diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c9ef3f8f..5d4b1ce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,21 +16,27 @@ jobs:
           - platform: 'macos-latest' # for Arm-based Macs (M1 and above).
             args: '--target aarch64-apple-darwin'
             yaak_arch: 'arm64'
+            os: 'macos'
           - platform: 'macos-latest' # for Intel-based Macs.
             args: '--target x86_64-apple-darwin'
             yaak_arch: 'x64'
+            os: 'macos'
           - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04'
             args: ''
             yaak_arch: 'x64'
+            os: 'ubuntu'
           - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
             args: ''
             yaak_arch: 'arm64'
-          - platform: 'windows-2025'
+            os: 'ubuntu'
+          - platform: 'windows-latest'
             args: ''
             yaak_arch: 'x64'
+            os: 'windows'
           - platform: 'windows-11-arm'
             args: ''
             yaak_arch: 'arm64'
+            os: 'windows'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     timeout-minutes: 40
     steps:
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
           # Those targets are only used on macos runners so it's in an `if` to slightly speed up windows and linux builds.
-          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+          targets: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-on-failure: true
 
       - name: install dependencies (Linux only)
-        if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'ubuntu-')
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf xdg-utils
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install trusted-signing-cli (Windows only)
-        if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'windows-')
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows'
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
@@ -99,17 +105,17 @@ jobs:
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
 
           # Apple signing stuff
-          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
-          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_ID: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && secrets.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
-          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
+          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
 
           # Windows signing stuff
-          AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
-          AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
-          AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows' && secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows' && secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+          AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows' && secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
         with:
           tagName: 'v__VERSION__'
           releaseName: 'Release __VERSION__'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b0ae99a5..153abac2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
         "plugins/template-function-prompt",
         "plugins/template-function-random",
         "plugins/template-function-regex",
-        "plugins/template-function-request",
         "plugins/template-function-timestamp",
         "plugins/template-function-uuid",
         "plugins/template-function-xml",
+        "plugins/template-function-request",
         "plugins/template-function-response",
         "plugins/themes-yaak",
         "src-tauri",
@@ -4653,16 +4653,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-lHe62zvbTB5eEABUVi/AwVh0ZKY9rMMDhmm+eeyuuUQbQ3+J+fONVQOZyj+DdrvD4BY33uYniyRJ4UJIaSKAfw==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "0.26.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.26.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fPwcX4EvnSHuInCMItEhAGnaSEXRBjtzh9fOtsE6E1G6p7vl7edEeZe11QHf18+6+9gR5PbKV/sGKNaD8YaMeA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "follow-redirects": "^1.14.8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/babel-dead-code-elimination": {
       "version": "1.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-dead-code-elimination/-/babel-dead-code-elimination-1.0.10.tgz",
@@ -4769,21 +4759,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/binary-install": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-install/-/binary-install-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-rkwNGW+3aQVSZoD0/o3mfPN6Yxh3Id0R/xzTVBVVpGNlVz8EGwusksxRlbk/A5iKTZt9zkMn3qIqmAt3vpfbzg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "axios": "^0.26.1",
-        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-        "tar": "^6.1.11"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/bindings": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/-/bindings-1.5.0.tgz",
@@ -8078,39 +8053,6 @@
         "node": ">=14.14"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/fs-minipass": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-minipass/-/fs-minipass-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-V/JgOLFCS+R6Vcq0slCuaeWEdNC3ouDlJMNIsacH2VtALiu9mV4LPrHc5cDl8k5aw6J8jwgWWpiTo5RYhmIzvg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "minipass": "^3.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/fs-minipass/node_modules/minipass": {
-      "version": "3.3.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minipass/-/minipass-3.3.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DxiNidxSEK+tHG6zOIklvNOwm3hvCrbUrdtzY74U6HKTJxvIDfOUL5W5P2Ghd3DTkhhKPYGqeNUIh5qcM4YBfw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/fs-minipass/node_modules/yallist": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC"
-    },
     "node_modules/fs.realpath": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -12007,40 +11949,6 @@
         "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.17"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/minizlib": {
-      "version": "2.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minizlib/-/minizlib-2.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bAxsR8BVfj60DWXHE3u30oHzfl4G7khkSuPW+qvpd7jFRHm7dLxOjUk1EHACJ/hxLY8phGJ0YhYHZo7jil7Qdg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "minipass": "^3.0.0",
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/minizlib/node_modules/minipass": {
-      "version": "3.3.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minipass/-/minipass-3.3.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DxiNidxSEK+tHG6zOIklvNOwm3hvCrbUrdtzY74U6HKTJxvIDfOUL5W5P2Ghd3DTkhhKPYGqeNUIh5qcM4YBfw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/minizlib/node_modules/yallist": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC"
-    },
     "node_modules/mixin-deep": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mixin-deep/-/mixin-deep-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -12055,19 +11963,6 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/mkdirp": {
-      "version": "1.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "mkdirp": "bin/cmd.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/moo": {
       "version": "0.5.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moo/-/moo-0.5.2.tgz",
@@ -14990,45 +14885,6 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/rimraf": {
-      "version": "3.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
-      "deprecated": "Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "glob": "^7.1.3"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "rimraf": "bin.js"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/glob": {
-      "version": "7.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nFR0zLpU2YCaRxwoCJvL6UvCH2JFyFVIvwTLsIf21AuHlMskA1hhTdk+LlYJtOlYt9v6dvszD2BGRqBL+iQK9Q==",
-      "deprecated": "Glob versions prior to v9 are no longer supported",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
-        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
-        "inherits": "2",
-        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
-        "once": "^1.3.0",
-        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/rollup": {
       "version": "4.45.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup/-/rollup-4.45.0.tgz",
@@ -16589,24 +16445,6 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "peer": true
     },
-    "node_modules/tar": {
-      "version": "6.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DZ4yORTwrbTj/7MZYq2w+/ZFdI6OZ/f9SFHR+71gIVUZhOQPHzVCLpvRnPgyaMpfWxxk/4ONva3GQSyNIKRv6A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "chownr": "^2.0.0",
-        "fs-minipass": "^2.0.0",
-        "minipass": "^5.0.0",
-        "minizlib": "^2.1.1",
-        "mkdirp": "^1.0.3",
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/tar-stream": {
       "version": "1.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-1.6.2.tgz",
@@ -16626,33 +16464,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/tar/node_modules/chownr": {
-      "version": "2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chownr/-/chownr-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bIomtDF5KGpdogkLd9VspvFzk9KfpyyGlS8YFVZl7TGPBHL5snIOnxeshwVgPteQ9b4Eydl+pVbIyE1DcvCWgQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/tar/node_modules/minipass": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minipass/-/minipass-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3FnjYuehv9k6ovOEbyOswadCDPX1piCfhV8ncmYtHOjuPwylVWsghTLo7rabjC3Rx5xD4HDx8Wm1xnMF7S5qFQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/tar/node_modules/yallist": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC"
-    },
     "node_modules/task-graph-runner": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/task-graph-runner/-/task-graph-runner-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -17882,20 +17693,6 @@
         "loose-envify": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/wasm-pack": {
-      "version": "0.13.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wasm-pack/-/wasm-pack-0.13.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-P9exD4YkjpDbw68xUhF3MDm/CC/3eTmmthyG5bHJ56kalxOTewOunxTke4SyF8MTXV6jUtNjXggPgrGmMtczGg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "binary-install": "^1.0.1"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "wasm-pack": "run.js"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -18838,8 +18635,7 @@
       "name": "@yaakapp-internal/templates",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "rimraf": "^6.1.2",
-        "wasm-pack": "^0.13.1"
+        "rimraf": "^6.1.2"
       }
     },
     "src-tauri/yaak-ws": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2333d75..2cbbd53b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "icons:dev": "tauri icon src-tauri/icons/icon-dev.png --output src-tauri/icons/dev",
     "icons:release": "tauri icon src-tauri/icons/icon.png --output src-tauri/icons/release",
     "bootstrap": "run-s bootstrap:*",
+    "bootstrap:install-wasm-pack": "node scripts/install-wasm-pack.cjs",
     "bootstrap:build": "npm run build",
     "bootstrap:vendor": "npm run vendor",
     "vendor": "run-p vendor:*",
diff --git a/scripts/install-wasm-pack.cjs b/scripts/install-wasm-pack.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..817a813f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-wasm-pack.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const { execSync } = require('node:child_process');
+
+const version = tryExecSync('wasm-pack --version');
+if (version.startsWith('wasm-pack ')) {
+  console.log('wasm-pack already installed');
+  return;
+}
+
+console.log('Installing wasm-pack via cargo...');
+execSync('cargo install wasm-pack', { stdio: 'inherit' });
+
+function tryExecSync(cmd) {
+  try {
+    return execSync(cmd, { stdio: 'pipe' }).toString('utf-8');
+  } catch (_) {
+    return '';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-templates/package.json b/src-tauri/yaak-templates/package.json
index 72f4b99a..f4c75149 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-templates/package.json
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-templates/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "build:clean": "rimraf ./pkg/.gitignore"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "wasm-pack": "^0.13.1",
     "rimraf": "^6.1.2"
   }
 }