DK02QBsm/D4=
-github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.19.1/go.mod h1:F9y6+M8askJCjilLgMC3rD0moA6UtG1MCnyClNYXeys=
+github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.19.2 h1:Oofhe5+EKvf74fZQmYyX5G4RS74/na1aNabsB/cW9b4=
+github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.19.2/go.mod h1:F9y6+M8askJCjilLgMC3rD0moA6UtG1MCnyClNYXeys=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4/go.mod h1:kenIhsEOeOJmVchQTgglprH7qJGnHDVpk1VPCcaMI8A=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=