diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bbe4efa2..c5cbeb66 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2752,7 +2752,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-logfmt",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "typenum",
- "unsigned-varint 0.8.0",
+ "unsigned-varint 0.7.2",
  "url",
  "uuid",
  "wasmtime",
@@ -7346,10 +7346,6 @@ name = "unsigned-varint"
 version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "eb066959b24b5196ae73cb057f45598450d2c5f71460e98c49b738086eff9c06"
-dependencies = [
- "asynchronous-codec 0.7.0",
- "bytes",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
diff --git a/homestar-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml b/homestar-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
index c936f0e9..e3f154fa 100644
--- a/homestar-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
+++ b/homestar-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ tracing-core = { version = "0.1.32" }
 tracing-logfmt = { version = "0.3.3", default-features = false, features = ["ansi_logs"] }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", default-features = false, features = ["env-filter", "fmt", "parking_lot"] }
 typenum = { version = "1.17.0", default-features = false, features = ["const-generics"] }
-unsigned-varint = { version = "0.8.0", default-features = false, features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
+unsigned-varint = { version = "0.7.2", default-features = false, features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
 url = { version = "2.5.0", features = ["serde"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.7.0", features = ["fast-rng", "v4"] }
 wasmtime = { version = "17.0.0", features = ["component-model"] }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ tracing-core = { version = "0.1.32" }
 tracing-logfmt = { version = "0.3.3", default-features = false, features = ["ansi_logs"] }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", default-features = false, features = ["env-filter", "fmt", "parking_lot"] }
 typenum = { version = "1.17.0", default-features = false, features = ["const-generics"] }
-unsigned-varint = { version = "0.8.0", default-features = false, features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
+unsigned-varint = { version = "0.7.2", default-features = false, features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
 url = { version = "2.5.0", features = ["serde"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.7.0", features = ["fast-rng", "v4"] }
 wasmtime = { version = "17.0.0", features = ["component-model"] }