diff --git a/examples/general/Cargo.lock b/examples/general/Cargo.lock
index 04ea8685..1c9f4d15 100644
--- a/examples/general/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/general/Cargo.lock
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-checksum = "6b964d184e89d9b6b67dd2715bc8e74cf3107fb2b529990c90cf517326150bf4"
+checksum = "dcfed56ad506cb2c684a14971b8861fdc3baaaae314b9e5f9bb532cbe3ba7a4f"
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "2.8.0"
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-checksum = "8f68f53c83ab957f72c32642f3868eec03eb974d1fb82e453128456482613d36"
+checksum = "5c8214115b7bf84099f1309324e63141d4c5d7cc26862f97a0a857dbefe165bd"
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -194,23 +194,23 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-checksum = "8769706aad5d996120af43197bf46ef6ad0fda35216b4505f926a365a232d924"
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  "cargo-platform",
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "thiserror 2.0.11",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
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-checksum = "c736e259eea577f443d5c86c304f9f4ae0295c43f3ba05c21f1d66b5f06001af"
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 dependencies = [
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  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33b5bed63d0bb066456015cda94ca8f3675f0eea1b25024591c124a3e5a274e0"
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- "cargo_metadata 0.19.1",
+ "cargo_metadata 0.19.2",
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  "dylint_internal",
  "log",
@@ -407,11 +409,13 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "cargo_metadata 0.19.1",
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  "if_chain",
@@ -421,29 +425,33 @@ dependencies = [
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  "rustversion",
  "serde",
- "thiserror 2.0.11",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "toml",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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  "rustversion",
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- "thiserror 2.0.11",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "toml",
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 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "cargo_metadata 0.19.1",
+ "cargo_metadata 0.19.2",
  "compiletest_rs",
  "dylint",
  "dylint_internal",
@@ -456,9 +464,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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@@ -609,9 +617,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-checksum = "15f1ce686646e7f1e19bf7d5533fe443a45dbfb990e00629110797578b42fb19"
+checksum = "54a1028dfc5f5df5da8a56a73e6c153c9a9708ec57232470703592a3f18e49f5"
 dependencies = [
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 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.169"
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-checksum = "b5aba8db14291edd000dfcc4d620c7ebfb122c613afb886ca8803fa4e128a20a"
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 [[package]]
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@@ -912,9 +920,9 @@ checksum = "d26c52dbd32dccf2d10cac7725f8eae5296885fb5703b261f7d0a0739ec807ab"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.7.5"
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-checksum = "4ee93343901ab17bd981295f2cf0026d4ad018c7c31ba84549a4ddbb47a45104"
+checksum = "23fb14cb19457329c82206317a5663005a4d404783dc74f4252769b0d5f42856"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
@@ -1035,9 +1043,9 @@ checksum = "3b3cff922bd51709b605d9ead9aa71031d81447142d828eb4a6eba76fe619f9b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.31"
+version = "0.3.32"
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-checksum = "953ec861398dccce10c670dfeaf3ec4911ca479e9c02154b3a215178c5f566f2"
+checksum = "7edddbd0b52d732b21ad9a5fab5c704c14cd949e5e9a1ec5929a24fded1b904c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "predicates"
@@ -1071,27 +1079,27 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.93"
+version = "1.0.94"
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-checksum = "60946a68e5f9d28b0dc1c21bb8a97ee7d018a8b322fa57838ba31cc878e22d99"
+checksum = "a31971752e70b8b2686d7e46ec17fb38dad4051d94024c88df49b667caea9c84"
 dependencies = [
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 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.38"
+version = "1.0.39"
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-checksum = "0e4dccaaaf89514f546c693ddc140f729f958c247918a13380cccc6078391acc"
+checksum = "c1f1914ce909e1658d9907913b4b91947430c7d9be598b15a1912935b8c04801"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.5.8"
+version = "0.5.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "03a862b389f93e68874fbf580b9de08dd02facb9a788ebadaf4a3fd33cf58834"
+checksum = "82b568323e98e49e2a0899dcee453dd679fae22d69adf9b11dd508d1549b7e2f"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
@@ -1138,9 +1146,9 @@ checksum = "2b15c43186be67a4fd63bee50d0303afffcef381492ebe2c5d87f324e1b8815c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-embed"
-version = "8.5.0"
+version = "8.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa66af4a4fdd5e7ebc276f115e895611a34739a9c1c01028383d612d550953c0"
+checksum = "0b3aba5104622db5c9fc61098de54708feb732e7763d7faa2fa625899f00bf6f"
 dependencies = [
  "rust-embed-impl",
  "rust-embed-utils",
@@ -1149,22 +1157,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-embed-impl"
-version = "8.5.0"
+version = "8.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6125dbc8867951125eec87294137f4e9c2c96566e61bf72c45095a7c77761478"
+checksum = "1f198c73be048d2c5aa8e12f7960ad08443e56fd39cc26336719fdb4ea0ebaae"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rust-embed-utils",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-embed-utils"
-version = "8.5.0"
+version = "8.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e5347777e9aacb56039b0e1f28785929a8a3b709e87482e7442c72e7c12529d"
+checksum = "5a2fcdc9f40c8dc2922842ca9add611ad19f332227fc651d015881ad1552bd9a"
 dependencies = [
  "globset",
  "sha2",
@@ -1253,14 +1261,14 @@ checksum = "f09503e191f4e797cb8aac08e9a4a4695c5edf6a2e70e376d961ddd5c969f82b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.139"
+version = "1.0.140"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "44f86c3acccc9c65b153fe1b85a3be07fe5515274ec9f0653b4a0875731c72a6"
+checksum = "20068b6e96dc6c9bd23e01df8827e6c7e1f2fddd43c21810382803c136b99373"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
@@ -1319,9 +1327,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.98"
+version = "2.0.99"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "36147f1a48ae0ec2b5b3bc5b537d267457555a10dc06f3dbc8cb11ba3006d3b1"
+checksum = "e02e925281e18ffd9d640e234264753c43edc62d64b2d4cf898f1bc5e75f3fc2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1336,7 +1344,7 @@ checksum = "c8af7666ab7b6390ab78131fb5b0fce11d6b7a6951602017c35fa82800708971"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1394,11 +1402,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "2.0.11"
+version = "2.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d452f284b73e6d76dd36758a0c8684b1d5be31f92b89d07fd5822175732206fc"
+checksum = "567b8a2dae586314f7be2a752ec7474332959c6460e02bde30d702a66d488708"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl 2.0.11",
+ "thiserror-impl 2.0.12",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1409,18 +1417,18 @@ checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "2.0.11"
+version = "2.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26afc1baea8a989337eeb52b6e72a039780ce45c3edfcc9c5b9d112feeb173c2"
+checksum = "7f7cf42b4507d8ea322120659672cf1b9dbb93f8f2d4ecfd6e51350ff5b17a1d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1486,7 +1494,7 @@ checksum = "395ae124c09f9e6918a2310af6038fba074bcf474ac352496d5910dd59a2226d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1832,28 +1840,28 @@ checksum = "2380878cad4ac9aac1e2435f3eb4020e8374b5f13c296cb75b4620ff8e229154"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cff3ee08c995dee1859d998dea82f7374f2826091dd9cd47def953cae446cd2e"
+checksum = "50cc42e0333e05660c3587f3bf9d0478688e15d870fab3346451ce7f8c9fbea5"
 dependencies = [
  "zerofrom-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom-derive"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "595eed982f7d355beb85837f651fa22e90b3c044842dc7f2c2842c086f295808"
+checksum = "d71e5d6e06ab090c67b5e44993ec16b72dcbaabc526db883a360057678b48502"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -1876,5 +1884,5 @@ checksum = "6eafa6dfb17584ea3e2bd6e76e0cc15ad7af12b09abdd1ca55961bed9b1063c6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.98",
+ "syn 2.0.99",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/general/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/Cargo.toml
index 9f0fe32d..5b52f02f 100644
--- a/examples/general/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ wrong_serialize_struct_arg = { path = "wrong_serialize_struct_arg", features = [
     "rlib",
 ] }
 
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [package.metadata.rust-analyzer]
 rustc_private = true
 
 [workspace]
 members = ["*"]
-exclude = [".cargo", "src"]
+exclude = [".cargo", "src", ".cargo-home"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 bitflags = "2.8"
diff --git a/examples/general/abs_home_path/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/abs_home_path/Cargo.toml
index fc34b48d..f4c34a18 100644
--- a/examples/general/abs_home_path/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/abs_home_path/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_internal = { path = "../../../internal", features = ["home"] }
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_internal = { version = "4.0.0", features = ["home"] }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/await_holding_span_guard/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/await_holding_span_guard/Cargo.toml
index b4008cb9..74e678cc 100644
--- a/examples/general/await_holding_span_guard/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/await_holding_span_guard/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ path = "ui/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/basic_dead_store/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/basic_dead_store/Cargo.toml
index d5733fcc..d6ca2a09 100644
--- a/examples/general/basic_dead_store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/basic_dead_store/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/Cargo.toml
index 5f44de54..f8fa8586 100644
--- a/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ path = "ui/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(no_dev_dependencies))'.dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2.0"
 cargo_metadata = "0.18"
 predicates = "3.1"
 
-dylint_internal = { path = "../../../internal" }
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_internal = "4.0.0"
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/incorrect_matches_operation/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/incorrect_matches_operation/Cargo.toml
index 3f1f4690..4906e0b4 100644
--- a/examples/general/incorrect_matches_operation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/incorrect_matches_operation/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/non_local_effect_before_error_return/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/non_local_effect_before_error_return/Cargo.toml
index 8b6fc373..6c82c2ad 100644
--- a/examples/general/non_local_effect_before_error_return/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/non_local_effect_before_error_return/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ path = "ui_public_only/main.rs"
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 bitflags = { workspace = true }
 derivative = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/non_thread_safe_call_in_test/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/non_thread_safe_call_in_test/Cargo.toml
index 9f74b291..f26646e1 100644
--- a/examples/general/non_thread_safe_call_in_test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/non_thread_safe_call_in_test/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ path = "ui/set_current_dir.rs"
 [dependencies]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_internal = { path = "../../../internal" }
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_internal = "4.0.0"
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]
diff --git a/examples/general/wrong_serialize_struct_arg/Cargo.toml b/examples/general/wrong_serialize_struct_arg/Cargo.toml
index 9b567c49..b68e0485 100644
--- a/examples/general/wrong_serialize_struct_arg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/general/wrong_serialize_struct_arg/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ path = "ui/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 clippy_utils = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_internal = { path = "../../../internal" }
-dylint_linting = { path = "../../../utils/linting" }
+dylint_internal = "4.0.0"
+dylint_linting = "4.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
-dylint_testing = { path = "../../../utils/testing" }
+dylint_testing = "4.0.0"
 
 [features]
 rlib = ["dylint_linting/constituent"]