diff --git a/src/entity.zig b/src/entity.zig
index 1e9b0d7..6771744 100644
--- a/src/entity.zig
+++ b/src/entity.zig
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn Entity(comptime ctx: anytype) type {
         }
 
         pub fn asId(self: Self) Id(ctx) {
-            return @bitCast(self);
+            return .{ .world = self.world, .raw = self.raw };
         }
 
         pub fn getEntityId(self: Self) u32 {
diff --git a/src/id.zig b/src/id.zig
index 4f07e7c..c5d4190 100644
--- a/src/id.zig
+++ b/src/id.zig
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn Id(comptime ctx: anytype) type {
         /// Returns this `Id` as an `Entity`, or `null` otherwise.
         /// This assumes the `Id` is valid, or an invalid result could be returned.
         pub fn asEntityUnsafe(self: Self) ?Entity(ctx) {
-            return if (isEntity(self)) @bitCast(self) else null;
+            return if (isEntity(self)) .{ .world = self.world, .raw = self.raw } else null;
         }
 
         pub fn isPair(self: Self) bool {
@@ -68,19 +68,19 @@ pub fn Id(comptime ctx: anytype) type {
         /// a pair, or either of its elements are not valid or not alive in
         /// the world.
         pub fn asPairAlive(self: Self) !Pair(ctx) {
-            return @as(Pair(ctx), @bitCast(self)).ensureAlive();
+            return @as(Pair(ctx), .{ .world = self.world, .raw = self.raw }).ensureAlive();
         }
 
         /// Attempts to return this `Id` as a `Pair`, or an error if it's not
         /// a pair, or either of its elements are not valid.
         pub fn asPairValid(self: Self) !Pair(ctx) {
-            return @as(Pair(ctx), @bitCast(self)).ensureValid();
+            return @as(Pair(ctx), .{ .world = self.world, .raw = self.raw }).ensureValid();
         }
 
         /// Returns this `Id` as a `Pair`, or `null` otherwise.
         /// This assumes the `Id` is valid, or an invalid result could be returned.
         pub fn asPairUnsafe(self: Self) ?Pair(ctx) {
-            return if (isPair(self)) @bitCast(self) else null;
+            return if (isPair(self)) .{ .world = self.world, .raw = self.raw } else null;
         }
 
         pub fn isWildcard(self: Self) bool {
diff --git a/src/pair.zig b/src/pair.zig
index 727de5e..e590014 100644
--- a/src/pair.zig
+++ b/src/pair.zig
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn Pair(comptime ctx: anytype) type {
         }
 
         pub fn asId(self: Self) Id(ctx) {
-            return @bitCast(self);
+            return .{ .world = self.world, .raw = self.raw };
         }
 
         pub fn getRelation(self: Self) Entity(ctx) {