diff --git a/ape_tokens/managers.py b/ape_tokens/managers.py
index 298423e..2c69896 100644
--- a/ape_tokens/managers.py
+++ b/ape_tokens/managers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from ape.exceptions import ContractNotFoundError
 from ape.types import ContractType
 from ape.utils import ManagerAccessMixin, cached_property
-from eth_utils import to_checksum_address
+from cchecksum import to_checksum_address
 from tokenlists import TokenListManager
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 70f9c13..c030b56 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     python_requires=">=3.9,<4",
     install_requires=[
+        "cchecksum>=0.0.3,<1",
         "eth-ape>=0.8.1,<0.9",
         "tokenlists>=0.1.7",
     ],