diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7fecb53b..d14a7afb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.13.1"
+version = "0.14.0-dev"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.81.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/foyer-rs/foyer"
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ opentelemetry_0_26 = { package = "opentelemetry", version = "0.26" }
 prometheus-client_0_22 = { package = "prometheus-client", version = "0.22" }
 
 # foyer components
-foyer-common = { version = "0.13.1", path = "foyer-common" }
-foyer-memory = { version = "0.13.1", path = "foyer-memory" }
-foyer-storage = { version = "0.13.1", path = "foyer-storage" }
-foyer = { version = "0.13.1", path = "foyer" }
+foyer-common = { version = "0.14.0-dev", path = "foyer-common" }
+foyer-memory = { version = "0.14.0-dev", path = "foyer-memory" }
+foyer-storage = { version = "0.14.0-dev", path = "foyer-storage" }
+foyer = { version = "0.14.0-dev", path = "foyer" }
 
 [workspace.lints.rust]
 missing_docs = "warn"
diff --git a/foyer-memory/src/eviction/test_utils.rs b/foyer-memory/src/eviction/test_utils.rs
index dfc18c4e..da0f6c8a 100644
--- a/foyer-memory/src/eviction/test_utils.rs
+++ b/foyer-memory/src/eviction/test_utils.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
-use super::{Eviction, Op};
-use crate::Record;
-
+use crate::{
+    eviction::{Eviction, Op},
+    record::Record,
+};
 #[expect(dead_code)]
 pub trait OpExt: Eviction {
     fn acquire_immutable(&self, record: &Arc<Record<Self>>) {
diff --git a/foyer-memory/src/prelude.rs b/foyer-memory/src/prelude.rs
index d33ce8c5..e27a0290 100644
--- a/foyer-memory/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/foyer-memory/src/prelude.rs
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ pub use crate::{
     error::{Error, Result},
     eviction::{fifo::FifoConfig, lfu::LfuConfig, lru::LruConfig, s3fifo::S3FifoConfig, Eviction, Op},
     raw::{FetchMark, FetchState, Weighter},
-    record::{CacheHint, Record},
+    record::CacheHint,
 };
diff --git a/foyer-memory/src/record.rs b/foyer-memory/src/record.rs
index ef30c45c..446ca0a9 100644
--- a/foyer-memory/src/record.rs
+++ b/foyer-memory/src/record.rs
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ pub struct Record<E>
 where
     E: Eviction,
 {
-    data: Option<Data<E>>,
+    data: Data<E>,
     state: UnsafeCell<E::State>,
+    /// Reference count used in the in-memory cache.
     refs: AtomicUsize,
     flags: AtomicU64,
 }
@@ -81,11 +82,7 @@ where
     E: Eviction,
 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let mut s = f.debug_struct("Record");
-        if let Some(data) = self.data.as_ref() {
-            s.field("hash", &data.hash);
-        }
-        s.finish()
+        f.debug_struct("Record").field("hash", &self.data.hash).finish()
     }
 }
 
@@ -99,67 +96,36 @@ where
     /// Create a record with data.
     pub fn new(data: Data<E>) -> Self {
         Record {
-            data: Some(data),
+            data,
             state: Default::default(),
             refs: AtomicUsize::new(0),
             flags: AtomicU64::new(0),
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a record without data.
-    pub fn empty() -> Self {
-        Record {
-            data: None,
-            state: Default::default(),
-            refs: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-            flags: AtomicU64::new(0),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Wrap the data in the record.
-    ///
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// Panics if the record is already wrapping data.
-    pub fn insert(&mut self, data: Data<E>) {
-        assert!(self.data.replace(data).is_none());
-    }
-
-    /// Unwrap the inner data.
-    ///
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// Panics if the record is not wrapping data.
-    pub fn take(&mut self) -> Data<E> {
-        self.state = Default::default();
-        self.refs.store(0, Ordering::SeqCst);
-        self.flags.store(0, Ordering::SeqCst);
-        self.data.take().unwrap()
-    }
-
     /// Get the immutable reference of the record key.
     pub fn key(&self) -> &E::Key {
-        &self.data.as_ref().unwrap().key
+        &self.data.key
     }
 
     /// Get the immutable reference of the record value.
     pub fn value(&self) -> &E::Value {
-        &self.data.as_ref().unwrap().value
+        &self.data.value
     }
 
     /// Get the immutable reference of the record hint.
     pub fn hint(&self) -> &E::Hint {
-        &self.data.as_ref().unwrap().hint
+        &self.data.hint
     }
 
     /// Get the record hash.
     pub fn hash(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.data.as_ref().unwrap().hash
+        self.data.hash
     }
 
     /// Get the record weight.
     pub fn weight(&self) -> usize {
-        self.data.as_ref().unwrap().weight
+        self.data.weight
     }
 
     /// Get the record state wrapped with [`UnsafeCell`].