diff --git a/client-sdk-rust b/client-sdk-rust
index 1a477bc4..2d9f01ab 160000
--- a/client-sdk-rust
+++ b/client-sdk-rust
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1a477bc422c6890537b3bcdb017f0ac094d49661
+Subproject commit 2d9f01ab1e933a86a8a5c53805ee29ee58b9be1b
diff --git a/docs/tools.md b/docs/tools.md
index 1961742a..a4176b0f 100644
--- a/docs/tools.md
+++ b/docs/tools.md
@@ -140,23 +140,48 @@ For details on the Doxygen configuration and CI pipeline, see the
 
 ### Bump the pinned Rust submodule
 
+Update to the commit from the most recent published Rust SDK release:
+
 ```bash
-cd client-sdk-cpp
-git fetch origin
-git switch -c try-rust-main origin/main
+./scripts/update-rust-sdk.sh
+```
+
+The script requires the GitHub CLI (`gh`). To select a specific commit, pass
+its full or abbreviated hash:
 
-# Sync submodule URLs and check out what origin/main pins (recursively):
-git submodule sync --recursive
-git submodule update --init --recursive --checkout
+```bash
+./scripts/update-rust-sdk.sh --hash 1a477bc
+```
 
-# If the nested submodule under yuv-sys didn't materialize, force it:
-git -C client-sdk-rust/yuv-sys submodule sync --recursive
-git -C client-sdk-rust/yuv-sys submodule update --init --recursive --checkout
+The script updates the `client-sdk-rust` gitlink and synchronizes its nested
+submodules. It stops without changing the checkout if the Rust submodule has
+tracked changes.
 
-# Sanity check:
+Review the selected commits before committing the gitlink update:
+
+```bash
 git submodule status --recursive
 ```
 
+### Bump the pinned C++ example collection
+
+Update to the most recent commit on the `main` branch of the examples
+repository:
+
+```bash
+./scripts/update-cpp-example-collection.sh
+```
+
+To select a specific commit, pass its full or abbreviated hash:
+
+```bash
+./scripts/update-cpp-example-collection.sh --hash 7e76bea
+```
+
+The script updates the `cpp-example-collection` gitlink and synchronizes its
+nested submodules. It stops without changing the checkout if the examples
+submodule has tracked changes.
+
 ### If `yuv-sys` fails to build
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/scripts/update-cpp-example-collection.sh b/scripts/update-cpp-example-collection.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a3c231df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-cpp-example-collection.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright 2026 LiveKit
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd -P)"
+repo_root="$(cd "${script_dir}/.." && pwd -P)"
+examples_dir="${repo_root}/cpp-example-collection"
+examples_repo="livekit-examples/cpp-example-collection"
+examples_remote="https://github.com/${examples_repo}.git"
+default_branch="main"
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: ./scripts/update-cpp-example-collection.sh [--hash HASH]
+
+Update the cpp-example-collection submodule used by the C++ SDK.
+
+Options:
+  --hash HASH
+        Use the specified examples commit. You can use a short or full SHA-1
+        hash.
+  -h, --help
+        Show this help and exit.
+
+When --hash is omitted, the script uses the most recent commit on the main
+branch of livekit-examples/cpp-example-collection.
+EOF
+}
+
+requested_hash=""
+hash_provided=false
+
+while (($#)); do
+  case "$1" in
+    --hash)
+      shift
+      if (($# == 0)); then
+        echo "ERROR: --hash requires a value" >&2
+        exit 2
+      fi
+      requested_hash="$1"
+      hash_provided=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --hash=*)
+      requested_hash="${1#--hash=}"
+      hash_provided=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "ERROR: unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      usage >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ "$hash_provided" == true && ! "$requested_hash" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]{7,40}$ ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: --hash must be a 7- to 40-character hexadecimal Git SHA-1 hash" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: git not found in PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! git -C "$repo_root" rev-parse --show-toplevel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: ${repo_root} is not a Git worktree" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e "${examples_dir}/.git" ]]; then
+  echo "==> Initializing cpp-example-collection"
+  git -C "$repo_root" submodule update --init cpp-example-collection
+fi
+
+if ! git -C "$examples_dir" diff --quiet ||
+  ! git -C "$examples_dir" diff --cached --quiet; then
+  echo "ERROR: cpp-example-collection has tracked changes; commit or stash them first" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+fetch_ref="$requested_hash"
+
+if [[ "$hash_provided" == false ]]; then
+  echo "==> Finding the most recent cpp-example-collection commit"
+  branch_ref="refs/heads/${default_branch}"
+  remote_ref="$(git ls-remote "$examples_remote" "$branch_ref")"
+  read -r requested_hash resolved_ref <<<"$remote_ref"
+  if [[ -z "$requested_hash" || "$resolved_ref" != "$branch_ref" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: branch '${default_branch}' was not found in ${examples_repo}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  fetch_ref="$branch_ref"
+  echo "==> Latest ${default_branch} commit: ${requested_hash}"
+else
+  requested_hash="$(printf '%s' "$requested_hash" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+  echo "==> Requested examples commit: ${requested_hash}"
+fi
+
+echo "==> Fetching cpp-example-collection"
+if [[ "$hash_provided" == false ]]; then
+  git -C "$examples_dir" fetch --quiet origin "$fetch_ref"
+elif [[ ${#requested_hash} -eq 40 ]]; then
+  if ! git -C "$examples_dir" fetch --quiet origin "$fetch_ref"; then
+    git -C "$examples_dir" fetch --quiet origin
+  fi
+else
+  git -C "$examples_dir" fetch --quiet origin
+fi
+
+if ! resolved_hash="$(git -C "$examples_dir" rev-parse --verify "${requested_hash}^{commit}" 2>/dev/null)"; then
+  echo "ERROR: '${requested_hash}' does not resolve to a cpp-example-collection commit" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+current_hash="$(git -C "$examples_dir" rev-parse HEAD)"
+if [[ "$current_hash" == "$resolved_hash" ]]; then
+  echo "==> cpp-example-collection is already at ${resolved_hash}"
+else
+  git -C "$examples_dir" checkout --quiet --detach "$resolved_hash"
+  echo "==> Updated cpp-example-collection: ${current_hash} -> ${resolved_hash}"
+fi
+
+echo "==> Synchronizing nested example submodules"
+git -C "$examples_dir" submodule sync --recursive
+git -C "$examples_dir" submodule update --init --recursive
+
+echo "==> Done. Review and commit the cpp-example-collection gitlink change."
diff --git a/scripts/update-rust-sdk.sh b/scripts/update-rust-sdk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..de520376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-rust-sdk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright 2026 LiveKit
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd -P)"
+repo_root="$(cd "${script_dir}/.." && pwd -P)"
+rust_dir="${repo_root}/client-sdk-rust"
+rust_repo="livekit/client-sdk-rust"
+rust_remote="https://github.com/${rust_repo}.git"
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: ./scripts/update-rust-sdk.sh [--hash HASH]
+
+Update the client-sdk-rust submodule used by the C++ SDK.
+
+Options:
+  --hash HASH
+        Use the specified Rust SDK commit. You can use a short or full SHA-1
+        hash.
+  -h, --help
+        Show this help and exit.
+
+When --hash is omitted, the script uses the commit tagged by the most recent
+published, non-draft GitHub release in livekit/client-sdk-rust.
+EOF
+}
+
+requested_hash=""
+hash_provided=false
+
+while (($#)); do
+  case "$1" in
+    --hash)
+      shift
+      if (($# == 0)); then
+        echo "ERROR: --hash requires a value" >&2
+        exit 2
+      fi
+      requested_hash="$1"
+      hash_provided=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --hash=*)
+      requested_hash="${1#--hash=}"
+      hash_provided=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "ERROR: unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      usage >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ "$hash_provided" == true && ! "$requested_hash" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]{7,40}$ ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: --hash must be a 7- to 40-character hexadecimal Git SHA-1 hash" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: git not found in PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! git -C "$repo_root" rev-parse --show-toplevel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: ${repo_root} is not a Git worktree" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e "${rust_dir}/.git" ]]; then
+  echo "==> Initializing client-sdk-rust"
+  git -C "$repo_root" submodule update --init client-sdk-rust
+fi
+
+if ! git -C "$rust_dir" diff --quiet ||
+  ! git -C "$rust_dir" diff --cached --quiet; then
+  echo "ERROR: client-sdk-rust has tracked changes; commit or stash them first" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+fetch_ref="$requested_hash"
+release_tag=""
+
+if [[ "$hash_provided" == false ]]; then
+  if ! command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: gh not found in PATH; install GitHub CLI or provide --hash" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "==> Finding the most recent published Rust SDK release"
+  release_tags="$(
+    gh api --paginate "repos/${rust_repo}/releases?per_page=100" \
+      --jq '.[] | select(.draft == false) | .tag_name'
+  )"
+  release_tag="${release_tags%%$'\n'*}"
+  if [[ -z "$release_tag" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: no published release found for ${rust_repo}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  tag_refs="$(
+    git ls-remote "$rust_remote" \
+      "refs/tags/${release_tag}" "refs/tags/${release_tag}^{}"
+  )"
+  while read -r tag_hash tag_ref; do
+    if [[ "$tag_ref" == "refs/tags/${release_tag}^{}" ]]; then
+      requested_hash="$tag_hash"
+      break
+    fi
+    if [[ "$tag_ref" == "refs/tags/${release_tag}" ]]; then
+      requested_hash="$tag_hash"
+    fi
+  done <<<"$tag_refs"
+
+  if [[ -z "$requested_hash" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: release tag '${release_tag}' was not found in ${rust_repo}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  fetch_ref="refs/tags/${release_tag}"
+  echo "==> Latest release: ${release_tag} (${requested_hash})"
+else
+  requested_hash="$(printf '%s' "$requested_hash" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+  echo "==> Requested Rust SDK commit: ${requested_hash}"
+fi
+
+echo "==> Fetching client-sdk-rust"
+if [[ "$hash_provided" == false ]]; then
+  git -C "$rust_dir" fetch --quiet origin "$fetch_ref"
+elif [[ ${#requested_hash} -eq 40 ]]; then
+  if ! git -C "$rust_dir" fetch --quiet origin "$fetch_ref"; then
+    git -C "$rust_dir" fetch --quiet origin
+  fi
+else
+  git -C "$rust_dir" fetch --quiet origin
+fi
+
+if ! resolved_hash="$(git -C "$rust_dir" rev-parse --verify "${requested_hash}^{commit}" 2>/dev/null)"; then
+  echo "ERROR: '${requested_hash}' does not resolve to a client-sdk-rust commit" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+current_hash="$(git -C "$rust_dir" rev-parse HEAD)"
+if [[ "$current_hash" == "$resolved_hash" ]]; then
+  echo "==> client-sdk-rust is already at ${resolved_hash}"
+else
+  git -C "$rust_dir" checkout --quiet --detach "$resolved_hash"
+  echo "==> Updated client-sdk-rust: ${current_hash} -> ${resolved_hash}"
+fi
+
+echo "==> Synchronizing nested Rust SDK submodules"
+git -C "$rust_dir" submodule sync --recursive
+git -C "$rust_dir" submodule update --init --recursive
+
+echo "==> Done. Review and commit the client-sdk-rust gitlink change."