diff --git a/.changes/config.json b/.changes/config.json
index c602f6d73089..d2add79c9436 100644
--- a/.changes/config.json
+++ b/.changes/config.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       "getPublishedVersion": "node ../../.scripts/covector/package-latest-version.js cargo ${ pkgFile.pkg.package.name } ${ pkgFile.pkg.package.version }",
       "prepublish": [
         "sudo apt-get update",
-        "sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev",
+        "sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev",
         "cargo install cargo-audit --features=fix",
         {
           "command": "cargo generate-lockfile",
@@ -295,4 +295,4 @@
       "postversion": "cargo check"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.docker/cross/aarch64.Dockerfile b/.docker/cross/aarch64.Dockerfile
index 6dfb5bdaa718..58609de4ddaf 100644
--- a/.docker/cross/aarch64.Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/cross/aarch64.Dockerfile
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ ENV CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc \
 
 RUN dpkg --add-architecture arm64
 RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends libssl-dev:arm64 libdbus-1-dev:arm64 libsoup2.4-dev:arm64 libssl-dev:arm64 libgtk-3-dev:arm64 webkit2gtk-4.0-dev:arm64 libappindicator3-1:arm64 librsvg2-dev:arm64 patchelf:arm64
+RUN apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends libssl-dev:arm64 libdbus-1-dev:arm64:arm64 libssl-dev:arm64 libgtk-3-dev:arm64 webkit2gtk-4.0-dev:arm64 libappindicator3-1:arm64 librsvg2-dev:arm64 patchelf:arm64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 2b4305fa2339..c51e7777fa0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   audit-rust:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: rust audit
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   audit-js:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: audit workspace
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index d2c15e2f1221..ebe094d6057c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev xvfb libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev xvfb
           wget https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine/releases/download/v1.11.0/hyperfine_1.11.0_amd64.deb
           sudo dpkg -i hyperfine_1.11.0_amd64.deb
           pip install memory_profiler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-change-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/check-change-tags.yml
index 6d312c9ef0d4..4bab09f79666 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-change-tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-change-tags.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yml b/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yml
index 291a1b6b8dd8..a51125656ebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       api: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.api }}
       schema: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.schema }}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json'
 
   api:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: changes
     if: needs.changes.outputs.api == 'true'
     steps:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./.scripts/ci/has-diff.sh
 
   schema:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: changes
     if: needs.changes.outputs.schema == 'true'
     steps:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install Linux dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-license-header.yml b/.github/workflows/check-license-header.yml
index 00893dc0cc4e..b182c7291f77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-license-header.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-license-header.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml
index db562f72cae8..49a50c20cfee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on: [pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   covector:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish-v1.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish-v1.yml
index 0416fafa6fe5..ddce58d58a02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish-v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish-v1.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
             }
           - {
               target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu,
-              os: ubuntu-latest,
+              os: ubuntu-22.04,
               toolchain: '1.60.0'
             }
           - {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         if: contains(matrix.platform.target, 'unknown-linux')
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13, windows-latest]
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-13, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: install stable
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 webkit2gtk-4.1 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libfuse2 libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 webkit2gtk-4.1 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libfuse2
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn test
 
   version-or-publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 65
     permissions:
       actions: write # required for workflow_dispatch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index e7bead27e72f..0b28ad5815cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
       - name: install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libfuse2
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn test
 
   version-or-publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 65
     outputs:
       change: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.change }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 428f96e5050b..970307beb08b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   setup:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
   docker:
     needs: setup
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-cli.yml
index fab431052ba5..68b6611c78ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-cli.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   fmt:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           args: --manifest-path ./tooling/cli/Cargo.toml --all -- --check
 
   clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-core.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-core.yml
index 8c2b496dda1d..5131e6bd13d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-core.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   fmt:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           args: --all -- --check
 
   clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         clippy:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml
index 89407bc5061e..e5ef64670e17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   eslint-cli:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn format:check
 
   eslint-api:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-cli-js.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-cli-js.yml
index 0f2ba3671249..df012ea30e8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-cli-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-cli-js.yml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
           - '16'
           - '18'
           - '20'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup node
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
       - name: Test bindings
         run: yarn test
   test-linux-x64-musl-binding:
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
           - '16'
           - '18'
           - '20'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-alpine
     steps:
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
         image:
           - ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs:aarch64-16
           - ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs:armhf-16
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ jobs:
             ls -la
   publish:
     name: Publish
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
       #- build-freebsd
       - test-macOS-windows-binding
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-cli-rs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-cli-rs.yml
index fd9ddcaa8aaa..3f6920d2c9d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-cli-rs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-cli-rs.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ matrix.config.rust_target }}
 
       - name: install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
   upload:
     needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-cli-js.yml b/.github/workflows/test-cli-js.yml
index 859c1ea5ca1b..3ae8d2ceec6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-cli-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-cli-js.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: tooling/cli/node/yarn.lock
 
       - name: install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-cli-rs.yml b/.github/workflows/test-cli-rs.yml
index 3b5cce2392a3..9ad727153181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-cli-rs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-cli-rs.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
           override: true
 
       - name: install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-core.yml b/.github/workflows/test-core.yml
index f1c7dde6723c..fcafb391ab7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-core.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
             }
           - {
               target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu,
-              os: ubuntu-latest,
+              os: ubuntu-22.04,
               toolchain: '1.60.0'
             }
           - {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         if: contains(matrix.platform.target, 'unknown-linux')
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-lint-bundler.yml b/.github/workflows/test-lint-bundler.yml
index 61fac1febcf8..9f7a1365429a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-lint-bundler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-lint-bundler.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo test
 
   fmt:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           args: --manifest-path ./tooling/bundler/Cargo.toml --all -- --check
 
   clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-updater-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/test-updater-artifacts.yml
index 11a5689ef58c..3f06b7d243eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-updater-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-updater-artifacts.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
 
       - name: install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD:
       # upload assets
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         with:
           name: linux-updater-artifacts
           path: ./examples/updater/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/appimage/updater-example_*.AppImage.*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/udeps.yml b/.github/workflows/udeps.yml
index e7fcdfdc188b..95df566eff0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/udeps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/udeps.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       tauri: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tauri }}
       build: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.build }}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'tooling/cli/**'
 
   setup:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: changes
     if: |
       needs.changes.outputs.tauri == 'true' ||
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.create-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
 
   udeps:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: setup
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install required packages
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs b/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs
index 476aa38314f7..865a826d9a6c 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn restart(env: &Env) {
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-fn restart_macos_app(current_binary: &PathBuf, env: &Env) {
+fn restart_macos_app(current_binary: &std::path::Path, env: &Env) {
   use std::process::{exit, Command};
 
   if let Some(macos_directory) = current_binary.parent() {
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.changes/config.json b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.changes/config.json
index 37c9a95e390a..680d32c82432 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.changes/config.json
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.changes/config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "getPublishedVersion": "cargo search ${ pkg.pkg } --limit 1 | sed -nE 's/^[^\"]*\"//; s/\".*//1p' -",
       "prepublish": [
         "sudo apt-get update",
-        "sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libsoup2.4-dev",
+        "sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0",
         "cargo install cargo-audit",
         {
           "command": "cargo generate-lockfile",
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 319ba10a3928..b537951d288b 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   audit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions-rs/audit-check@v1
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml
index 8053e4b2a0b5..d99db74a2ace 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-status.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   covector:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 979cf7039334..9d7e0eabda1d 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   covector:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/format.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 44ba831ae1cb..7133c481b478 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   format:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
 
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 7d3a62fb7ca1..0d3a0a85f6ae 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install webkit2gtk
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0
       - name: Install clippy with stable toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/test.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 20023cdab2a9..b411c07f39bd 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
         override: true
 
     - name: Install Linux dependencies
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libsoup2.4-dev
+        sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0
 
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.changes/config.json b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.changes/config.json
index 04a316aec0b4..25df39379e32 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.changes/config.json
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.changes/config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "getPublishedVersion": "cargo search ${ pkg.pkg } --limit 1 | sed -nE 's/^[^\"]*\"//; s/\".*//1p' -",
       "prepublish": [
         "sudo apt-get update",
-        "sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libsoup2.4-dev",
+        "sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0",
         "cargo install cargo-audit",
         {
           "command": "cargo generate-lockfile",
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 352a6da28670..d01869b4112a 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   audit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: rustsec/audit-check@v1
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/clippy.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/clippy.yml
index e1cbae04edf3..a6ad6de64d52 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/clippy.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/clippy.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0
 
       - name: Install clippy with stable toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 7f75cde28fef..5934f6208c94 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   covector:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/format.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/format.yml
index c031d6238a3b..3222e6f9f4bf 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   format:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
 
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/test.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b48381b71e0f..54797abe8850 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
           components: clippy
 
       - name: Install Linux dependencies
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libsoup2.4-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2