diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a5d68d62..da90b6b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ version = "0.72.1"
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 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "cexpr",
  "clang-sys",
  "itertools",
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-
 [[package]]
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@@ -285,17 +279,6 @@ version = "2.4.1"
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "libredox",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.10.2"
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+checksum = "4cc00ea907cab49550b7da656f80ebb97be1b997d931fbcd28d39734e17ce592"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bitflags",
  "inotify-sys",
  "libc",
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-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.8"
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-checksum = "e05c02b5e89bff3b946cedeca278abc628fe811e604f027c45a8aa3cf793d0eb"
+checksum = "c033f80b2c113cdf91ab7a33faa9cbc014726dcad99880c8609af2a370edf37d"
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-
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@@ -467,7 +441,7 @@ version = "1.1.0"
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 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "libc",
 ]
 
@@ -510,18 +484,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e02f3bb43d335493c96bf3fd3a321600bf6bd07ed34bc64118e9293bdffea46c"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
- "libc",
- "plain",
- "redox_syscall 0.7.5",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
  "cfg_aliases",
  "libc",
@@ -655,13 +617,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-checksum = "c533b4c39709f9ba5005d8002048266593c1cfaf3c5f0739d5b8ab0c6c504009"
+checksum = "4d3d07927151ff8575b7087f245456e549fea62edf0ec4e565a5ee50c8402bc3"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
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- "filetime",
  "fsevent-sys",
  "inotify",
  "kqueue",
@@ -670,16 +631,16 @@ dependencies = [
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  "notify-types",
  "walkdir",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
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-checksum = "585d3cb5e12e01aed9e8a1f70d5c6b5e86fe2a6e48fc8cd0b3e0b8df6f6eb174"
+checksum = "42b8cfee0e339a0337359f3c88165702ac6e600dc01c0cc9579a92d62b08477a"
 dependencies = [
- "instant",
+ "bitflags",
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 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall 0.5.18",
+ "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
  "windows-link",
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@@ -765,12 +726,6 @@ version = "0.2.17"
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.2.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b4596b6d070b27117e987119b4dac604f3c58cfb0b191112e24771b2faeac1a6"
-
 [[package]]
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@@ -865,16 +820,7 @@ version = "0.5.18"
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- "bitflags 2.11.1",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.7.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4666a1a60d8412eab19d94f6d13dcc9cea0a5ef4fdf6a5db306537413c661b1b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
 ]
 
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 checksum = "fdb5bc1ae2baa591800df16c9ca78619bf65c0488b41b96ccec5d11220d8c154"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
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  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.4.15",
@@ -950,7 +896,7 @@ version = "1.1.4"
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 checksum = "b6fe4565b9518b83ef4f91bb47ce29620ca828bd32cb7e408f0062e9930ba190"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "errno 0.3.14",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.12.1",
@@ -1448,7 +1394,7 @@ version = "0.244.0"
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 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "hashbrown 0.15.5",
  "indexmap",
  "semver",
@@ -1505,20 +1451,20 @@ checksum = "f0805222e57f7521d6a62e36fa9163bc891acd422f971defe97d64e70d0a4fe5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.59.0"
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-checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
-version = "0.59.0"
+version = "0.60.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
+checksum = "f2f500e4d28234f72040990ec9d39e3a6b950f9f22d3dba18416c35882612bcb"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.53.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1536,14 +1482,31 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9b724f72796e036ab90c1021d4780d4d3d648aca59e491e6b98e725b84e99973"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_gnullvm",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.6",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.6",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm 0.52.6",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.6",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.6",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.53.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4945f9f551b88e0d65f3db0bc25c33b8acea4d9e41163edf90dcd0b19f9069f3"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-link",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.53.1",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.53.1",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.53.1",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm 0.53.1",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.53.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.53.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.53.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.53.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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 checksum = "32a4622180e7a0ec044bb555404c800bc9fd9ec262ec147edd5989ccd0c02cd3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9d8416fa8b42f5c947f8482c43e7d89e73a173cead56d044f6a56104a6d1b53"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09ec2a7bb152e2252b53fa7803150007879548bc709c039df7627cabbd05d469"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b9d782e804c2f632e395708e99a94275910eb9100b2114651e04744e9b125006"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8e9b5ad5ab802e97eb8e295ac6720e509ee4c243f69d781394014ebfe8bbfa0b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "960e6da069d81e09becb0ca57a65220ddff016ff2d6af6a223cf372a506593a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnullvm"
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 checksum = "0eee52d38c090b3caa76c563b86c3a4bd71ef1a819287c19d586d7334ae8ed66"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnullvm"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fa7359d10048f68ab8b09fa71c3daccfb0e9b559aed648a8f95469c27057180c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "240948bc05c5e7c6dabba28bf89d89ffce3e303022809e73deaefe4f6ec56c66"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e7ac75179f18232fe9c285163565a57ef8d3c89254a30685b57d83a38d326c2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "147a5c80aabfbf0c7d901cb5895d1de30ef2907eb21fbbab29ca94c5b08b1a78"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c3842cdd74a865a8066ab39c8a7a473c0778a3f29370b5fd6b4b9aa7df4a499"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "24d5b23dc417412679681396f2b49f3de8c1473deb516bd34410872eff51ed0d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ffa179e2d07eee8ad8f57493436566c7cc30ac536a3379fdf008f47f6bb7ae1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d6bbff5f0aada427a1e5a6da5f1f98158182f26556f345ac9e04d36d0ebed650"
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -1673,7 +1684,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d66ea20e9553b30172b5e831994e35fbde2d165325bec84fc43dbf6f4eb9cb2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "indexmap",
  "log",
  "serde",
diff --git a/libshpool/Cargo.toml b/libshpool/Cargo.toml
index dd35de22..6a243304 100644
--- a/libshpool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libshpool/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ motd = { version = "0.2.2", default-features = false, features = [] } # getting
 termini = "1.0.0" # terminfo database
 tempfile = "3" # RAII tmp files
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.2.0" # cleaning up strings for pager display
-notify = { version = "7", features = ["crossbeam-channel"] }  # watch config file for updates
+notify = { version = "8", features = ["crossbeam-channel"] }  # watch config file for updates
 libproc = "0.14.8" # sniffing shells by examining the subprocess
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12", features = ["arc_lock"] } # faster more featureful sync primitives
 shpool-protocol = { version = "0.4.2", path = "../shpool-protocol" } # client-server protocol