diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index ba5e8482..0427b6a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4305c38b25d97ef35a8ad1f985ccf2d2242004f2 # stable
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.88.0
+          toolchain: 1.90.0
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
       - name: Cache
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4305c38b25d97ef35a8ad1f985ccf2d2242004f2 # stable
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.88.0
+          toolchain: 1.90.0
           components: clippy, rustfmt
 
       - name: Cache
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4305c38b25d97ef35a8ad1f985ccf2d2242004f2 # stable
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.88.0
+          toolchain: 1.90.0
 
       - name: Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@9d47c6ad4b02e050fd481d890b2ea34778fd09d6 # pin@v2
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9b9a182d..e79c5184 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.package]
 version = "2.26.0"
 edition = "2024"
-rust-version = "1.88.0"
+rust-version = "1.90.0"
 authors = ["Squawk Team & Contributors"]
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 
@@ -53,12 +53,13 @@ xshell = "0.2.7"
 proc-macro2 = "1.0.95"
 
 # local
-squawk_github = { path = "./crates/squawk_github" }
-squawk_lexer = { path = "./crates/squawk_lexer" }
-squawk_parser = { path = "./crates/squawk_parser" }
-squawk_syntax = { path = "./crates/squawk_syntax" }
-squawk_linter = { path = "./crates/squawk_linter" }
-squawk_server = { path = "./crates/squawk_server" }
+# we have to make the versions explicit otherwise `cargo publish` won't work
+squawk_github = { path = "./crates/squawk_github", version = "2.26.0" }
+squawk_lexer = { path = "./crates/squawk_lexer", version = "2.26.0" }
+squawk_parser = { path = "./crates/squawk_parser", version = "2.26.0" }
+squawk_syntax = { path = "./crates/squawk_syntax", version = "2.26.0" }
+squawk_linter = { path = "./crates/squawk_linter", version = "2.26.0" }
+squawk_server = { path = "./crates/squawk_server", version = "2.26.0" }
 
 [workspace.lints.clippy]
 collapsible_else_if = "allow"
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 01818ea2..5ed3110d 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu", "x86_64-apple-darwin", "aarch64-apple-darwin"]
-channel = "1.88.0"
+channel = "1.90.0"
diff --git a/s/update-version b/s/update-version
index e97ce0f9..dadd1301 100755
--- a/s/update-version
+++ b/s/update-version
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ main() {
     git checkout -b "release-$NEW_VERSION"
     echo "updating version to '$NEW_VERSION'..."
     fastmod --accept-all '^version = ".*"' 'version = "'$NEW_VERSION'"' Cargo.toml
+    fastmod --accept-all '(squawk_[a-z_]+ = \{ path = "[^"]+", )version = "[^"]+"' '${1}version = "'$NEW_VERSION'"' Cargo.toml
     fastmod --accept-all -m '(name = "squawk"\n)version = ".*?"' '${1}version = "'$NEW_VERSION'"' Cargo.lock
     fastmod --accept-all '"version": ".*"' '"version": "'$NEW_VERSION'"' package.json
     fastmod --accept-all '"version": ".*"' '"version": "'$NEW_VERSION'"' squawk-vscode/package.json