diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 82021036..46b5ab9b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 rust-version = "1.76.0" # update CI if changed
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+tokio = "1.37"
 stability = "0.2.0"
 metrics = "0.17.1"
 dashmap = "6.0.1"
diff --git a/benches/Cargo.toml b/benches/Cargo.toml
index f3700de1..34fd9325 100644
--- a/benches/Cargo.toml
+++ b/benches/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ elfo = { path = "../elfo" }
 elfo-utils = { version = "0.2.5", path = "../elfo-utils" }
 
 metrics.workspace = true
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 criterion = "0.5.1"
-tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 futures = "0.3"
 derive_more = "0.99.17"
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1.39", default-features = false }
diff --git a/elfo-configurer/Cargo.toml b/elfo-configurer/Cargo.toml
index b44a6370..449e30fd 100644
--- a/elfo-configurer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-configurer/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ workspace = true
 elfo-core = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.15", path = "../elfo-core", features = ["unstable"] }
 
 toml.workspace = true
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["fs"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["fs"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
 serde-value = "0.7.0"
 futures = "0.3.12"
diff --git a/elfo-core/Cargo.toml b/elfo-core/Cargo.toml
index f4dc6a1b..331b6cc8 100644
--- a/elfo-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ elfo-utils = { version = "0.2.5", path = "../elfo-utils" }
 stability.workspace = true
 metrics.workspace = true
 dashmap.workspace = true
-tokio = { version = "1.37", features = ["rt", "sync", "time", "signal", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "sync", "time", "signal", "macros"] }
 idr-ebr = "0.2"
 futures-intrusive = "0.5"
 cordyceps = "0.3.2"
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ humantime-serde = "1"
 [dev-dependencies]
 elfo-utils = { version = "0.2.5", path = "../elfo-utils", features = ["test-util"] }
 
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.40"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 proptest = "1.4.0"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
diff --git a/elfo-dumper/Cargo.toml b/elfo-dumper/Cargo.toml
index 7ec63fbd..b4e54b2b 100644
--- a/elfo-dumper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-dumper/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ elfo-utils = { version = "0.2.5", path = "../elfo-utils" }
 
 metrics.workspace = true
 bytesize.workspace = true
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["fs", "io-util", "sync"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["fs", "io-util", "sync"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive"] }
 tracing = "0.1.25"
 fxhash = "0.2.1"
diff --git a/elfo-logger/Cargo.toml b/elfo-logger/Cargo.toml
index 541aecad..2da9a1dd 100644
--- a/elfo-logger/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-logger/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ elfo-utils = { version = "0.2.5", path = "../elfo-utils" }
 
 metrics.workspace = true
 dashmap.workspace = true
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "fs", "io-util"] }
 arc-swap = "1.2.0"
 once_cell = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["parking_lot"] }
 derive_more = "0.99.11"
 futures-intrusive = "0.5"
-tokio = { version = "1.5", features = ["macros", "fs", "io-util"] }
 atty = "0.2.14"
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive"] }
 parking_lot = "0.12"
diff --git a/elfo-network/Cargo.toml b/elfo-network/Cargo.toml
index e1494e19..d5d0ccf0 100644
--- a/elfo-network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-network/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static_assertions = "1.1.0"
 eyre = "0.6.8"
 fxhash = "0.2.1"
 futures = "0.3.21"
-tokio = { version = "1.19.2", features = ["net", "io-util"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["net", "io-util"] }
 tokio-util = "0.7"
 tracing = "0.1.25"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
diff --git a/elfo-pinger/Cargo.toml b/elfo-pinger/Cargo.toml
index 33d7838f..6133e97f 100644
--- a/elfo-pinger/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-pinger/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ workspace = true
 elfo-core = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.15", path = "../elfo-core", features = ["unstable"] }
 elfo-utils = { version = "0.2.5", path = "../elfo-utils" }
 
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["time"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["time"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive"] }
 humantime-serde = "1"
 tracing = "0.1.25"
diff --git a/elfo-telemeter/Cargo.toml b/elfo-telemeter/Cargo.toml
index 2ed4268c..74df2ee2 100644
--- a/elfo-telemeter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-telemeter/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ elfo-core = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.15", path = "../elfo-core", features = ["un
 
 stability.workspace = true
 metrics.workspace = true
-tokio = "1"
+tokio.workspace = true
 hyper = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["server", "http1"] }
 hyper-util = { version = "0.1.3", features = ["tokio"] }
 http-body-util = "0.1"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ flate2 = "1"
 [dev-dependencies]
 elfo-configurer = { path = "../elfo-configurer" }
 
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 toml.workspace = true
 criterion = "0.5.1"
 proptest = "1.4"
-tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/elfo-test/Cargo.toml b/elfo-test/Cargo.toml
index 4ef00a8e..18aa0448 100644
--- a/elfo-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unstable = []
 elfo-core = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.15", path = "../elfo-core", features = ["test-util"] }
 elfo-configurer = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.15", path = "../elfo-configurer" }
 
+tokio.workspace = true
 stability.workspace = true
-tokio = "1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
 serde-value = "0.7.0"
 futures-intrusive = "0.5"
diff --git a/elfo/Cargo.toml b/elfo/Cargo.toml
index dd7e739c..3d06638c 100644
--- a/elfo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/elfo/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ elfo-test = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.15", path = "../elfo-test" }
 
 metrics.workspace = true
 toml.workspace = true
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.38"
 futures = "0.3.12"
 derive_more = "0.99.11"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 tracing = "0.1.25"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 6dd5dfa0..34abab56 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ unstable = ["elfo/unstable", "elfo-telemeter/unstable"]
 elfo = { path = "../elfo", features = ["full", "network", "test-util"] }
 elfo-telemeter = { path = "../elfo-telemeter" } # for `AllocatorStats`
 
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 metrics.workspace = true
 toml.workspace = true
 anyhow = "1.0.40"
 futures = "0.3.12"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.120", features = ["derive"] }
 derive_more = "0.99.11"
 humantime-serde = "1"