diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1597251..75eb18e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@
 	path = siren
 	url = ../siren
 	branch = main
+[submodule "3rdparty/simdjson"]
+	path = 3rdparty/simdjson
+	url = https://github.com/simdjson/simdjson.git
diff --git a/3rdparty/simdjson b/3rdparty/simdjson
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..769364a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/simdjson
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 769364abb2690f838b79c51b086d517008393117
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1032c49..5e10fb7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ add_subdirectory(3rdparty/compressonator/cmp_core)
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/compressonator/cmp_core/source")
 list (APPEND EXTRA_LIBS CMP_Core)
 
+# ---- simdjson ----
+add_subdirectory(3rdparty/simdjson)
+include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/simdjson/include")
+list (APPEND EXTRA_LIBS simdjson)
+target_compile_definitions(simdjson PUBLIC SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS=OFF)
+
 # ---- Vulkan ----
 add_library(vulkan INTERFACE)
 set(VULKAN_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/vulkan/include)
diff --git a/kraken/resources/KRResource+gltf.cpp b/kraken/resources/KRResource+gltf.cpp
index 760c82c..12e24a2 100644
--- a/kraken/resources/KRResource+gltf.cpp
+++ b/kraken/resources/KRResource+gltf.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,30 @@
 using namespace mimir;
 using namespace hydra;
 
-KRBundle* LoadGltf(KRContext& context, const Block& jsonData, const Block& binData, const std::string& baseName)
+#include "simdjson.h"
+using namespace simdjson;
+
+KRBundle* LoadGltf(KRContext& context, Block& jsonData, Block& binData, const std::string& baseName)
 {
+  simdjson::dom::parser parser;
+  simdjson::dom::element jsonRoot;
+
+  jsonData.lock();
+  auto error = parser.parse((const char*)jsonData.getStart(), jsonData.getSize()).get(jsonRoot);
+  jsonData.unlock();
+
+  if (error) {
+    // TODO - Report and handle error
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  std::string_view version;
+  error = jsonRoot["asset"]["version"].get(version);
+  if (error) {
+    // TODO - Report and handle error
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
   KRScene* pScene = new KRScene(context, baseName + "_scene");
   KRBundle* bundle = new KRBundle(context, baseName);
 
@@ -49,6 +71,8 @@ KRBundle* LoadGltf(KRContext& context, const Block& jsonData, const Block& binDa
   KrResult result = pScene->moveToBundle(bundle);
   // TODO - Validate result
   bundle->append(*pScene);
+
+  
   return bundle;
 }