diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9de5dc..b0d873d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.3 2024-12-16
+
+- Update dependencies
+
 ## 1.2 2023-08-21
 
 - Update dependencies
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 00295cf..b7001d5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ PATH
   specs:
     papercraft (1.2)
       escape_utils (~> 1.3.0)
-      kramdown (~> 2.4.0)
+      kramdown (~> 2.5.1)
       kramdown-parser-gfm (~> 1.1.0)
-      rouge (~> 4.2.0)
+      rouge (~> 4.5.1)
       sirop (~> 0.4)
 
 GEM
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ GEM
     benchmark-ips (2.7.2)
     erubis (2.7.0)
     escape_utils (1.3.0)
-    kramdown (2.4.0)
-      rexml
+    kramdown (2.5.1)
+      rexml (>= 3.3.9)
     kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
       kramdown (~> 2.0)
-    minitest (5.22.3)
+    minitest (5.25.4)
     prism (0.27.0)
-    rexml (3.2.6)
-    rouge (4.2.1)
+    rexml (3.4.0)
+    rouge (4.5.1)
     sirop (0.4)
       prism (~> 0.27.0)
     tilt (2.2.0)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   benchmark-ips (~> 2.7.2)
   erubis (~> 2.7.0)
-  minitest (~> 5.22.0)
+  minitest (~> 5.25.4)
   papercraft!
   tilt (~> 2.2.0)
 
diff --git a/lib/papercraft/compiler.rb b/lib/papercraft/compiler.rb
index ccc0050..b6d78de 100644
--- a/lib/papercraft/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/papercraft/compiler.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def initialize
   end
 
   def compile(node)
+    @root_node = node
     inject_buffer_parameter(node)
 
     @buffer.clear
@@ -96,7 +97,13 @@ def flush_html_buffer
     if @last_loc_start
       adjust_whitespace(@html_location_start) if @html_location_start
     end
-    @buffer << "__buffer__ << \"#{@html_buffer}\""
+    if @defer_proc_mode
+      @buffer << "__b__ << \"#{@html_buffer}\""
+    elsif @defer_mode
+      @buffer << "__parts__ << \"#{@html_buffer}\""
+    else
+      @buffer << "__buffer__ << \"#{@html_buffer}\""
+    end
     @html_buffer.clear
     @last_loc_end = loc_end(@html_location_end) if @html_location_end
 
@@ -114,6 +121,10 @@ def visit_call_node(node)
       emit_html_text(node)
     when :emit
       emit_html_emit(node)
+    when :emit_yield
+      raise NotImplementedError, "emit_yield is not yet supported in compiled templates"
+    when :defer
+      emit_html_deferred(node)
     else
       emit_html_tag(node)
     end
@@ -216,4 +227,37 @@ def emit_html_emit(node)
 
     embed_visit(node.arguments, '#{Papercraft.render_emit_call(', ')}')
   end
+
+  def emit_html_deferred(node)
+    raise NotImplementedError, "#defer in embed mode is not supported in compiled templates" if @embed_mode
+
+    block = node.block
+    return if not block
+
+    setup_defer_mode if !@defer_mode
+
+    flush_html_buffer
+    @buffer << ';__parts__ << ->(__b__) '
+    @defer_proc_mode = true
+    visit(node.block)
+    @defer_proc_mode = nil
+  end
+
+  DEFER_PREFIX_EMPTY = "; __parts__ = []"
+  DEFER_PREFIX_NOT_EMPTY = "; __parts__ = [__buffer__.dup]; __buffer__.clear"
+  DEFER_POSTFIX = ";__parts__.each { |p| p.is_a?(Proc) ? p.(__buffer__) : (__buffer__ << p) }"
+
+  def setup_defer_mode
+    @defer_mode = true
+    if @html_buffer && !@html_buffer.empty?
+      @buffer << DEFER_PREFIX_NOT_EMPTY
+    else
+      @buffer << DEFER_PREFIX_EMPTY
+    end
+
+    @root_node.after_body do
+      flush_html_buffer
+      @buffer << DEFER_POSTFIX
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/papercraft/version.rb b/lib/papercraft/version.rb
index 4df5754..d3c318f 100644
--- a/lib/papercraft/version.rb
+++ b/lib/papercraft/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Papercraft
-  VERSION = '1.2'
+  VERSION = '1.3'
 end
diff --git a/papercraft.gemspec b/papercraft.gemspec
index 7c4b210..1eddc7a 100644
--- a/papercraft.gemspec
+++ b/papercraft.gemspec
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency      'sirop',                '~>0.4'
   s.add_runtime_dependency      'escape_utils',         '~>1.3.0'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency      'kramdown',             '~>2.4.0'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency      'rouge',                '~>4.2.0'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency      'kramdown',             '~>2.5.1'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency      'rouge',                '~>4.5.1'
   s.add_runtime_dependency      'kramdown-parser-gfm',  '~>1.1.0'
 
-  s.add_development_dependency  'minitest',             '~>5.22.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency  'minitest',             '~>5.25.4'
   s.add_development_dependency  'benchmark-ips',        '~>2.7.2'
   s.add_development_dependency  'erubis',               '~>2.7.0'
   s.add_development_dependency  'tilt',                 '~>2.2.0'