diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c69cf85..4c692f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- _bump_: introducing mysql v1.0.0-rc.1 (#12)
+
 ## [1.0.0-beta.1] - 2025-12-06
 
 - _chore_: introducing mysql v1 (#6)
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
-- Reenqueue oprphaned before starting streaming (#507)
+- Reenqueue orphaned before starting streaming (#507)
 
 ### 💼 Other
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6ff465e..12290f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "apalis"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.2"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c6556b89bb5cb40dab6e4d7ee1f2abfef6d372bd3aef300a3faa992bcb13bda8"
+checksum = "f93be0eb33b912f5e66004d0b756423c285273259068b1c80a71d7842658189b"
 dependencies = [
  "apalis-core",
  "futures-util",
@@ -90,11 +90,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "apalis-codec"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a5ed6bb8e64c360ed4ad666a6cbc42e9e6df73087461dc4071f510a3af284637"
+dependencies = [
+ "apalis-core",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "apalis-core"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.2"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49039d4eb476cc05e196210153dbb34be180de9a0ef8b7a666fde0f80c5c357d"
+checksum = "6b1557d680ee4a9b42a76ab3a9572cee1a00d45e7eb455427d906c42774766e7"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -103,7 +114,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "pin-project",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
  "tower-layer",
  "tower-service",
@@ -112,9 +122,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "apalis-mysql"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.1"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "apalis",
+ "apalis-codec",
  "apalis-core",
  "apalis-sql",
  "apalis-workflow",
@@ -135,9 +146,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "apalis-sql"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.2"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "604ed96ae8ff20d4c6f8533ffc9f8c91c5f99da6bc564de6a37b94829522f9ec"
+checksum = "5ade5d8faa60e9975b01d3bb1ebc5028589aa4986365eaa4d080d30ed3b5141f"
 dependencies = [
  "apalis-core",
  "chrono",
@@ -148,9 +159,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "apalis-workflow"
-version = "0.1.0-beta.2"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "afa1869ce395c0b727315a2be39508eb77ef94ed75492e7b43334b13241b1afa"
+checksum = "bc024da2d5d3ab59cc9fea099a2e2b20de5ff608f2e287abcb73aa45e4966a89"
 dependencies = [
  "apalis-core",
  "futures",
@@ -208,7 +219,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.5.0",
  "async-executor",
  "async-io 2.6.0",
- "async-lock 3.4.1",
+ "async-lock 3.4.2",
  "blocking",
  "futures-lite 2.6.1",
  "once_cell",
@@ -247,7 +258,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-lite 2.6.1",
  "parking",
  "polling 3.11.0",
- "rustix 1.1.2",
+ "rustix 1.1.3",
  "slab",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
@@ -263,9 +274,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "async-lock"
-version = "3.4.1"
+version = "3.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5fd03604047cee9b6ce9de9f70c6cd540a0520c813cbd49bae61f33ab80ed1dc"
+checksum = "290f7f2596bd5b78a9fec8088ccd89180d7f9f55b94b0576823bbbdc72ee8311"
 dependencies = [
  "event-listener 5.4.1",
  "event-listener-strategy",
@@ -281,7 +292,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-channel 1.9.0",
  "async-global-executor",
  "async-io 2.6.0",
- "async-lock 3.4.1",
+ "async-lock 3.4.2",
  "crossbeam-utils",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -333,9 +344,9 @@ checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "base64ct"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "55248b47b0caf0546f7988906588779981c43bb1bc9d0c44087278f80cdb44ba"
+checksum = "0e050f626429857a27ddccb31e0aca21356bfa709c04041aefddac081a8f068a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -376,9 +387,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
-version = "3.19.0"
+version = "3.19.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "46c5e41b57b8bba42a04676d81cb89e9ee8e859a1a66f80a5a72e1cb76b34d43"
+checksum = "5dd9dc738b7a8311c7ade152424974d8115f2cdad61e8dab8dac9f2362298510"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "byteorder"
@@ -394,9 +405,9 @@ checksum = "b35204fbdc0b3f4446b89fc1ac2cf84a8a68971995d0bf2e925ec7cd960f9cb3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.49"
+version = "1.2.50"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90583009037521a116abf44494efecd645ba48b6622457080f080b85544e2215"
+checksum = "9f50d563227a1c37cc0a263f64eca3334388c01c5e4c4861a9def205c614383c"
 dependencies = [
  "find-msvc-tools",
  "shlex",
@@ -1030,9 +1041,9 @@ checksum = "7aedcccd01fc5fe81e6b489c15b247b8b0690feb23304303a9e560f37efc560a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_properties"
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e93fcd3157766c0c8da2f8cff6ce651a31f0810eaa1c51ec363ef790bbb5fb99"
+checksum = "020bfc02fe870ec3a66d93e677ccca0562506e5872c650f893269e08615d74ec"
 dependencies = [
  "icu_collections",
  "icu_locale_core",
@@ -1044,9 +1055,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_properties_data"
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "02845b3647bb045f1100ecd6480ff52f34c35f82d9880e029d329c21d1054899"
+checksum = "616c294cf8d725c6afcd8f55abc17c56464ef6211f9ed59cccffe534129c77af"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_provider"
@@ -1122,15 +1133,15 @@ checksum = "a6cb138bb79a146c1bd460005623e142ef0181e3d0219cb493e02f7d08a35695"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
-version = "1.0.15"
+version = "1.0.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4a5f13b858c8d314ee3e8f639011f7ccefe71f97f96e50151fb991f267928e2c"
+checksum = "7ee5b5339afb4c41626dde77b7a611bd4f2c202b897852b4bcf5d03eddc61010"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff"
-version = "0.2.16"
+version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49cce2b81f2098e7e3efc35bc2e0a6b7abec9d34128283d7a26fa8f32a6dbb35"
+checksum = "a87d9b8105c23642f50cbbae03d1f75d8422c5cb98ce7ee9271f7ff7505be6b8"
 dependencies = [
  "jiff-static",
  "log",
@@ -1141,9 +1152,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff-static"
-version = "0.2.16"
+version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "980af8b43c3ad5d8d349ace167ec8170839f753a42d233ba19e08afe1850fa69"
+checksum = "b787bebb543f8969132630c51fd0afab173a86c6abae56ff3b9e5e3e3f9f6e58"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1192,13 +1203,13 @@ checksum = "f9fbbcab51052fe104eb5e5d351cf728d30a5be1fe14d9be8a3b097481fb97de"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libredox"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "416f7e718bdb06000964960ffa43b4335ad4012ae8b99060261aa4a8088d5ccb"
+checksum = "df15f6eac291ed1cf25865b1ee60399f57e7c227e7f51bdbd4c5270396a9ed50"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
+ "redox_syscall 0.6.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1417,7 +1428,7 @@ checksum = "2621685985a2ebf1c516881c026032ac7deafcda1a2c9b7850dc81e3dfcb64c1"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
+ "redox_syscall 0.5.18",
  "smallvec",
  "windows-link",
 ]
@@ -1546,15 +1557,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "concurrent-queue",
  "hermit-abi 0.5.2",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "rustix 1.1.2",
+ "rustix 1.1.3",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
-version = "1.11.1"
+version = "1.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f84267b20a16ea918e43c6a88433c2d54fa145c92a811b5b047ccbe153674483"
+checksum = "f59e70c4aef1e55797c2e8fd94a4f2a973fc972cfde0e0b05f683667b0cd39dd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic-util"
@@ -1675,6 +1686,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec96166dafa0886eb81fe1c0a388bece180fbef2135f97c1e2cf8302e74b43b5"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.12.2"
@@ -1754,9 +1774,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd15f8a2c5551a84d56efdc1cd049089e409ac19a3072d5037a17fd70719ff3e"
+checksum = "146c9e247ccc180c1f61615433868c99f3de3ae256a30a43b49f67c2d9171f34"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "errno",
@@ -1781,9 +1801,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-pki-types"
-version = "1.13.1"
+version = "1.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "708c0f9d5f54ba0272468c1d306a52c495b31fa155e91bc25371e6df7996908c"
+checksum = "21e6f2ab2928ca4291b86736a8bd920a277a399bba1589409d72154ff87c1282"
 dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -1807,9 +1827,9 @@ checksum = "b39cdef0fa800fc44525c84ccb54a029961a8215f9619753635a9c0d2538d46d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.20"
+version = "1.0.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "28d3b2b1366ec20994f1fd18c3c594f05c5dd4bc44d8bb0c1c632c8d6829481f"
+checksum = "62049b2877bf12821e8f9ad256ee38fdc31db7387ec2d3b3f403024de2034aea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
@@ -1881,15 +1901,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.145"
+version = "1.0.147"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "402a6f66d8c709116cf22f558eab210f5a50187f702eb4d7e5ef38d9a7f1c79c"
+checksum = "6af14725505314343e673e9ecb7cd7e8a36aa9791eb936235a3567cc31447ae4"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
- "ryu",
  "serde",
  "serde_core",
+ "zmij",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2247,14 +2267,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.23.0"
+version = "3.24.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2d31c77bdf42a745371d260a26ca7163f1e0924b64afa0b688e61b5a9fa02f16"
+checksum = "655da9c7eb6305c55742045d5a8d2037996d61d8de95806335c7c86ce0f82e9c"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand 2.3.0",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
  "once_cell",
- "rustix 1.1.2",
+ "rustix 1.1.3",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
@@ -2384,9 +2404,9 @@ checksum = "8df9b6e13f2d32c91b9bd719c00d1958837bc7dec474d94952798cc8e69eeec3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
-version = "0.1.43"
+version = "0.1.44"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2d15d90a0b5c19378952d479dc858407149d7bb45a14de0142f6c534b16fc647"
+checksum = "63e71662fa4b2a2c3a26f570f037eb95bb1f85397f3cd8076caed2f026a6d100"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -2407,9 +2427,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-core"
-version = "0.1.35"
+version = "0.1.36"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a04e24fab5c89c6a36eb8558c9656f30d81de51dfa4d3b45f26b21d61fa0a6c"
+checksum = "db97caf9d906fbde555dd62fa95ddba9eecfd14cb388e4f491a66d74cd5fb79a"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
@@ -3056,3 +3076,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zmij"
+version = "0.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1dccf46b25b205e4bebe1d5258a991df1cc17801017a845cb5b3fe0269781aa"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 18dd11c..a4ab096 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "apalis-mysql"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.1"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 authors = ["Njuguna Mureithi <mureithinjuguna@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2024"
 repository = "https://github.com/apalis-dev/apalis-mysql"
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ tokio-comp = ["tokio", "sqlx/runtime-tokio-rustls"]
 tokio-comp-native-tls = ["tokio", "sqlx/runtime-tokio-native-tls"]
 
 [dependencies]
-apalis-core = { version = "1.0.0-beta.2", default-features = false, features = [
+apalis-codec = "0.1.0-rc.1"
+apalis-core = { version = "1.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false, features = [
   "sleep",
-  "json",
 ] }
-apalis-sql = { version = "1.0.0-beta.2", default-features = false }
+apalis-sql = { version = "1.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
 pin-project = "1.1.10"
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ features = ["chrono", "mysql", "json"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
-apalis = { version = "1.0.0-beta.2" }
-apalis-workflow = { version = "0.1.0-beta.2" }
+apalis = { version = "1.0.0-rc.1" }
+apalis-workflow = { version = "0.1.0-rc.1" }
 futures-util = "0.3.31"
 env_logger = "0.11"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5739ad..3a1d09f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async fn main() {
         start += 1;
         let task = Task::builder(start)
             .run_after(Duration::from_secs(1))
-            .with_ctx(SqlContext::new().with_priority(1))
+            .priority(1)
             .build();
         task
     })
diff --git a/examples/dag.rs b/examples/dag.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d76553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dag.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use apalis::prelude::*;
+use apalis_mysql::MySqlStorage;
+use apalis_workflow::*;
+use sqlx::MySqlPool;
+
+async fn get_name(user_id: u32) -> Result<String, BoxDynError> {
+    Ok(user_id.to_string())
+}
+
+async fn get_age(user_id: u32) -> Result<usize, BoxDynError> {
+    Ok(user_id as usize + 20)
+}
+
+async fn get_address(user_id: u32) -> Result<usize, BoxDynError> {
+    Ok(user_id as usize + 100)
+}
+
+async fn collector(
+    (name, age, address): (String, usize, usize),
+    wrk: WorkerContext,
+) -> Result<usize, BoxDynError> {
+    let result = name.parse::<usize>()? + age + address;
+    wrk.stop().unwrap();
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let pool = MySqlPool::connect(&std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    MySqlStorage::setup(&pool).await.unwrap();
+    let mut backend = MySqlStorage::new(&pool);
+    backend.push_start(vec![42, 43, 44]).await.unwrap();
+
+    let dag_flow = DagFlow::new("user-etl-workflow");
+    let get_name = dag_flow.node(get_name);
+    let get_age = dag_flow.node(get_age);
+    let get_address = dag_flow.node(get_address);
+    dag_flow
+        .node(collector)
+        .depends_on((&get_name, &get_age, &get_address)); // Order and types matters here
+
+    dag_flow.validate().unwrap();
+
+    let worker = WorkerBuilder::new("rango-tango")
+        .backend(backend)
+        .on_event(|_c, e| {
+            println!("{e:?},");
+        })
+        .build(dag_flow);
+    worker.run().await.unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/examples/workflow.rs b/examples/stepped.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/workflow.rs
rename to examples/stepped.rs
diff --git a/src/ack.rs b/src/ack.rs
index b473576..12b1800 100644
--- a/src/ack.rs
+++ b/src/ack.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ use apalis_core::{
     task::{Parts, status::Status},
     worker::{context::WorkerContext, ext::ack::Acknowledge},
 };
-use apalis_sql::context::SqlContext;
 use futures::{FutureExt, future::BoxFuture};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::MySqlTask;
+use crate::{MySqlContext, MySqlTask};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MySqlAck {
@@ -22,13 +21,13 @@ impl MySqlAck {
     }
 }
 
-impl<Res: Serialize + 'static> Acknowledge<Res, SqlContext, Ulid> for MySqlAck {
+impl<Res: Serialize + 'static> Acknowledge<Res, MySqlContext, Ulid> for MySqlAck {
     type Error = sqlx::Error;
     type Future = BoxFuture<'static, Result<(), Self::Error>>;
     fn ack(
         &mut self,
         res: &Result<Res, BoxDynError>,
-        parts: &Parts<SqlContext, Ulid>,
+        parts: &Parts<MySqlContext, Ulid>,
     ) -> Self::Future {
         let task_id = parts.task_id;
         let worker_id = parts.ctx.lock_by().clone();
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ impl<Res: Serialize + 'static> Acknowledge<Res, SqlContext, Ulid> for MySqlAck {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn calculate_status<Res>(
-    parts: &Parts<SqlContext, Ulid>,
+    parts: &Parts<MySqlContext, Ulid>,
     res: &Result<Res, BoxDynError>,
 ) -> Status {
     match &res {
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a92342d..0000000
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-use apalis_core::backend::{BackendExt, ConfigExt, queue::Queue};
-use ulid::Ulid;
-
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, SqlContext};
-
-pub use apalis_sql::config::*;
-
-impl<Args: Sync, D, F> ConfigExt for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
-where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
-{
-    fn get_queue(&self) -> Queue {
-        self.config().queue().clone()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/fetcher.rs b/src/fetcher.rs
index 231d9df..eb7b397 100644
--- a/src/fetcher.rs
+++ b/src/fetcher.rs
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ use apalis_core::{
     task::Task,
     worker::context::WorkerContext,
 };
-use apalis_sql::{context::SqlContext, from_row::TaskRow};
+use apalis_sql::{config::Config, from_row::TaskRow};
 use futures::{FutureExt, future::BoxFuture, stream::Stream};
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use sqlx::{MySql, MySqlPool, Pool};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlTask, config::Config, from_row::MySqlTaskRow};
+use crate::{CompactType, MySqlContext, MySqlTask, from_row::MySqlTaskRow};
 
 /// Fetch the next batch of tasks from the mysql backend
 pub async fn fetch_next(
     pool: MySqlPool,
     config: Config,
     worker: WorkerContext,
-) -> Result<Vec<Task<CompactType, SqlContext, Ulid>>, sqlx::Error> {
+) -> Result<Vec<Task<CompactType, MySqlContext, Ulid>>, sqlx::Error> {
     let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;
     let lock_at = chrono::Utc::now().naive_utc();
     let job_type = config.queue().to_string();
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_next(
         .map(|r| {
             let mut row: TaskRow = r.try_into()?;
             row.lock_by = Some(worker.clone());
-            row.try_into_task_compact::<Ulid>()
+            row.try_into_task_compact()
                 .map_err(|e| sqlx::Error::Protocol(e.to_string()))
         })
         .collect();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 735f27f..c938d05 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 #![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 //!
-use std::{fmt, marker::PhantomData};
-
+use apalis_codec::json::JsonCodec;
 use apalis_core::{
-    backend::{
-        Backend, BackendExt, TaskStream,
-        codec::{Codec, json::JsonCodec},
-    },
+    backend::{Backend, BackendExt, TaskStream, codec::Codec, queue::Queue},
     features_table,
     layers::Stack,
     task::Task,
     worker::{context::WorkerContext, ext::ack::AcknowledgeLayer},
 };
-pub use apalis_sql::context::SqlContext;
+use apalis_sql::context::SqlContext;
 use futures::{
     FutureExt, Stream, StreamExt, TryStreamExt,
     stream::{self, BoxStream},
@@ -23,6 +19,7 @@ pub use sqlx::{
     mysql::MySqlConnectOptions,
     pool::{PoolConnection, PoolOptions},
 };
+use std::{fmt, marker::PhantomData};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 mod ack;
-mod config;
 /// Fetcher module for retrieving tasks from mysql backend
 pub mod fetcher;
 mod from_row;
@@ -47,10 +43,15 @@ mod shared;
 pub mod sink;
 
 /// Type alias for a task stored in mysql backend
-pub type MySqlTask<Args> = Task<Args, SqlContext, Ulid>;
-pub use config::Config;
+pub type MySqlTask<Args> = Task<Args, MySqlContext, Ulid>;
+pub use apalis_sql::config::Config;
 pub use shared::{SharedMySqlError, SharedMySqlStorage};
 
+pub type MySqlTaskId = apalis_core::task::task_id::TaskId<Ulid>;
+pub type MySqlContext = SqlContext<MySqlPool>;
+
+pub use apalis_sql::ext::TaskBuilderExt;
+
 /// CompactType is the type used for compact serialization in mysql backend
 pub type CompactType = Vec<u8>;
 
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ where
     type Args = Args;
     type IdType = Ulid;
 
-    type Context = SqlContext;
+    type Context = MySqlContext;
 
     type Error = sqlx::Error;
 
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ where
 
 impl<Args, Decode: Send + 'static> BackendExt for MySqlStorage<Args, Decode, MySqlFetcher>
 where
-    Self: Backend<Args = Args, IdType = Ulid, Context = SqlContext, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: Backend<Args = Args, IdType = Ulid, Context = MySqlContext, Error = sqlx::Error>,
     Decode: Codec<Args, Compact = CompactType> + Send + 'static,
     Decode::Error: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
     Args: Send + 'static + Unpin,
@@ -274,6 +275,10 @@ where
     type Compact = CompactType;
     type CompactStream = TaskStream<MySqlTask<Self::Compact>, sqlx::Error>;
 
+    fn get_queue(&self) -> Queue {
+        self.config.queue().to_owned()
+    }
+
     fn poll_compact(self, worker: &WorkerContext) -> Self::CompactStream {
         self.poll_default(worker).boxed()
     }
diff --git a/src/queries/fetch_by_id.rs b/src/queries/fetch_by_id.rs
index e8b05e0..607c456 100644
--- a/src/queries/fetch_by_id.rs
+++ b/src/queries/fetch_by_id.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ use apalis_core::{
 use apalis_sql::from_row::{FromRowError, TaskRow};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask, SqlContext, from_row::MySqlTaskRow};
+use crate::{CompactType, MySqlContext, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask, from_row::MySqlTaskRow};
 
 impl<Args, D, F> FetchById<Args> for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
 where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: BackendExt<
+            Context = MySqlContext,
+            Compact = CompactType,
+            IdType = Ulid,
+            Error = sqlx::Error,
+        >,
     D: Codec<Args, Compact = CompactType>,
     D::Error: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
     Args: 'static,
diff --git a/src/queries/list_queues.rs b/src/queries/list_queues.rs
index a124c5c..9e83c85 100644
--- a/src/queries/list_queues.rs
+++ b/src/queries/list_queues.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use apalis_core::backend::{BackendExt, ListQueues, QueueInfo};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, SqlContext};
+use crate::{CompactType, MySqlContext, MySqlStorage};
 
 struct QueueInfoRow {
     name: Option<String>,
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ impl From<QueueInfoRow> for QueueInfo {
 
 impl<Args, D, F> ListQueues for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
 where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: BackendExt<
+            Context = MySqlContext,
+            Compact = CompactType,
+            IdType = Ulid,
+            Error = sqlx::Error,
+        >,
 {
     fn list_queues(&self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Vec<QueueInfo>, Self::Error>> + Send {
         let pool = self.pool.clone();
diff --git a/src/queries/list_tasks.rs b/src/queries/list_tasks.rs
index f02123f..c4669bd 100644
--- a/src/queries/list_tasks.rs
+++ b/src/queries/list_tasks.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ use apalis_core::{
 use apalis_sql::from_row::{FromRowError, TaskRow};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask, SqlContext, from_row::MySqlTaskRow};
+use crate::{CompactType, MySqlContext, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask, from_row::MySqlTaskRow};
 
 impl<Args, D, F> ListTasks<Args> for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
 where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: BackendExt<
+            Context = MySqlContext,
+            Compact = CompactType,
+            IdType = Ulid,
+            Error = sqlx::Error,
+        >,
     D: Codec<Args, Compact = CompactType>,
     D::Error: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
     Args: 'static,
@@ -58,8 +62,12 @@ where
 
 impl<Args, D, F> ListAllTasks for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
 where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: BackendExt<
+            Context = MySqlContext,
+            Compact = CompactType,
+            IdType = Ulid,
+            Error = sqlx::Error,
+        >,
 {
     fn list_all_tasks(
         &self,
diff --git a/src/queries/list_workers.rs b/src/queries/list_workers.rs
index 71fb136..4fac80e 100644
--- a/src/queries/list_workers.rs
+++ b/src/queries/list_workers.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use futures::TryFutureExt;
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, SqlContext};
+use crate::{CompactType, MySqlContext, MySqlStorage};
 
 struct Worker {
     id: String,
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ struct Worker {
 
 impl<Args: Sync, D, F> ListWorkers for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
 where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: BackendExt<
+            Context = MySqlContext,
+            Compact = CompactType,
+            IdType = Ulid,
+            Error = sqlx::Error,
+        >,
 {
     fn list_workers(
         &self,
diff --git a/src/queries/metrics.rs b/src/queries/metrics.rs
index bfabeeb..4f8af9e 100644
--- a/src/queries/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/queries/metrics.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use apalis_core::backend::{BackendExt, Metrics, Statistic};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, SqlContext};
+use crate::{CompactType, MySqlContext, MySqlStorage};
 
 struct StatisticRow {
     /// The priority of the statistic (lower number means higher priority)
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ struct StatisticRow {
 
 impl<Args, D, F> Metrics for MySqlStorage<Args, D, F>
 where
-    Self:
-        BackendExt<Context = SqlContext, Compact = CompactType, IdType = Ulid, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: BackendExt<
+            Context = MySqlContext,
+            Compact = CompactType,
+            IdType = Ulid,
+            Error = sqlx::Error,
+        >,
 {
     fn global(&self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Vec<Statistic>, Self::Error>> + Send {
         let pool = self.pool.clone();
diff --git a/src/queries/wait_for.rs b/src/queries/wait_for.rs
index 91c3f8f..cf2e4e0 100644
--- a/src/queries/wait_for.rs
+++ b/src/queries/wait_for.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ where
     Self: BackendExt<IdType = Ulid, Codec = Decode, Error = sqlx::Error, Compact = CompactType>,
     Result<O, String>: DeserializeOwned,
 {
-    type ResultStream = BoxStream<'static, Result<TaskResult<O>, Self::Error>>;
+    type ResultStream = BoxStream<'static, Result<TaskResult<O, Ulid>, Self::Error>>;
     fn wait_for(
         &self,
         task_ids: impl IntoIterator<Item = TaskId<Self::IdType>>,
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ where
     fn check_status(
         &self,
         task_ids: impl IntoIterator<Item = TaskId<Self::IdType>> + Send,
-    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Vec<TaskResult<O>>, Self::Error>> + Send {
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Vec<TaskResult<O, Ulid>>, Self::Error>> + Send {
         let pool = self.pool.clone();
         let ids: Vec<String> = task_ids.into_iter().map(|id| id.to_string()).collect();
 
         async move {
-            let ids = serde_json::to_string(&ids).unwrap();
+            let ids = serde_json::to_string(&ids).map_err(|e| sqlx::Error::Decode(e.into()))?;
             let rows =
                 sqlx::query_file_as!(ResultRow, "queries/backend/fetch_completed_tasks.sql", ids)
                     .fetch_all(&pool)
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@ where
             let mut results = Vec::new();
             for row in rows {
                 let task_id = TaskId::from_str(&row.id.unwrap())
-                    .map_err(|_| sqlx::Error::Protocol("Invalid task ID".into()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| sqlx::Error::Decode("Invalid task ID".into()))?;
 
                 let result: Result<O, String> = serde_json::from_str(&row.result.unwrap())
-                    .map_err(|_| sqlx::Error::Protocol("Failed to decode result".into()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| sqlx::Error::Decode("Failed to decode result".into()))?;
 
                 results.push(TaskResult::new(
                     task_id,
                     row.status
                         .unwrap()
                         .parse()
-                        .map_err(|_| sqlx::Error::Protocol("Invalid status value".into()))?,
+                        .map_err(|_| sqlx::Error::Decode("Invalid status value".into()))?,
                     result,
                 ));
             }
diff --git a/src/shared.rs b/src/shared.rs
index 8eb2835..67ff1cc 100644
--- a/src/shared.rs
+++ b/src/shared.rs
@@ -8,23 +8,20 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    CompactType, Config, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask,
+    CompactType, Config, MySqlContext, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask,
     ack::{LockTaskLayer, MySqlAck},
     fetcher::MySqlPollFetcher,
     initial_heartbeat, keep_alive,
 };
 use crate::{from_row::MySqlTaskRow, sink::MySqlSink};
 
+use apalis_codec::json::JsonCodec;
 use apalis_core::{
-    backend::{
-        Backend, BackendExt, TaskStream,
-        codec::{Codec, json::JsonCodec},
-        shared::MakeShared,
-    },
+    backend::{Backend, BackendExt, TaskStream, codec::Codec, queue::Queue, shared::MakeShared},
     layers::Stack,
     worker::{context::WorkerContext, ext::ack::AcknowledgeLayer},
 };
-use apalis_sql::{context::SqlContext, from_row::TaskRow};
+use apalis_sql::from_row::TaskRow;
 use futures::{
     FutureExt, Stream, StreamExt, TryStreamExt,
     channel::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender},
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ impl SharedMySqlStorage<JsonCodec<CompactType>> {
                         .into_iter()
                         .map(|r| {
                             let row: TaskRow = r.try_into()?;
-                            row.try_into_task_compact::<Ulid>()
+                            row.try_into_task_compact()
                                 .map_err(|e| sqlx::Error::Protocol(e.to_string()))
                         })
                         .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ where
 
     type Beat = BoxStream<'static, Result<(), sqlx::Error>>;
 
-    type Context = SqlContext;
+    type Context = MySqlContext;
 
     type Layer = Stack<AcknowledgeLayer<MySqlAck>, LockTaskLayer>;
 
@@ -272,7 +269,7 @@ where
 impl<Args, Decode: Send + 'static> BackendExt
     for MySqlStorage<Args, Decode, SharedFetcher<CompactType>>
 where
-    Self: Backend<Args = Args, IdType = Ulid, Context = SqlContext, Error = sqlx::Error>,
+    Self: Backend<Args = Args, IdType = Ulid, Context = MySqlContext, Error = sqlx::Error>,
     Decode: Codec<Args, Compact = CompactType> + Send + 'static,
     Decode::Error: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
     Args: Send + 'static + Unpin,
@@ -281,6 +278,10 @@ where
     type Compact = CompactType;
     type CompactStream = TaskStream<MySqlTask<Self::Compact>, sqlx::Error>;
 
+    fn get_queue(&self) -> Queue {
+        self.config.queue().to_owned()
+    }
+
     fn poll_compact(self, worker: &WorkerContext) -> Self::CompactStream {
         self.poll_shared(worker).boxed()
     }
diff --git a/src/sink.rs b/src/sink.rs
index 24bc45e..5a65c0f 100644
--- a/src/sink.rs
+++ b/src/sink.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use futures::{
 use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-use crate::{CompactType, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask, config::Config};
+use crate::{CompactType, Config, MySqlStorage, MySqlTask};
 
 type FlushFuture = BoxFuture<'static, Result<(), Arc<sqlx::Error>>>;
 
diff --git a/supply-chain/config.toml b/supply-chain/config.toml
index 97afa97..7ae8c94 100644
--- a/supply-chain/config.toml
+++ b/supply-chain/config.toml
@@ -16,20 +16,44 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "0.1.5"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.anstream]]
+version = "0.6.21"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
+[[exemptions.anstyle]]
+version = "1.0.13"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
+[[exemptions.anstyle-parse]]
+version = "0.2.7"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
+[[exemptions.anstyle-query]]
+version = "1.1.5"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
+[[exemptions.anstyle-wincon]]
+version = "3.0.11"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.apalis]]
-version = "1.0.0-beta.2"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-run"
 
+[[exemptions.apalis-codec]]
+version = "0.1.0-rc.1"
+criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
+
 [[exemptions.apalis-core]]
-version = "1.0.0-beta.2"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.apalis-sql]]
-version = "1.0.0-beta.2"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.apalis-workflow]]
-version = "0.1.0-beta.2"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-run"
 
 [[exemptions.async-channel]]
@@ -61,7 +85,7 @@ version = "2.8.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.async-lock]]
-version = "3.4.1"
+version = "3.4.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.async-std]]
@@ -89,7 +113,7 @@ version = "0.22.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.base64ct]]
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.bitflags]]
@@ -109,7 +133,7 @@ version = "1.6.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.bumpalo]]
-version = "3.19.0"
+version = "3.19.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.byteorder]]
@@ -121,7 +145,7 @@ version = "1.11.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.cc]]
-version = "1.2.49"
+version = "1.2.50"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.cfg-if]]
@@ -132,6 +156,10 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "0.4.42"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.colorchoice]]
+version = "1.0.4"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.concurrent-queue]]
 version = "2.5.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -192,8 +220,12 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "1.15.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.env_filter]]
+version = "0.1.4"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.env_logger]]
-version = "0.10.2"
+version = "0.11.8"
 criteria = "safe-to-run"
 
 [[exemptions.equivalent]]
@@ -364,10 +396,6 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "0.5.12"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
-[[exemptions.humantime]]
-version = "2.3.0"
-criteria = "safe-to-run"
-
 [[exemptions.iana-time-zone]]
 version = "0.1.64"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -393,11 +421,11 @@ version = "2.1.1"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.icu_properties]]
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.1.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.icu_properties_data]]
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.1.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.icu_provider]]
@@ -424,14 +452,22 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "1.0.11"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
-[[exemptions.is-terminal]]
-version = "0.4.17"
+[[exemptions.is_terminal_polyfill]]
+version = "1.70.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-run"
 
 [[exemptions.itoa]]
-version = "1.0.15"
+version = "1.0.16"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.jiff]]
+version = "0.2.17"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
+[[exemptions.jiff-static]]
+version = "0.2.17"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.js-sys]]
 version = "0.3.83"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -453,7 +489,7 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.libredox]]
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.libsqlite3-sys]]
@@ -516,6 +552,10 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "1.21.3"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.once_cell_polyfill]]
+version = "1.70.2"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.openssl]]
 version = "0.10.75"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -596,6 +636,14 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "3.11.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.portable-atomic]]
+version = "1.12.0"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
+[[exemptions.portable-atomic-util]]
+version = "0.2.4"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.potential_utf]]
 version = "0.1.4"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -644,6 +692,10 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "0.5.18"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.redox_syscall]]
+version = "0.6.0"
+criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
+
 [[exemptions.regex]]
 version = "1.12.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-run"
@@ -669,7 +721,7 @@ version = "0.37.28"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.rustix]]
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.3"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.rustls]]
@@ -677,7 +729,7 @@ version = "0.23.35"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.rustls-pki-types]]
-version = "1.13.1"
+version = "1.13.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.rustls-webpki]]
@@ -689,7 +741,7 @@ version = "1.0.22"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.ryu]]
-version = "1.0.20"
+version = "1.0.21"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.schannel]]
@@ -721,7 +773,7 @@ version = "1.0.228"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.serde_json]]
-version = "1.0.145"
+version = "1.0.147"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.serde_urlencoded]]
@@ -821,13 +873,9 @@ version = "0.13.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.tempfile]]
-version = "3.23.0"
+version = "3.24.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
-[[exemptions.termcolor]]
-version = "1.4.1"
-criteria = "safe-to-run"
-
 [[exemptions.thiserror]]
 version = "2.0.17"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -877,7 +925,7 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.tracing]]
-version = "0.1.43"
+version = "0.1.44"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.tracing-attributes]]
@@ -885,7 +933,7 @@ version = "0.1.31"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.tracing-core]]
-version = "0.1.35"
+version = "0.1.36"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
 [[exemptions.typenum]]
@@ -924,6 +972,10 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "1.0.4"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
+[[exemptions.utf8parse]]
+version = "0.2.2"
+criteria = "safe-to-run"
+
 [[exemptions.value-bag]]
 version = "1.12.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -1000,10 +1052,6 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 version = "0.4.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 
-[[exemptions.winapi-util]]
-version = "0.1.11"
-criteria = "safe-to-run"
-
 [[exemptions.winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu]]
 version = "0.4.0"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
@@ -1199,3 +1247,7 @@ criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
 [[exemptions.zerovec-derive]]
 version = "0.11.2"
 criteria = "safe-to-deploy"
+
+[[exemptions.zmij]]
+version = "0.1.8"
+criteria = "safe-to-deploy"