diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca2591c..eb9c11c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ target_include_directories(
   PUBLIC "./include"
   PRIVATE "./src")
 set_target_properties(hyprutils PROPERTIES VERSION ${hyprutils_VERSION}
-                                           SOVERSION 4)
+                                           SOVERSION 5)
 target_link_libraries(hyprutils PkgConfig::deps)
 
 # tests
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4b9fcbe..a918a2a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.1
+0.6.0
diff --git a/include/hyprutils/memory/SharedPtr.hpp b/include/hyprutils/memory/SharedPtr.hpp
index d2c5995..f2003a2 100644
--- a/include/hyprutils/memory/SharedPtr.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprutils/memory/SharedPtr.hpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace Hyprutils {
             Impl_::impl_base* impl_ = nullptr;
 
           private:
-            /* 
+            /*
                 no-op if there is no impl_
                 may delete the stored object if ref == 0
                 may delete and reset impl_ if ref == 0 and weak == 0
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace Hyprutils {
                 impl_->inc();
             }
 
-            /* destroy the pointed-to object 
+            /* destroy the pointed-to object
                if able, will also destroy impl */
             void destroyImpl() {
                 // destroy the impl contents
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ namespace Hyprutils {
         static CSharedPointer<U> makeShared(Args&&... args) {
             return CSharedPointer<U>(new U(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
         }
+
+        template <typename T, typename U>
+        CSharedPointer<T> reinterpretPointerCast(const CSharedPointer<U>& ref) {
+            return CSharedPointer<T>(ref.impl_);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hyprutils/os/Process.hpp b/include/hyprutils/os/Process.hpp
index 47842ce..7c0b64b 100644
--- a/include/hyprutils/os/Process.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprutils/os/Process.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ namespace Hyprutils {
 
             void addEnv(const std::string& name, const std::string& value);
 
+            // only for async, sync doesn't make sense
+            void setStdoutFD(int fd);
+            // only for async, sync doesn't make sense
+            void setStderrFD(int fd);
+
             /* Run the process, synchronously, get the stdout and stderr. False on fail */
             bool runSync();
 
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Hyprutils {
             std::vector<std::string>                         args;
             std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> env;
             pid_t                                            grandchildPid = 0;
+            int                                              stdoutFD = -1, stderrFD = -1;
         };
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/animation/AnimatedVariable.cpp b/src/animation/AnimatedVariable.cpp
index ad63a8b..02ff25c 100644
--- a/src/animation/AnimatedVariable.cpp
+++ b/src/animation/AnimatedVariable.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 using namespace Hyprutils::Animation;
 using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
 
+static const std::string DEFAULTBEZIERNAME = "default";
+static const std::string DEFAULTSTYLE = "";
+
 #define SP CSharedPointer
 #define WP CWeakPointer
 
@@ -43,8 +46,6 @@ bool Hyprutils::Animation::CBaseAnimatedVariable::enabled() const {
 }
 
 const std::string& CBaseAnimatedVariable::getBezierName() const {
-    static constexpr const std::string DEFAULTBEZIERNAME = "default";
-
     if (const auto PCONFIG = m_pConfig.lock()) {
         const auto PVALUES = PCONFIG->pValues.lock();
         return PVALUES ? PVALUES->internalBezier : DEFAULTBEZIERNAME;
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ const std::string& CBaseAnimatedVariable::getBezierName() const {
 }
 
 const std::string& CBaseAnimatedVariable::getStyle() const {
-    static constexpr const std::string DEFAULTSTYLE = "";
-
     if (const auto PCONFIG = m_pConfig.lock()) {
         const auto PVALUES = PCONFIG->pValues.lock();
         return PVALUES ? PVALUES->internalStyle : DEFAULTSTYLE;
diff --git a/src/os/Process.cpp b/src/os/Process.cpp
index 7f08dc9..115bbbe 100644
--- a/src/os/Process.cpp
+++ b/src/os/Process.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ bool Hyprutils::OS::CProcess::runAsync() {
 
             argsC.emplace_back(nullptr);
 
+            if (stdoutFD != -1)
+                dup2(stdoutFD, 1);
+            if (stderrFD != -1)
+                dup2(stderrFD, 2);
+
             execvp(binary.c_str(), (char* const*)argsC.data());
             _exit(0);
         }
@@ -230,3 +235,11 @@ const std::string& Hyprutils::OS::CProcess::stdErr() {
 const pid_t Hyprutils::OS::CProcess::pid() {
     return grandchildPid;
 }
+
+void Hyprutils::OS::CProcess::setStdoutFD(int fd) {
+    stdoutFD = fd;
+}
+
+void Hyprutils::OS::CProcess::setStderrFD(int fd) {
+    stderrFD = fd;
+}
diff --git a/tests/memory.cpp b/tests/memory.cpp
index 2c43303..118e8c8 100644
--- a/tests/memory.cpp
+++ b/tests/memory.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
     SP<int> intPtr    = makeShared<int>(10);
-    SP<int> intPtr2   = makeShared<int>(1337);
+    SP<int> intPtr2   = makeShared<int>(-1337);
     UP<int> intUnique = makeUnique<int>(420);
 
     int     ret = 0;
@@ -52,5 +52,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
     EXPECT(weak.expired(), true);
     EXPECT(weakUnique.expired(), true);
 
+    auto intPtr2AsUint = reinterpretPointerCast<unsigned int>(intPtr2);
+    EXPECT(intPtr2.strongRef(), 4);
+    EXPECT(intPtr2AsUint.strongRef(), 4);
+
+    EXPECT(*intPtr2AsUint > 0, true);
+    EXPECT(*intPtr2AsUint, (unsigned int)(int)-1337);
+    *intPtr2AsUint = 10;
+    EXPECT(*intPtr2AsUint, 10);
+    EXPECT(*intPtr2, 10);
+
     return ret;
 }
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