diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 9c44a37bf..15cd5df8c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "kind/dependencies"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 20
+    groups:
+      wasm-tools:
+        patterns:
+          - "wasmparser"
+          - "wit-parser"
+          - "wit-component"
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/src/tests/rust_guests"
     schedule:
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c6020dbcd..7db026a10 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn 3.0.3",
  "tracing",
- "wasmparser 0.256.0",
+ "wasmparser",
  "wat",
  "wit-component",
  "wit-parser",
@@ -4337,16 +4337,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasm-encoder"
-version = "0.255.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9b524283fb5df62eec102ed0574838961bdd7ba5ac9c50d38e2756c51c971a42"
-dependencies = [
- "leb128fmt",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-encoder"
 version = "0.256.0"
@@ -4354,31 +4344,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec1492381bfd5ea51c2a99a919b676662559925cb8d7490547ec2e14c1ad3eb1"
 dependencies = [
  "leb128fmt",
- "wasmparser 0.256.0",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-metadata"
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d3b0da506f1b8514517972fbc47057b21273cb619290f51ea31403c157f896c"
+checksum = "d6187f9fce741db43bea48f1ec42174897d763b8cdea7df726f2dd05561848d7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "indexmap",
- "wasm-encoder 0.255.0",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "wasmparser"
-version = "0.255.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8e329ef4b5d46e73b91d3ac6924417cad55a8cbbf869c199283383427c3320b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "hashbrown 0.17.1",
- "indexmap",
- "semver",
+ "wasm-encoder",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4404,7 +4382,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "leb128fmt",
  "memchr",
  "unicode-width",
- "wasm-encoder 0.256.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4627,9 +4605,9 @@ checksum = "1ebf944e87a7c253233ad6766e082e3cd714b5d03812acc24c318f549614536e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wit-component"
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b0c8948006f57458ae3b2103f2e0e33847a6cdf4f5c763bbe7540fa89f3039f1"
+checksum = "c3d537ec182eed18f560184b870287cf443c4eccc315af178db3eae8811c3b6c"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags 2.13.1",
@@ -4638,17 +4616,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
- "wasm-encoder 0.255.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
  "wasm-metadata",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
+ "wasmparser",
  "wit-parser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wit-parser"
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ab5f6371fc71f15730b756c1dea3562a67adab1a7e519c4ca010173d883695bb"
+checksum = "fa073dadefba859cb03f689a0c2e3efc51f883bf86b907eaa9709bfd9e3a00a9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hashbrown 0.17.1",
@@ -4660,7 +4638,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
  "unicode-ident",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml b/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml
index 622a91d95..a3cb80293 100644
--- a/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ name = "hyperlight_component_util"
 [dependencies]
 wasmparser = { version = "0.256.0" }
 wat = { version = "1.256.0" }
-wit-component = { version = "0.255.0" }
-wit-parser = { version = "0.255.0" }
+wit-component = { version = "0.256.0" }
+wit-parser = { version = "0.256.0" }
 quote = { version = "1.0.45" }
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0.106" }
 syn = { version = "3.0.1" }
diff --git a/src/tests/rust_guests/Cargo.lock b/src/tests/rust_guests/Cargo.lock
index 4c80440b5..3eb9dedda 100644
--- a/src/tests/rust_guests/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/tests/rust_guests/Cargo.lock
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn 3.0.2",
  "tracing",
- "wasmparser 0.256.0",
+ "wasmparser",
  "wat",
  "wit-component",
  "wit-parser",
@@ -778,16 +778,6 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasm-encoder"
-version = "0.255.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9b524283fb5df62eec102ed0574838961bdd7ba5ac9c50d38e2756c51c971a42"
-dependencies = [
- "leb128fmt",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-encoder"
 version = "0.256.0"
@@ -795,31 +785,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec1492381bfd5ea51c2a99a919b676662559925cb8d7490547ec2e14c1ad3eb1"
 dependencies = [
  "leb128fmt",
- "wasmparser 0.256.0",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-metadata"
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d3b0da506f1b8514517972fbc47057b21273cb619290f51ea31403c157f896c"
+checksum = "d6187f9fce741db43bea48f1ec42174897d763b8cdea7df726f2dd05561848d7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "indexmap",
- "wasm-encoder 0.255.0",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "wasmparser"
-version = "0.255.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8e329ef4b5d46e73b91d3ac6924417cad55a8cbbf869c199283383427c3320b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.13.0",
- "hashbrown",
- "indexmap",
- "semver",
+ "wasm-encoder",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -845,7 +823,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "leb128fmt",
  "memchr",
  "unicode-width",
- "wasm-encoder 0.256.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -883,9 +861,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wit-component"
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b0c8948006f57458ae3b2103f2e0e33847a6cdf4f5c763bbe7540fa89f3039f1"
+checksum = "c3d537ec182eed18f560184b870287cf443c4eccc315af178db3eae8811c3b6c"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags 2.13.0",
@@ -894,17 +872,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
- "wasm-encoder 0.255.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
  "wasm-metadata",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
+ "wasmparser",
  "wit-parser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wit-parser"
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ab5f6371fc71f15730b756c1dea3562a67adab1a7e519c4ca010173d883695bb"
+checksum = "fa073dadefba859cb03f689a0c2e3efc51f883bf86b907eaa9709bfd9e3a00a9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hashbrown",
@@ -916,7 +894,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
  "unicode-ident",
- "wasmparser 0.255.0",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]