diff --git a/rust/basics/Cargo.lock b/rust/basics/Cargo.lock
index 423e5139..3b577004 100644
--- a/rust/basics/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/basics/Cargo.lock
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
+version = "1.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ad534f4357a5264cce5019c989cf66a4f0dc4e0d1b1d15f8aacec0ff7360273"
+dependencies = [
+ "find-msvc-tools",
+ "shlex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -374,6 +384,12 @@ version = "0.2.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28dea519a9695b9977216879a3ebfddf92f1c08c05d984f8996aecd6ecdc811d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "find-msvc-tools"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d45db016d36b838f563236e9193d0ee6ce38f3f68b6c94e914b4929c96bbb890"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -845,7 +861,7 @@ checksum = "30d65c71f1ce40ab09135ce117d742b9f8a19ff91a41a8b57ed50bc2de59c427"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -977,6 +993,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "percent-encoding"
+version = "2.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b4f627cb1b25917193a259e49bdad08f671f8d9708acfd5fe0a8c1455d87220"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.14"
@@ -1226,9 +1248,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "restate-sdk"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a900d7d9d250d727034f68b16bdfc5314c64ee8a7e5b78e8f37106e3a98bf88"
+checksum = "b79ce699276687f696c33c90420c36bf867d5157dbaa85324d410d398d6eea13"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures",
@@ -1238,12 +1260,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "jsonptr",
+ "jsonwebtoken",
+ "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "prettyplease",
  "rand 0.10.2",
  "regress 0.10.3",
  "restate-sdk-macros",
  "restate-sdk-shared-core",
+ "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "syn 2.0.119",
@@ -1257,9 +1282,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "restate-sdk-macros"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6015a7855c77e6bc7358d70fc4c7209fe1a2ac846857074c0ac25fdd8de3a059"
+checksum = "bd7aaeaaa1256c6b52ff79fbb7cc1be4fb55de73f6a7aed4d0b710a0f03217c6"
 dependencies = [
  "jiff",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1298,6 +1323,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ring"
+version = "0.17.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4689e6c2294d81e88dc6261c768b63bc4fcdb852be6d1352498b114f61383b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "getrandom 0.2.15",
+ "libc",
+ "untrusted",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rsa"
 version = "0.9.10"
@@ -1327,6 +1366,40 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls"
+version = "0.23.43"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0283386ce02abc0151e1761d08802dfe86c173b0b494af5cbc086574e453da06"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "ring",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "rustls-webpki",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-pki-types"
+version = "1.15.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2f4925028c7eb5d1fcdaf196971378ed9d2c1c4efc7dc5d011256f76c99c0a96"
+dependencies = [
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-webpki"
+version = "0.103.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3c3cf1d8b1e7d4927e2d154c3fcb02979afb9939629c62cd9048d4f07b60ac2"
+dependencies = [
+ "ring",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "untrusted",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.17"
@@ -1484,6 +1557,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "shlex"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8fadd59c855ef2080decdef8ff161eb6661b86933c9d82e5ba29dc602a55aba"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook-registry"
 version = "1.4.2"
@@ -1525,7 +1604,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3d1e2c7f27f8d4cb10542a02c49005dbd6e93095799d6f3be745fae9f8fedd4"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1653,7 +1732,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
  "tokio-macros",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1796,6 +1875,12 @@ version = "1.0.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e6e4313cd5fcd3dad5cafa179702e2b244f760991f45397d14d4ebf38247da75"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "untrusted"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8ecb6da28b8a351d773b68d5825ac39017e680750f980f3a1a85cd8dd28a47c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
 version = "1.24.0"
@@ -1906,6 +1991,15 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f0805222e57f7521d6a62e36fa9163bc891acd422f971defe97d64e70d0a4fe5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.61.2"
diff --git a/rust/basics/Cargo.toml b/rust/basics/Cargo.toml
index 560f27e6..a1ad73da 100644
--- a/rust/basics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/basics/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-restate-sdk = "0.11.1"
+restate-sdk = "0.12.0"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 rand = "0.9"
diff --git a/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.lock b/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.lock
index b88dfc89..b27a6f0e 100644
--- a/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.lock
@@ -1750,9 +1750,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "restate-sdk"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a900d7d9d250d727034f68b16bdfc5314c64ee8a7e5b78e8f37106e3a98bf88"
+checksum = "b79ce699276687f696c33c90420c36bf867d5157dbaa85324d410d398d6eea13"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures",
@@ -1762,12 +1762,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "jsonptr",
+ "jsonwebtoken",
+ "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "prettyplease",
  "rand 0.10.2",
  "regress 0.10.3",
  "restate-sdk-macros",
  "restate-sdk-shared-core",
+ "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "syn 2.0.119",
@@ -1781,9 +1784,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "restate-sdk-macros"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6015a7855c77e6bc7358d70fc4c7209fe1a2ac846857074c0ac25fdd8de3a059"
+checksum = "bd7aaeaaa1256c6b52ff79fbb7cc1be4fb55de73f6a7aed4d0b710a0f03217c6"
 dependencies = [
  "jiff",
  "proc-macro2",
diff --git a/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.toml b/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.toml
index c7bc5503..ebeb4279 100644
--- a/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/templates/rust-shuttle/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-restate-sdk = "0.11.1"
+restate-sdk = "0.12.0"
 tokio = "1"
 shuttle-runtime = "0.57.0"
 hyper = { version = "1.4", features = ["http1", "server"] }
diff --git a/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.lock
index 4aa95f8d..385dccb7 100644
--- a/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
+version = "1.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ad534f4357a5264cce5019c989cf66a4f0dc4e0d1b1d15f8aacec0ff7360273"
+dependencies = [
+ "find-msvc-tools",
+ "shlex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -374,6 +384,12 @@ version = "0.2.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28dea519a9695b9977216879a3ebfddf92f1c08c05d984f8996aecd6ecdc811d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "find-msvc-tools"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d45db016d36b838f563236e9193d0ee6ce38f3f68b6c94e914b4929c96bbb890"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -845,7 +861,7 @@ checksum = "30d65c71f1ce40ab09135ce117d742b9f8a19ff91a41a8b57ed50bc2de59c427"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -977,6 +993,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "percent-encoding"
+version = "2.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b4f627cb1b25917193a259e49bdad08f671f8d9708acfd5fe0a8c1455d87220"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.14"
@@ -1224,9 +1246,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "restate-sdk"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a900d7d9d250d727034f68b16bdfc5314c64ee8a7e5b78e8f37106e3a98bf88"
+checksum = "b79ce699276687f696c33c90420c36bf867d5157dbaa85324d410d398d6eea13"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures",
@@ -1236,12 +1258,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "jsonptr",
+ "jsonwebtoken",
+ "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "prettyplease",
  "rand 0.10.2",
  "regress 0.10.3",
  "restate-sdk-macros",
  "restate-sdk-shared-core",
+ "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "syn 2.0.119",
@@ -1255,9 +1280,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "restate-sdk-macros"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6015a7855c77e6bc7358d70fc4c7209fe1a2ac846857074c0ac25fdd8de3a059"
+checksum = "bd7aaeaaa1256c6b52ff79fbb7cc1be4fb55de73f6a7aed4d0b710a0f03217c6"
 dependencies = [
  "jiff",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1296,6 +1321,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ring"
+version = "0.17.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4689e6c2294d81e88dc6261c768b63bc4fcdb852be6d1352498b114f61383b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "getrandom 0.2.15",
+ "libc",
+ "untrusted",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rsa"
 version = "0.9.10"
@@ -1325,6 +1364,40 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls"
+version = "0.23.43"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0283386ce02abc0151e1761d08802dfe86c173b0b494af5cbc086574e453da06"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "ring",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "rustls-webpki",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-pki-types"
+version = "1.15.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2f4925028c7eb5d1fcdaf196971378ed9d2c1c4efc7dc5d011256f76c99c0a96"
+dependencies = [
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-webpki"
+version = "0.103.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3c3cf1d8b1e7d4927e2d154c3fcb02979afb9939629c62cd9048d4f07b60ac2"
+dependencies = [
+ "ring",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "untrusted",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.17"
@@ -1482,6 +1555,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "shlex"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8fadd59c855ef2080decdef8ff161eb6661b86933c9d82e5ba29dc602a55aba"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook-registry"
 version = "1.4.2"
@@ -1523,7 +1602,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3d1e2c7f27f8d4cb10542a02c49005dbd6e93095799d6f3be745fae9f8fedd4"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1651,7 +1730,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
  "tokio-macros",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1794,6 +1873,12 @@ version = "1.0.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e6e4313cd5fcd3dad5cafa179702e2b244f760991f45397d14d4ebf38247da75"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "untrusted"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8ecb6da28b8a351d773b68d5825ac39017e680750f980f3a1a85cd8dd28a47c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
 version = "1.24.0"
@@ -1904,6 +1989,15 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f0805222e57f7521d6a62e36fa9163bc891acd422f971defe97d64e70d0a4fe5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.61.2"
diff --git a/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.toml
index 5e7c2e51..90a9afb2 100644
--- a/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/templates/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-restate-sdk = "0.11.1"
+restate-sdk = "0.12.0"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 rand = "0.9"