diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0e9cf73e0..95bf707a7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "conformance"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "conformance-tests",
@@ -6111,7 +6111,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "runtime-tests"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "env_logger",
@@ -6876,7 +6876,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-app"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde 1.0.210",
@@ -6889,7 +6889,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-build"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde 1.0.210",
@@ -6903,7 +6903,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-cli"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6975,7 +6975,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-common"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs 5.0.1",
@@ -6987,7 +6987,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-componentize"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7013,7 +7013,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-compose"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7027,7 +7027,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-core"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7045,7 +7045,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-doctor"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7066,7 +7066,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-expressions"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7079,7 +7079,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-key-value"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lru",
@@ -7101,7 +7101,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-llm"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7120,7 +7120,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-http"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "http 1.1.0",
@@ -7145,7 +7145,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-mqtt"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rumqttc",
@@ -7162,7 +7162,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-mysql"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mysql_async",
@@ -7180,7 +7180,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-networking"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures-util",
@@ -7210,7 +7210,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-pg"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -7230,7 +7230,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-redis"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "redis 0.25.4",
@@ -7247,7 +7247,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-sqlite"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "spin-factors",
@@ -7261,7 +7261,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-variables"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "spin-expressions",
  "spin-factors",
@@ -7273,7 +7273,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-wasi"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
@@ -7287,7 +7287,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde 1.0.210",
@@ -7300,7 +7300,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors-derive"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "expander",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -7310,7 +7310,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors-executor"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "spin-app",
@@ -7323,7 +7323,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors-test"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "spin-app",
  "spin-factors",
@@ -7334,7 +7334,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-http"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "http 1.1.0",
@@ -7353,7 +7353,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-key-value-azure"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "azure_core",
@@ -7367,7 +7367,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-key-value-redis"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "redis 0.27.2",
@@ -7380,7 +7380,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-key-value-spin"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rusqlite",
@@ -7393,7 +7393,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-llm-local"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "candle-core",
@@ -7413,7 +7413,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-llm-remote-http"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "reqwest 0.12.7",
@@ -7426,7 +7426,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-loader"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs 5.0.1",
@@ -7453,7 +7453,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-locked-app"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7465,7 +7465,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-manifest"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "glob",
@@ -7484,7 +7484,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-oci"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compression",
@@ -7512,7 +7512,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-plugins"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -7537,11 +7537,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-resource-table"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-runtime-config"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "spin-common",
@@ -7572,7 +7572,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-runtime-factors"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 3.2.25",
@@ -7598,7 +7598,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-serde"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -7609,7 +7609,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-sqlite"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "serde 1.0.210",
  "spin-factor-sqlite",
@@ -7621,7 +7621,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-sqlite-inproc"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7633,7 +7633,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-sqlite-libsql"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7645,7 +7645,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-telemetry"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "http 0.2.12",
@@ -7661,7 +7661,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-templates"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dialoguer",
@@ -7690,7 +7690,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-trigger"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 3.2.25",
@@ -7718,7 +7718,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-trigger-http"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 3.2.25",
@@ -7752,7 +7752,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-trigger-redis"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures",
@@ -7769,7 +7769,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-variables"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "azure_core",
  "azure_identity",
@@ -7787,7 +7787,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-world"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "wasmtime",
@@ -8089,7 +8089,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "terminal"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "termcolor",
 ]
@@ -8702,7 +8702,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ui-testing"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs 5.0.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 38256599b..d84c5db06 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 authors = ["Fermyon Engineering <engineering@fermyon.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception"
diff --git a/examples/http-rust/Cargo.lock b/examples/http-rust/Cargo.lock
index 8fc7c54e5..d04703efd 100644
--- a/examples/http-rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/http-rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "http",
- "serde",
  "spin-sdk",
 ]
 
diff --git a/examples/spin-timer/Cargo.lock b/examples/spin-timer/Cargo.lock
index edbb76b5f..e9974758c 100644
--- a/examples/spin-timer/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/spin-timer/Cargo.lock
@@ -2814,6 +2814,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "02048d9e032fb3cc3413bbf7b83a15d84a5d419778e2628751896d856498eee9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
+ "chrono",
  "fallible-iterator 0.2.0",
  "postgres-protocol",
 ]
@@ -3737,7 +3738,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-app"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -3747,7 +3748,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-common"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs 5.0.1",
@@ -3759,7 +3760,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-componentize"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "tracing",
@@ -3772,7 +3773,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-compose"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3786,7 +3787,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-core"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3796,17 +3797,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-expressions"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
+ "futures",
  "spin-locked-app",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-key-value"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lru",
@@ -3816,6 +3818,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "spin-locked-app",
  "spin-resource-table",
  "spin-world",
+ "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "toml",
  "tracing",
@@ -3823,7 +3826,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-llm"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3840,7 +3843,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-http"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "http 1.1.0",
@@ -3863,7 +3866,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-mqtt"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rumqttc",
@@ -3878,7 +3881,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-mysql"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mysql_async",
@@ -3894,7 +3897,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-networking"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3919,9 +3922,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-pg"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "chrono",
  "native-tls",
  "postgres-native-tls",
  "spin-core",
@@ -3936,7 +3940,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-outbound-redis"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "redis 0.25.4",
@@ -3950,7 +3954,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-sqlite"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "spin-factors",
@@ -3963,7 +3967,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-variables"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "spin-expressions",
  "spin-factors",
@@ -3973,7 +3977,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factor-wasi"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
@@ -3986,7 +3990,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -3999,7 +4003,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors-derive"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -4008,7 +4012,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-factors-executor"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "spin-app",
@@ -4018,9 +4022,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-key-value-azure"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "azure_core",
  "azure_data_cosmos",
  "azure_identity",
  "futures",
@@ -4031,7 +4036,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-key-value-redis"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "redis 0.27.2",
@@ -4044,7 +4049,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-key-value-spin"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rusqlite",
@@ -4057,7 +4062,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-llm-remote-http"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "reqwest 0.12.7",
@@ -4070,7 +4075,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-locked-app"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4082,7 +4087,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-manifest"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "indexmap 2.2.6",
@@ -4098,11 +4103,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-resource-table"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-runtime-config"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "spin-common",
@@ -4129,7 +4134,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-runtime-factors"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4155,7 +4160,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-serde"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4166,7 +4171,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-sqlite"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "spin-factor-sqlite",
@@ -4178,7 +4183,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-sqlite-inproc"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4190,7 +4195,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-sqlite-libsql"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4202,7 +4207,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-telemetry"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "http 0.2.12",
@@ -4218,7 +4223,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-trigger"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4244,7 +4249,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-variables"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "azure_core",
  "azure_identity",
@@ -4262,7 +4267,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin-world"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "wasmtime",
@@ -4456,7 +4461,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "terminal"
-version = "2.8.0-pre0"
+version = "3.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "termcolor",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/spin-wagi-http/http-rust/Cargo.lock b/examples/spin-wagi-http/http-rust/Cargo.lock
index 264edd0b7..0be8c37dd 100644
--- a/examples/spin-wagi-http/http-rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/spin-wagi-http/http-rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ name = "goodbyerust"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "bytes",
  "http",
  "spin-sdk",
 ]