diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 53389b5e2b..128a28cc5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ jobs:
           #       => https://github.com/Michael-F-Bryan/mdbook-linkcheck/pull/82#issuecomment-2241058491
           git: https://github.com/Michael-F-Bryan/mdbook-linkcheck.git
           rev: 8c783c5d754d83bcd50c28fb4174854b04ece990
-      - name: default nightly
-        run: rustup default nightly
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         uses: ./.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       # ---- doc check ----
       - name: Build Docs
-        run: RUSTFLAGS="--cfg docsrs" cargo +nightly doc --all-features --no-deps
+        run: cargo doc --all-features --no-deps
 
   ubuntu-doc-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -98,20 +96,20 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       # ---- doc check ----
       - name: Test Docs
-        run: RUSTFLAGS="--cfg docsrs" cargo +nightly test --doc --all-features
+        run: cargo test --doc --all-features
 
   ubuntu-miri:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'pre-release')
     steps:
-      - name: Add nightly clippy
-        run: rustup toolchain install nightly --component miri --allow-downgrade
+      - name: Add miri
+        run: rustup toolchain install --component miri --allow-downgrade
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       # --- miri undefined behavior test --
       - name: Run miri tests
-        run: RUST_BACKTRACE=1 MIRIFLAGS="-Zmiri-disable-isolation" cargo +nightly miri test
+        run: RUST_BACKTRACE=1 MIRIFLAGS="-Zmiri-disable-isolation" cargo miri test
 
   ubuntu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -142,8 +140,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Remove Dotnet & Haskell
         run: rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet && rm -rf /opt/ghc
-      - name: Add nightly clippy
-        run: rustup toolchain install nightly --component clippy --allow-downgrade && rustup default nightly
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
@@ -153,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
     # --- test embedding the libafl_libfuzzer_runtime library
     # Fix me plz
     # - name: Test Build libafl_libfuzzer with embed
-    #  run: cargo +nightly test --features=embed-runtime --manifest-path libafl_libfuzzer/Cargo.toml
+    #  run: cargo test --features=embed-runtime --manifest-path libafl_libfuzzer/Cargo.toml
 
   ubuntu-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -209,9 +205,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare
-      - name: Add rustfmt nightly
-        shell: bash
-        run: rustup component add --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu rustfmt
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with: { shared-key: "ubuntu" }
       - name: Installing black
@@ -250,6 +243,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - fuzzers-preflight
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-24.04 ]
         fuzzer:
@@ -431,14 +425,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare
-      - name: Add rustfmt nightly
-        shell: bash
-        run: rustup component add --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu rustfmt
       - name: Install deps
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y g++-powerpc-linux-gnu gcc-powerpc-linux-gnu gdb-multiarch
       - name: Add rust targets
         shell: bash
-        run: rustup target add --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
+        run: rustup target add --toolchain stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
       - name: Build and run utils (Linux)
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
@@ -457,6 +448,7 @@ jobs:
           shell: bash
           run: |
             RUN_ON_CI=1 \
+            RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
             LLVM_CONFIG=llvm-config-${{env.MAIN_LLVM_VERSION}} \
             just \
               -f ./libafl_qemu/librasan/Justfile \
@@ -476,6 +468,7 @@ jobs:
           shell: bash
           run: |
             RUN_ON_CI=1 \
+            RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
             LLVM_CONFIG=llvm-config-${{env.MAIN_LLVM_VERSION}} \
             just \
               -f ./libafl_qemu/librasan/Justfile \
@@ -515,9 +508,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Build aarch64-unknown-none
-        run: cd ./fuzzers/fuzz_anything/baby_no_std && cargo +nightly build -Zbuild-std=core,alloc --target aarch64-unknown-none -v --release && cd ../..
+        run: cd ./fuzzers/fuzz_anything/baby_no_std && cargo build -Zbuild-std=core,alloc --target aarch64-unknown-none -v --release && cd ../..
       - name: run x86_64 until panic!
-        run: cd ./fuzzers/fuzz_anything/baby_no_std && cargo +nightly run || test $? -ne 0 || exit 1
+        run: cd ./fuzzers/fuzz_anything/baby_no_std && cargo run || test $? -ne 0 || exit 1
       - name: no_std tests
         run: cd ./libafl && cargo test --no-default-features
 
@@ -534,7 +527,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: libafl armv6m-none-eabi (32 bit no_std) clippy
         run: cd ./libafl && cargo clippy --target thumbv6m-none-eabi --no-default-features
       - name: Build no_std no_alloc bolts
-        run: cd ./libafl_bolts && cargo +nightly build -Zbuild-std=core --target aarch64-unknown-none --no-default-features -v --release && cd ../
+        run: cd ./libafl_bolts && cargo build -Zbuild-std=core --target aarch64-unknown-none --no-default-features -v --release && cd ../
 
   format-toml:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -621,8 +614,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - name: Add nightly clippy
-        run: rustup toolchain install nightly --component clippy --allow-downgrade && rustup default nightly
+        with:
+          components: clippy
       - name: Install deps
         run: brew install z3 gtk+3 python llvm@${{env.MAIN_LLVM_VERSION}}
       - name: Install cxxbridge
@@ -634,7 +627,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Increase map sizes
         run: ./scripts/shmem_limits_macos.sh
       - name: Clippy
-        run: cargo +nightly clippy --tests --all --exclude libafl_nyx --exclude symcc_runtime --exclude runtime_test
+        run: cargo clippy --tests --all --exclude libafl_nyx --exclude symcc_runtime --exclude runtime_test
 
   android:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzzer-tester-prepare/action.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzzer-tester-prepare/action.yml
index 971d60593e..87f496a258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzzer-tester-prepare/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzzer-tester-prepare/action.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ runs:
     - name: enable mult-thread for `make`
       shell: bash
       run: export MAKEFLAGS="-j$(expr $(nproc) \+ 1)"
+    - name: Add nightly toolchain
+      if: ${{ inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/inprocess/fuzzbench_ctx' || inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/fuzz_anything/baby_no_std' || inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/baby/tutorial'}}
+      shell: bash
+      run: rustup toolchain install nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu; rustup component add clippy rustfmt --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu; rustup default nightly
     - name: Add no_std toolchain
       if: ${{ inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/fuzz_anything/baby_no_std' }}
       shell: bash
-      run: rustup toolchain install nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ; rustup component add rust-src --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      run: rustup component add rust-src --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
     - name: Add nyx deps
       if: ${{ inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/full_system/nyx_launcher' || inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/full_system/nyx_libxml2_standalone' || inputs.fuzzer-name == './fuzzers/full_system/nyx_libxml2_parallel' }}
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/librasan-prepare/action.yml b/.github/workflows/librasan-prepare/action.yml
index b409963f7f..3ad9c58e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/librasan-prepare/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/librasan-prepare/action.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ runs:
           qemu-user \
           software-properties-common \
           wget
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
     - name: install just
       uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare/action.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare/action.yml
index 0d64c6c10a..e0e23daf60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-prepare/action.yml
@@ -12,24 +12,14 @@ runs:
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y curl lsb-release wget software-properties-common gnupg shellcheck pax-utils libsqlite3-dev libpixman-1-dev libc6-dev gcc g++ build-essential libglib2.0-dev
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      with:
+        components: clippy, rustfmt
     - name: install just
       uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
       with:
         just-version: '1.40.0'
-    - name: Add stable clippy
-      shell: bash
-      run: rustup toolchain install stable --component clippy --allow-downgrade
-    - name: Add nightly clippy
-      shell: bash
-      run: rustup toolchain install nightly --component clippy --allow-downgrade
     - uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-hack
-    - name: Add nightly
-      shell: bash
-      run: rustup toolchain install nightly --allow-downgrade
-    - name: Default to nightly
-      shell: bash
-      run: rustup default nightly
     - name: Install LLVM
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-tester-prepare/action.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-tester-prepare/action.yml
index 9187db9538..d57f13ee61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-tester-prepare/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-tester-prepare/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Sets up the Rust environment for the CI workflow
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       with:
         components: llvm-tools, clippy, rustfmt
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.lock b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.lock
index be092171d3..73855093aa 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.lock
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.lock
@@ -124,21 +124,6 @@ version = "1.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b6b1fc10dbac614ebc03540c9dbd60e83887fda27794998c6528f1782047d540"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cassowary"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df8670b8c7b9dae1793364eafadf7239c40d669904660c5960d74cfd80b46a53"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "castaway"
-version = "0.2.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0abae9be0aaf9ea96a3b1b8b1b55c602ca751eba1b1500220cea4ecbafe7c0d5"
-dependencies = [
- "rustversion",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.2.17"
@@ -188,20 +173,6 @@ version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "67ba02a97a2bd10f4b59b25c7973101c79642302776489e030cd13cdab09ed15"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "compact_str"
-version = "0.8.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3b79c4069c6cad78e2e0cdfcbd26275770669fb39fd308a752dc110e83b9af32"
-dependencies = [
- "castaway",
- "cfg-if",
- "itoa",
- "rustversion",
- "ryu",
- "static_assertions",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "const_format"
 version = "0.2.34"
@@ -228,31 +199,6 @@ version = "0.2.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2459fc9262a1aa204eb4b5764ad4f189caec88aea9634389c0a25f8be7f6265e"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossterm"
-version = "0.28.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "829d955a0bb380ef178a640b91779e3987da38c9aea133b20614cfed8cdea9c6"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "crossterm_winapi",
- "mio",
- "parking_lot",
- "rustix",
- "signal-hook",
- "signal-hook-mio",
- "winapi",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "crossterm_winapi"
-version = "0.9.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "acdd7c62a3665c7f6830a51635d9ac9b23ed385797f70a83bb8bafe9c572ab2b"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -269,41 +215,6 @@ version = "0.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4f211af61d8efdd104f96e57adf5e426ba1bc3ed7a4ead616e15e5881fd79c4d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "darling"
-version = "0.20.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6f63b86c8a8826a49b8c21f08a2d07338eec8d900540f8630dc76284be802989"
-dependencies = [
- "darling_core",
- "darling_macro",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "darling_core"
-version = "0.20.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "95133861a8032aaea082871032f5815eb9e98cef03fa916ab4500513994df9e5"
-dependencies = [
- "fnv",
- "ident_case",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "strsim",
- "syn",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "darling_macro"
-version = "0.20.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d336a2a514f6ccccaa3e09b02d41d35330c07ddf03a62165fcec10bb561c7806"
-dependencies = [
- "darling_core",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dtor"
 version = "0.0.5"
@@ -337,12 +248,6 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "edd0f118536f44f5ccd48bcb8b111bdc3de888b58c74639dfb034a357d0f206d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "equivalent"
-version = "1.0.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "877a4ace8713b0bcf2a4e7eec82529c029f1d0619886d18145fea96c3ffe5c0f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "erased-serde"
 version = "0.4.6"
@@ -353,16 +258,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "typeid",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "errno"
-version = "0.3.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "33d852cb9b869c2a9b3df2f71a3074817f01e1844f839a144f5fcef059a4eb5d"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fastbloom"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -371,21 +266,9 @@ checksum = "27cea6e7f512d43b098939ff4d5a5d6fe3db07971e1d05176fe26c642d33f5b8"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
  "siphasher",
- "wide",
+ "wide 0.7.32 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fnv"
-version = "1.0.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "foldhash"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9c4f5dac5e15c24eb999c26181a6ca40b39fe946cbe4c263c7209467bc83af2"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fs2"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -405,7 +288,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "r-efi",
- "wasi 0.14.2+wasi-0.2.4",
+ "wasi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -431,23 +314,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.15.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bf151400ff0baff5465007dd2f3e717f3fe502074ca563069ce3a6629d07b289"
-dependencies = [
- "allocator-api2",
- "equivalent",
- "foldhash",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "heck"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hostname"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -459,31 +325,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows 0.52.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ident_case"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b9e0384b61958566e926dc50660321d12159025e767c18e043daf26b70104c39"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "indoc"
-version = "2.0.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f4c7245a08504955605670dbf141fceab975f15ca21570696aebe9d2e71576bd"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "instability"
-version = "0.3.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0bf9fed6d91cfb734e7476a06bde8300a1b94e217e1b523b6f0cd1a01998c71d"
-dependencies = [
- "darling",
- "indoc",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -519,10 +360,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitbybit",
  "const_format",
  "const_panic",
- "crossterm",
  "fastbloom",
  "fs2",
- "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "hashbrown",
  "libafl_bolts",
  "libafl_derive",
  "libc",
@@ -532,7 +372,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "nix",
  "num-traits",
  "postcard",
- "ratatui",
  "regex",
  "rustversion",
  "serde",
@@ -554,12 +393,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "ctor",
  "erased-serde",
- "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "hashbrown",
  "hostname",
  "libafl_derive",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "mach",
+ "mach2",
  "miniz_oxide",
  "nix",
  "num_enum",
@@ -574,6 +413,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "typeid",
  "uds",
  "uuid",
+ "wide 0.7.32 (git+https://github.com/Lokathor/wide?rev=71b5df0b2620da753836fafce5f99076181a49fe)",
  "winapi",
  "windows 0.59.0",
  "windows-result",
@@ -595,11 +435,12 @@ version = "0.15.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bindgen",
  "cc",
- "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "hashbrown",
  "libafl",
  "libafl_bolts",
  "libc",
  "log",
+ "nix",
  "once_cell",
  "rangemap",
  "rustversion",
@@ -650,12 +491,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "linux-raw-sys"
-version = "0.4.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d26c52dbd32dccf2d10cac7725f8eae5296885fb5703b261f7d0a0739ec807ab"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.12"
@@ -673,19 +508,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "13dc2df351e3202783a1fe0d44375f7295ffb4049267b0f3018346dc122a1d94"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "lru"
-version = "0.12.5"
+name = "mach2"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "234cf4f4a04dc1f57e24b96cc0cd600cf2af460d4161ac5ecdd0af8e1f3b2a38"
-dependencies = [
- "hashbrown 0.15.2",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "mach"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b823e83b2affd8f40a9ee8c29dbc56404c1e34cd2710921f2801e2cf29527afa"
+checksum = "19b955cdeb2a02b9117f121ce63aa52d08ade45de53e48fe6a38b39c10f6f709"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -739,18 +565,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "adler2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "mio"
-version = "1.0.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2886843bf800fba2e3377cff24abf6379b4c4d5c6681eaf9ea5b0d15090450bd"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "log",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.29.0"
@@ -841,12 +655,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "paste"
-version = "1.0.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "57c0d7b74b563b49d38dae00a0c37d4d6de9b432382b2892f0574ddcae73fd0a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "postcard"
 version = "1.1.1"
@@ -905,27 +713,6 @@ version = "1.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f60fcc7d6849342eff22c4350c8b9a989ee8ceabc4b481253e8946b9fe83d684"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ratatui"
-version = "0.29.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eabd94c2f37801c20583fc49dd5cd6b0ba68c716787c2dd6ed18571e1e63117b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "cassowary",
- "compact_str",
- "crossterm",
- "indoc",
- "instability",
- "itertools",
- "lru",
- "paste",
- "strum",
- "unicode-segmentation",
- "unicode-truncate",
- "unicode-width 0.2.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.5.10"
@@ -976,19 +763,6 @@ version = "2.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "357703d41365b4b27c590e3ed91eabb1b663f07c4c084095e60cbed4362dff0d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustix"
-version = "0.38.44"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fdb5bc1ae2baa591800df16c9ca78619bf65c0488b41b96ccec5d11220d8c154"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "errno",
- "libc",
- "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.20"
@@ -1093,36 +867,6 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "signal-hook"
-version = "0.3.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8621587d4798caf8eb44879d42e56b9a93ea5dcd315a6487c357130095b62801"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "signal-hook-registry",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "signal-hook-mio"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34db1a06d485c9142248b7a054f034b349b212551f3dfd19c94d45a754a217cd"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "mio",
- "signal-hook",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "signal-hook-registry"
-version = "1.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a9e9e0b4211b72e7b8b6e85c807d36c212bdb33ea8587f7569562a84df5465b1"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "siphasher"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1141,34 +885,6 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "strsim"
-version = "0.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "strum"
-version = "0.26.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fec0f0aef304996cf250b31b5a10dee7980c85da9d759361292b8bca5a18f06"
-dependencies = [
- "strum_macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "strum_macros"
-version = "0.26.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c6bee85a5a24955dc440386795aa378cd9cf82acd5f764469152d2270e581be"
-dependencies = [
- "heck",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "rustversion",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.100"
@@ -1227,35 +943,6 @@ version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a5f39404a5da50712a4c1eecf25e90dd62b613502b7e925fd4e4d19b5c96512"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-segmentation"
-version = "1.12.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f6ccf251212114b54433ec949fd6a7841275f9ada20dddd2f29e9ceea4501493"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-truncate"
-version = "1.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b3644627a5af5fa321c95b9b235a72fd24cd29c648c2c379431e6628655627bf"
-dependencies = [
- "itertools",
- "unicode-segmentation",
- "unicode-width 0.1.14",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-width"
-version = "0.1.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7dd6e30e90baa6f72411720665d41d89b9a3d039dc45b8faea1ddd07f617f6af"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-width"
-version = "0.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fc81956842c57dac11422a97c3b8195a1ff727f06e85c84ed2e8aa277c9a0fd"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.2.6"
@@ -1287,12 +974,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.14.2+wasi-0.2.4"
@@ -1312,6 +993,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "safe_arch",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wide"
+version = "0.7.32"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Lokathor/wide?rev=71b5df0b2620da753836fafce5f99076181a49fe#71b5df0b2620da753836fafce5f99076181a49fe"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+ "safe_arch",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -1422,24 +1112,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-sys"
-version = "0.52.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-sys"
-version = "0.59.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.6"
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.toml b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.toml
index d35db61a78..707256c66d 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ authors = [
   "Dominik Maier <domenukk@gmail.com>",
 ]
 edition = "2021"
-build = "build.rs"
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
@@ -22,13 +21,17 @@ debug = true
 libafl = { path = "../../../libafl" }
 libafl_bolts = { path = "../../../libafl_bolts" }
 libafl_targets = { path = "../../../libafl_targets", features = [
-  "sancov_pcguard_edges",
+  "sancov_pcguard_hitcounts",
   "sancov_cmplog",
   "libfuzzer",
-  "libfuzzer_no_link_main",
 ] }
 log = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["release_max_level_info"] }
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1.43", default-features = false }
+libafl_cc = { path = "../../../libafl_cc" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 cc = { version = "1.1.21", features = ["parallel"] }
+
+[lib]
+name = "libfuzzer_stb_image"
+crate-type = ["staticlib"]
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Justfile b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Justfile
index 28b2069b40..e1ef29e107 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Justfile
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/Justfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FUZZER_NAME := 'libfuzzer_stb_image'
 PROJECT_DIR := absolute_path(".")
 CARGO_TARGET_DIR := env("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", "target")
-PROFILE := env("PROFILE", "release")
+PROFILE := env("PROFILE", "dev")
 PROFILE_DIR := if PROFILE == "release" { "release" } else if PROFILE == "dev" { "debug" } else { "debug" }
 
 EXTENSION := if os() == "windows" {".exe"} else { "" }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cxx:
 fuzzer: cxx
     #!/bin/bash
     cargo build --profile {{PROFILE}}
-    cp {{FUZZER}} .
+    {{LIBAFL_CC}} -o ./{{FUZZER_NAME}} harness.cc
 
 [linux]
 [macos]
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ test: fuzzer
 clean:
     #!/bin/bash
     rm -f {{FUZZER_NAME}}
-    cargo clean
\ No newline at end of file
+    cargo clean
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/build.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 27c140f6df..0000000000
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// build.rs
-
-use std::env;
-
-fn main() {
-    let out_dir = env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    let out_dir = out_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=harness.c");
-
-    // Enforce clang for its -fsanitize-coverage support.
-    std::env::set_var("CC", "clang");
-    std::env::set_var("CXX", "clang++");
-
-    cc::Build::new()
-        // Use sanitizer coverage to track the edges in the PUT
-        .flag("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard,trace-cmp")
-        // Take advantage of LTO (needs lld-link set in your cargo config)
-        //.flag("-flto=thin")
-        .flag("-Wno-sign-compare")
-        .file("./harness.c")
-        .compile("harness");
-
-    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", &out_dir);
-
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
-}
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/harness.c b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/harness.cc
similarity index 88%
rename from fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/harness.c
rename to fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/harness.cc
index dbf367e47e..df8f019ef5 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/harness.c
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/harness.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "stb_image.h"
 
-int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   int x, y, channels;
 
   if (!stbi_info_from_memory(data, size, &x, &y, &channels)) { return 0; }
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad37158464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::env;
+
+use libafl_cc::{ClangWrapper, CompilerWrapper, ToolWrapper};
+
+pub fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    if args.len() > 1 {
+        let mut dir = env::current_exe().unwrap();
+        let wrapper_name = dir.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let is_cpp = match wrapper_name[wrapper_name.len()-2..].to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "cc" => false,
+            "++" | "pp" | "xx" => true,
+            _ => panic!("Could not figure out if c or c++ wrapper was called. Expected {dir:?} to end with c or cxx"),
+        };
+
+        dir.pop();
+
+        let mut cc = ClangWrapper::new();
+        if let Some(code) = cc
+            .cpp(is_cpp)
+            // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
+            .silence(true)
+            .parse_args(&args)
+            .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
+            .link_staticlib(&dir, "libfuzzer_stb_image")
+            .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard")
+            .run()
+            .expect("Failed to run the wrapped compiler")
+        {
+            std::process::exit(code);
+        }
+    } else {
+        panic!("LibAFL CC: No Arguments given");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/bin/libafl_cxx.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/bin/libafl_cxx.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dabd22971a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/bin/libafl_cxx.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub mod libafl_cc;
+
+fn main() {
+    libafl_cc::main();
+}
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/main.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/lib.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/main.rs
rename to fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/lib.rs
index 35d27b3d45..0fe4182ea4 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/main.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ use libafl_targets::{
     libfuzzer_initialize, libfuzzer_test_one_input, std_edges_map_observer, CmpLogObserver,
 };
 
-pub fn main() {
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn libafl_main() {
     // Registry the metadata types used in this fuzzer
     // Needed only on no_std
     // unsafe { RegistryBuilder::register::<Tokens>(); }
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Cargo.toml b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Cargo.toml
index b570925be0..d62fd2dbc7 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ authors = [
   "Dominik Maier <domenukk@gmail.com>",
 ]
 edition = "2021"
-build = "build.rs"
 categories = [
   "development-tools::testing",
   "emulators",
@@ -36,6 +35,11 @@ libafl_targets = { path = "../../../libafl_targets", features = [
 libafl_sugar = { path = "../../../libafl_sugar" }
 log = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["release_max_level_info"] }
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1.43", default-features = false }
+libafl_cc = { path = "../../../libafl_cc" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 cc = { version = "1.1.21", features = ["parallel"] }
+
+[lib]
+name = "libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar"
+crate-type = ["staticlib"]
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Justfile b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Justfile
index c34e349aaf..720177abf2 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Justfile
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/Justfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cxx:
 fuzzer: cxx
     #!/bin/bash
     cargo build --profile {{PROFILE}}
-    cp {{FUZZER}} .
+    {{LIBAFL_CC}} -o ./{{FUZZER_NAME}} harness.c -lglib-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0
 
 [linux]
 [macos]
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/build.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 27c140f6df..0000000000
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// build.rs
-
-use std::env;
-
-fn main() {
-    let out_dir = env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    let out_dir = out_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=harness.c");
-
-    // Enforce clang for its -fsanitize-coverage support.
-    std::env::set_var("CC", "clang");
-    std::env::set_var("CXX", "clang++");
-
-    cc::Build::new()
-        // Use sanitizer coverage to track the edges in the PUT
-        .flag("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard,trace-cmp")
-        // Take advantage of LTO (needs lld-link set in your cargo config)
-        //.flag("-flto=thin")
-        .flag("-Wno-sign-compare")
-        .file("./harness.c")
-        .compile("harness");
-
-    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", &out_dir);
-
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
-}
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4961032780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::env;
+
+use libafl_cc::{ClangWrapper, CompilerWrapper, ToolWrapper};
+
+pub fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    if args.len() > 1 {
+        let mut dir = env::current_exe().unwrap();
+        let wrapper_name = dir.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let is_cpp = match wrapper_name[wrapper_name.len()-2..].to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "cc" => false,
+            "++" | "pp" | "xx" => true,
+            _ => panic!("Could not figure out if c or c++ wrapper was called. Expected {dir:?} to end with c or cxx"),
+        };
+
+        dir.pop();
+
+        let mut cc = ClangWrapper::new();
+        if let Some(code) = cc
+            .cpp(is_cpp)
+            // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
+            .silence(true)
+            .parse_args(&args)
+            .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
+            .link_staticlib(&dir, "libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar")
+            .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard")
+            .run()
+            .expect("Failed to run the wrapped compiler")
+        {
+            std::process::exit(code);
+        }
+    } else {
+        panic!("LibAFL CC: No Arguments given");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/bin/libafl_cxx.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/bin/libafl_cxx.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dabd22971a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/bin/libafl_cxx.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub mod libafl_cc;
+
+fn main() {
+    libafl_cc::main();
+}
diff --git a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/main.rs b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/lib.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/main.rs
rename to fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/lib.rs
index 96bc0ec9d4..feb0f6d5dc 100644
--- a/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/main.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/inprocess/libfuzzer_stb_image_sugar/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use libafl_bolts::core_affinity::Cores;
 use libafl_sugar::InProcessBytesCoverageSugar;
 use libafl_targets::{libfuzzer_initialize, libfuzzer_test_one_input};
 
-pub fn main() {
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn libafl_main() {
     // Registry the metadata types used in this fuzzer
     // Needed only on no_std
     // unsafe { RegistryBuilder::register::<Tokens>(); }
diff --git a/libafl_frida/src/asan/hook_funcs.rs b/libafl_frida/src/asan/hook_funcs.rs
index 61a18c6335..9d38d747f7 100644
--- a/libafl_frida/src/asan/hook_funcs.rs
+++ b/libafl_frida/src/asan/hook_funcs.rs
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ impl AsanRuntime {
 
     #[expect(non_snake_case)]
     #[allow(unknown_lints)] // the compiler is contradicting itself
+    #[allow(clippy::used_underscore_items)]
     #[inline]
     pub fn hook__Znwm(
         &mut self,
@@ -873,6 +874,7 @@ impl AsanRuntime {
 
     #[expect(non_snake_case)]
     #[allow(unknown_lints)] // the compiler is contradicting itself
+    #[allow(clippy::used_underscore_items)]
     #[inline]
     pub fn hook__ZnwmSt11align_val_t(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/libafl_libfuzzer_runtime/build.sh b/libafl_libfuzzer_runtime/build.sh
index a7a41ec663..31b1edf4f0 100755
--- a/libafl_libfuzzer_runtime/build.sh
+++ b/libafl_libfuzzer_runtime/build.sh
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ else
   profile="$1"
 fi
 
-if ! cargo +nightly --version >& /dev/null; then
-  echo -e "You must install a recent Rust nightly to build the libafl_libfuzzer runtime!"
+if ! cargo --version >& /dev/null; then
+  echo -e "You must install a recent Rust to build the libafl_libfuzzer runtime!"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-cargo +nightly build --profile "$profile"
+cargo build --profile "$profile"
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
   # MacOS and iOS
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     -o libafl_libfuzzer_runtime.dylib
 else
   # Linux and *BSD
-  RUSTC_BIN="$(cargo +nightly rustc -Zunstable-options --print target-libdir)/../bin"
+  RUSTC_BIN="$(cargo rustc -Zunstable-options --print target-libdir)/../bin"
   RUST_LLD="${RUSTC_BIN}/rust-lld"
   RUST_AR="${RUSTC_BIN}/llvm-ar"
 
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/libafl_qemu_sys/src/bindings/mod.rs b/libafl_qemu/libafl_qemu_sys/src/bindings/mod.rs
index 28099a3a22..8f10efd39f 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/libafl_qemu_sys/src/bindings/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/libafl_qemu_sys/src/bindings/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #![expect(improper_ctypes)]
 #![expect(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 #![allow(unused_imports)]
-#![allow(unnecessary_transmutes)]
 
 #[cfg(all(not(feature = "clippy"), target_os = "linux"))]
 #[rustfmt::skip]
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/asan/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/asan/Justfile
index b10ee73fcb..662077791f 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/asan/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/asan/Justfile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ compile_asan:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     build \
     --package asan \
     --target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ fix_asan:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     fix \
     --package asan \
     --target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ test_asan:
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cd {{ ASAN_SOURCE_DIR }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     nextest \
     run \
     --target ${CROSS_TARGET}
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/dummy_libc/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/dummy_libc/Justfile
index 61ec8a9d07..271430cd1c 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/dummy_libc/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/dummy_libc/Justfile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ compile_dummy:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     build \
     --package dummy_libc \
     --target $CROSS_TARGET \
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ fix_dummy:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     fix \
     --package dummy_libc \
     --target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/fuzz/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/fuzz/Justfile
index f1acdbac13..177a619d78 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/fuzz/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/fuzz/Justfile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ build_fuzz:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     build \
     --package fuzz \
     --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu \
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ fix_fuzz:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     fix \
     --package fuzz \
     --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu \
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ run_fuzz:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     fuzz \
     run \
     --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu \
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/gasan/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/gasan/Justfile
index 056308b83e..bb9ffb881c 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/gasan/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/gasan/Justfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ compile_gasan:
 	#!/bin/sh
 	. {{ DOTENV }}
 	cargo \
-		+nightly \
 		build \
 		--package gasan \
 		--target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ fix_gasan:
 	#!/bin/sh
 	. {{ DOTENV }}
 	cargo \
-		+nightly \
 		fix \
 		--package gasan \
 		--target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/qasan/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/qasan/Justfile
index 48f3cf0fa4..6acb5ad6f3 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/qasan/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/qasan/Justfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ compile_qasan:
 	#!/bin/sh
 	. {{ DOTENV }}
 	cargo \
-		+nightly \
 		build \
 		--package qasan \
 		--target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ fix_qasan:
 	#!/bin/sh
 	. {{ DOTENV }}
 	cargo \
-		+nightly \
 		fix \
 		--package qasan \
 		--target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/runner/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/runner/Justfile
index ad96c44add..d5f98af71b 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/runner/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/runner/Justfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ compile_runner:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     build \
     --package runner \
     --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu \
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ fix_runner:
   #!/bin/sh
   . {{ DOTENV }}
   cargo \
-    +nightly \
     fix \
     --package runner \
     --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu \
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/librasan/zasan/Justfile b/libafl_qemu/librasan/zasan/Justfile
index 5d0d7e1c46..77aa684bf3 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/librasan/zasan/Justfile
+++ b/libafl_qemu/librasan/zasan/Justfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ compile_zasan:
 	. {{ DOTENV }}
 	RUSTFLAGS="--cfg rustix_use_experimental_asm" \
 	cargo \
-		+nightly \
 		build \
 		--package zasan \
 		--target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ fix_zasan:
 	#!/bin/sh
 	. {{ DOTENV }}
 	cargo \
-		+nightly \
 		fix \
 		--package zasan \
 		--target ${CROSS_TARGET} \
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs
index b37fa403a3..341c652241 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ mod bindings {
     #![expect(clippy::all)]
     #![expect(clippy::pedantic)]
     #![allow(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-    #![allow(unnecessary_transmutes)]
 
     include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/libafl_qemu_bindings.rs"));
 }
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/command/nyx.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/command/nyx.rs
index 3ab32e68b9..e854c811af 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/command/nyx.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/command/nyx.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pub(crate) mod bindings {
     #![allow(unused_variables)]
     #![expect(clippy::all)]
     #![expect(clippy::pedantic)]
-    #![allow(unnecessary_transmutes)]
 
     include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/nyx_bindings.rs"));
 }
diff --git a/libafl_targets/src/sancov_pcguard.rs b/libafl_targets/src/sancov_pcguard.rs
index e01abd2a5f..5aa5ba66a2 100644
--- a/libafl_targets/src/sancov_pcguard.rs
+++ b/libafl_targets/src/sancov_pcguard.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use core::{mem::align_of, slice};
     feature = "sancov_ctx",
     feature = "sancov_ngram8"
 ))]
+#[rustversion::nightly]
 use libafl::executors::hooks::ExecutorHook;
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "sancov_ngram4", feature = "sancov_ngram8"))]
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ use alloc::vec::Vec;
     feature = "sancov_ngram8",
     feature = "sancov_ctx"
 ))]
+#[rustversion::nightly]
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 /// The hook to initialize ngram everytime we run the harness
@@ -86,12 +88,14 @@ pub struct NgramHook<I, S> {
 
 /// The hook to initialize ctx everytime we run the harness
 #[cfg(feature = "sancov_ctx")]
+#[rustversion::nightly]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct CtxHook<I, S> {
     phantom: PhantomData<(I, S)>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sancov_ctx")]
+#[rustversion::nightly]
 impl<I, S> CtxHook<I, S> {
     /// The constructor for this struct
     #[must_use]
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ impl<I, S> CtxHook<I, S> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sancov_ctx")]
+#[rustversion::nightly]
 impl<I, S> Default for CtxHook<I, S> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::new()
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ impl<I, S> Default for NgramHook<I, S> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sancov_ctx")]
+#[rustversion::nightly]
 impl<I, S> ExecutorHook<I, S> for CtxHook<I, S> {
     fn init(&mut self, _state: &mut S) {}
     fn pre_exec(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &I) {
diff --git a/scripts/autofix.sh b/scripts/autofix.sh
index e50288adbe..b55a61a836 100755
--- a/scripts/autofix.sh
+++ b/scripts/autofix.sh
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ fi
 echo 
 
 echo "[+] Fixing build"
-cargo +nightly fix --release --workspace --all-features --allow-dirty --allow-staged
+cargo fix --release --workspace --all-features --allow-dirty --allow-staged
 
 echo "[+] Done fixing build"
 echo 
 
 echo 'Fixing clippy (might need a "git commit" and a rerun, if "cargo fix" changed the source)'
-RUST_BACKTRACE=full cargo +nightly clippy --fix --release --all --all-features --tests --examples --benches --allow-dirty --allow-staged --broken-code -- -Z macro-backtrace
+RUST_BACKTRACE=full cargo clippy --fix --release --all --all-features --tests --examples --benches --allow-dirty --allow-staged --broken-code
 
-cargo +nightly fmt
+cargo fmt
 
-cargo +nightly clippy --fix --tests --examples --benches --all-features --allow-dirty --allow-staged --broken-code
+cargo clippy --fix --tests --examples --benches --all-features --allow-dirty --allow-staged --broken-code
 
-cargo +nightly fmt
+cargo fmt
 
 echo "[+] Done fixing clippy"
 echo
diff --git a/scripts/clippy.ps1 b/scripts/clippy.ps1
index 880cc5f075..c498f16f51 100644
--- a/scripts/clippy.ps1
+++ b/scripts/clippy.ps1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function Run-Clippy {
     
     try {
         $env:RUST_BACKTRACE = "full"
-        cargo +nightly clippy --all-features --no-deps --tests --examples --benches -- -Z macro-backtrace
+        cargo clippy --all-features --no-deps --tests --examples --benches
 
         # Exit unsuccessfully on clippy error
         if (!$?) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ else {
 
 # First run it on all default members
 $env:RUST_BACKTRACE = "full"
-cargo +nightly clippy --all-features --no-deps --tests --examples --benches -- -Z macro-backtrace
+cargo clippy --all-features --no-deps --tests --examples --benches
 
 # Exit unsuccessfully on clippy error
 if (!$?) {
diff --git a/scripts/clippy.sh b/scripts/clippy.sh
index 12442b918f..bccaa08087 100755
--- a/scripts/clippy.sh
+++ b/scripts/clippy.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." || exit 1
 
-CLIPPY_CMD="RUST_BACKTRACE=full cargo +nightly clippy --no-deps --tests --examples --benches"
-RUSTC_FLAGS="-Z macro-backtrace"
+CLIPPY_CMD="RUST_BACKTRACE=full cargo clippy --no-deps --tests --examples --benches"
 
 set -e
 # Function to run Clippy on a single directory
diff --git a/scripts/find_unused_rs_files.sh b/scripts/find_unused_rs_files.sh
index c442121065..b553903858 100755
--- a/scripts/find_unused_rs_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/find_unused_rs_files.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Script to find .rs files that don't get built.
 
-cargo +nightly build --examples --all-features --tests --examples --benches
+cargo build --examples --all-features --tests --examples --benches
 
 # Find all files in deps, then compare to all actual .d files. Ignore a range of files.
 grep --no-filename '^[^/].*\.rs:$' target/debug/deps/*.d | sed 's/:$//' | sort -u | diff - <(find . -name '*.rs' | sed 's/\.\///' | sort -u) | grep -Ev '(target/|scripts/|symcc_runtime/|build.rs|fuzzers/)'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/parallellize_cargo_clippy_on_fuzzers.py b/scripts/parallellize_cargo_clippy_on_fuzzers.py
index 8122d06d5c..a061e1f1ea 100644
--- a/scripts/parallellize_cargo_clippy_on_fuzzers.py
+++ b/scripts/parallellize_cargo_clippy_on_fuzzers.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ def main():
         options = "-D clippy::pedantic" if args.pedantic else ""
 
         cmd_default = f"cargo clippy -- -D warnings {options}"
-        cmd_nightly = f"cargo +nightly clippy -- -D warnings {options}"
-        for cmd in [cmd_default, cmd_nightly]:
+        for cmd in [cmd_default]:
             logging.info(f"[{fuzzer}] Running: {cmd}")
             if args.dry_run:
                 continue
diff --git a/utils/libafl_repo_tools/src/main.rs b/utils/libafl_repo_tools/src/main.rs
index 8e1c5b3016..ebac88ad33 100644
--- a/utils/libafl_repo_tools/src/main.rs
+++ b/utils/libafl_repo_tools/src/main.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ async fn run_cargo_generate_lockfile(cargo_file_path: PathBuf, verbose: bool) ->
     let mut gen_lockfile_cmd = Command::new("cargo");
 
     gen_lockfile_cmd
-        .arg("+nightly")
         .arg("generate-lockfile")
         .arg("--manifest-path")
         .arg(cargo_file_path.as_path());
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ async fn run_cargo_fmt(cargo_file_path: PathBuf, is_check: bool, verbose: bool)
     let mut fmt_command = Command::new("cargo");
 
     fmt_command
-        .arg("+nightly")
         .arg("fmt")
         .arg("--manifest-path")
         .arg(cargo_file_path.as_path());
@@ -325,16 +323,10 @@ async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
         .collect();
 
     // cargo version
-    println!(
-        "Using {}",
-        get_version_string("cargo", &["+nightly"]).await?
-    );
+    println!("Using {}", get_version_string("cargo", &[]).await?);
 
     // rustfmt version
-    println!(
-        "Using {}",
-        get_version_string("cargo", &["+nightly", "fmt"]).await?
-    );
+    println!("Using {}", get_version_string("cargo", &["fmt"]).await?);
 
     let mut tokio_joinset = JoinSet::new();