diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index efd3b24422b..349d2227cd4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -562,12 +562,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "lalrpop",
  "lalrpop-util",
- "logos",
+ "logos 0.13.0",
  "num-bigint",
  "pretty",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "candid_parser"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a3b88c9197c70f2d98205a2f8993aa4125e1f96c927532309556c45548bd4da6"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "candid",
+ "codespan-reporting",
+ "convert_case 0.6.0",
+ "handlebars",
+ "hex",
+ "lalrpop",
+ "lalrpop-util",
+ "logos 0.14.4",
+ "num-bigint",
+ "pretty",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "toml",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-platform"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -938,8 +960,18 @@ version = "0.13.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a01d95850c592940db9b8194bc39f4bc0e89dee5c4265e4b1807c34a9aba453c"
 dependencies = [
- "darling_core",
- "darling_macro",
+ "darling_core 0.13.4",
+ "darling_macro 0.13.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling"
+version = "0.20.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc7f46116c46ff9ab3eb1597a45688b6715c6e628b5c133e288e709a29bcb4ee"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core 0.20.11",
+ "darling_macro 0.20.11",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -956,17 +988,42 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_core"
+version = "0.20.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0d00b9596d185e565c2207a0b01f8bd1a135483d02d9b7b0a54b11da8d53412e"
+dependencies = [
+ "fnv",
+ "ident_case",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "strsim 0.11.1",
+ "syn 2.0.106",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_macro"
 version = "0.13.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c972679f83bdf9c42bd905396b6c3588a843a17f0f16dfcfa3e2c5d57441835"
 dependencies = [
- "darling_core",
+ "darling_core 0.13.4",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_macro"
+version = "0.20.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc34b93ccb385b40dc71c6fceac4b2ad23662c7eeb248cf10d529b7e055b6ead"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core 0.20.11",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.106",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dary_heap"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -1024,6 +1081,37 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "507dfb09ea8b7fa618fcf76e953f4f5e192547945816d5358edffe39f6f94947"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder_macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder_core"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2d5bcf7b024d6835cfb3d473887cd966994907effbe9227e8c8219824d06c4e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling 0.20.11",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.106",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder_macro"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab63b0e2bf4d5928aff72e83a7dace85d7bba5fe12dcc3c5a572d78caffd3f3c"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder_core",
+ "syn 2.0.106",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more"
 version = "0.99.20"
@@ -1531,6 +1619,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "crunchy",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "handlebars"
+version = "6.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "759e2d5aea3287cb1190c8ec394f42866cb5bf74fcbf213f354e3c856ea26098"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder",
+ "log",
+ "num-order",
+ "pest",
+ "pest_derive",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror 2.0.15",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -3481,7 +3585,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "96c98794e1d7ff2814db503a7fb3aed059b8c816cbaaaa7cf7420ab39edbca41"
 dependencies = [
  "candid",
- "candid_parser",
+ "candid_parser 0.1.4",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
 ]
@@ -3774,7 +3878,16 @@ version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c000ca4d908ff18ac99b93a062cb8958d331c3220719c52e77cb19cc6ac5d2c1"
 dependencies = [
- "logos-derive",
+ "logos-derive 0.13.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "logos"
+version = "0.14.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7251356ef8cb7aec833ddf598c6cb24d17b689d20b993f9d11a3d764e34e6458"
+dependencies = [
+ "logos-derive 0.14.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3791,13 +3904,37 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.106",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "logos-codegen"
+version = "0.14.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "59f80069600c0d66734f5ff52cc42f2dabd6b29d205f333d61fd7832e9e9963f"
+dependencies = [
+ "beef",
+ "fnv",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
+ "syn 2.0.106",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "logos-derive"
 version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dbfc0d229f1f42d790440136d941afd806bc9e949e2bcb8faa813b0f00d1267e"
 dependencies = [
- "logos-codegen",
+ "logos-codegen 0.13.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "logos-derive"
+version = "0.14.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "24fb722b06a9dc12adb0963ed585f19fc61dc5413e6a9be9422ef92c091e731d"
+dependencies = [
+ "logos-codegen 0.14.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3936,7 +4073,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "candid",
- "candid_parser",
+ "candid_parser 0.2.1",
  "cycles-minting-canister",
  "dfn_candid",
  "dfn_protobuf",
@@ -4041,6 +4178,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-modular"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "17bb261bf36fa7d83f4c294f834e91256769097b3cb505d44831e0a179ac647f"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-order"
+version = "1.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "537b596b97c40fcf8056d153049eb22f481c17ebce72a513ec9286e4986d1bb6"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-modular",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.19"
@@ -4357,9 +4509,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prettyplease"
-version = "0.2.36"
+version = "0.2.37"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ff24dfcda44452b9816fff4cd4227e1bb73ff5a2f1bc1105aa92fb8565ce44d2"
+checksum = "479ca8adacdd7ce8f1fb39ce9ecccbfe93a3f1344b3d0d97f20bc0196208f62b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "syn 2.0.106",
@@ -4450,7 +4602,7 @@ version = "2.0.123"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "candid",
- "candid_parser",
+ "candid_parser 0.2.1",
  "cycles-minting-canister",
  "dfn_candid",
  "dfn_core",
@@ -5015,9 +5167,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.142"
+version = "1.0.143"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "030fedb782600dcbd6f02d479bf0d817ac3bb40d644745b769d6a96bc3afc5a7"
+checksum = "d401abef1d108fbd9cbaebc3e46611f4b1021f714a0597a71f41ee463f5f4a5a"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
@@ -5025,6 +5177,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf41e0cfaf7226dca15e8197172c295a782857fcb97fad1808a166870dee75a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_tokenstream"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -5053,7 +5214,7 @@ version = "1.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e182d6ec6f05393cc0e5ed1bf81ad6db3a8feedf8ee515ecdd369809bcce8082"
 dependencies = [
- "darling",
+ "darling 0.13.4",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -5500,9 +5661,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tinyvec"
-version = "1.9.0"
+version = "1.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "09b3661f17e86524eccd4371ab0429194e0d7c008abb45f7a7495b1719463c71"
+checksum = "bfa5fdc3bce6191a1dbc8c02d5c8bffcf557bafa17c124c5264a458f1b0613fa"
 dependencies = [
  "tinyvec_macros",
 ]
@@ -5544,11 +5705,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.106",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.8.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc1beb996b9d83529a9e75c17a1686767d148d70663143c7854d8b4a09ced362"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
 version = "0.6.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22cddaf88f4fbc13c51aebbf5f8eceb5c7c5a9da2ac40a13519eb5b0a0e8f11c"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
@@ -5557,6 +5733,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "41fe8c660ae4257887cf66394862d21dbca4a6ddd26f04a3560410406a2f819a"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.10.0",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
  "winnow",
 ]
diff --git a/rs/backend/Cargo.toml b/rs/backend/Cargo.toml
index ad9808e0a6f..114120dacd9 100644
--- a/rs/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rs/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ic-base-types = { workspace = true }
 ic-cdk = { workspace = true }
 ic-cdk-macros = { workspace = true }
 ic-cdk-timers = { workspace = true }
-ic-certified-map = "0.3.4" # == https://github.com/dfinity/cdk-rs 6a15aa1616bcfdfdc4c120d17d37a089f5700c36
+ic-certified-map = "0.3.4"                     # == https://github.com/dfinity/cdk-rs 6a15aa1616bcfdfdc4c120d17d37a089f5700c36
 ic-crypto-sha2 = { workspace = true }
 ic-ledger-core = { workspace = true }
 ic-nns-common = { workspace = true }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ proposals = { path = "../proposals" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.95"
-candid_parser = "0.1.2"
+candid_parser = "0.2.1"
 ic_principal = "0.1.0"
 maplit = "1.0.2"
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/rs/proposals/Cargo.toml b/rs/proposals/Cargo.toml
index a148077dc3c..c7baaad7747 100644
--- a/rs/proposals/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rs/proposals/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ version = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
 candid = "0.10.10"
-candid_parser = "0.1.4"
+candid_parser = "0.2.1"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 ic_principal = "0.1.1"
 serde = "1.0.219"