diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-lite",
  "futures-util",
  "serde",
- "zbus",
+ "zbus 5.19.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "percent-encoding",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
  "wl-clipboard-rs",
- "x11rb",
+ "x11rb 0.13.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "enumflags2",
  "serde",
  "static_assertions",
- "zbus",
+ "zbus 5.19.0",
  "zbus-lockstep",
  "zbus-lockstep-macros",
  "zbus_names",
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ checksum = "2230e48787ed3eb4088996eab66a32ca20c0b67bbd4fd6cdfe79f04f1f04c9fc"
 dependencies = [
  "atspi-common",
  "serde",
- "zbus",
+ "zbus 5.19.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5607,7 +5607,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "mio",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
+ "tracing",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
@@ -6071,8 +6073,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "winit",
  "winresource",
  "winsafe",
- "x11rb",
- "zbus",
+ "x11rb 0.14.0",
+ "zbus 6.1.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7440,7 +7442,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "web-time",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
  "x11-dl",
- "x11rb",
+ "x11rb 0.13.2",
  "xkbcommon-dl",
 ]
 
@@ -7575,7 +7577,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "libloading",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix 1.1.5",
- "x11rb-protocol",
+ "x11rb-protocol 0.13.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "x11rb"
+version = "0.14.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a8885a854a8bfdf87a301e53e41b17c5f8f33639903131338b997b1eb614f44"
+dependencies = [
+ "gethostname",
+ "rustix 1.1.5",
+ "x11rb-protocol 0.14.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7584,6 +7597,12 @@ version = "0.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ea6fc2961e4ef194dcbfe56bb845534d0dc8098940c7e5c012a258bfec6701bd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "x11rb-protocol"
+version = "0.14.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "acf4d1bc32aa46eec18caa634ec3cf4c05bfa151f12b93b510b15190f69a1ca8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "x509-cert"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -7728,11 +7747,40 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
  "winnow",
- "zbus_macros",
+ "zbus_macros 5.19.0",
  "zbus_names",
  "zvariant",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus"
+version = "6.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fcff5faa63a63d5b81051740f7382017f10b3440b3f401d97f0cf0b3b39c62d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "bitflags 2.13.2",
+ "endi",
+ "futures-core",
+ "hex",
+ "libc",
+ "ordered-stream",
+ "rustix 1.1.5",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_repr",
+ "socket2",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "uds_windows",
+ "uuid",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+ "winnow",
+ "zbus_macros 6.1.0",
+ "zbus_utils",
+ "zcheapstr",
+ "zruntime",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus-lockstep"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -7772,6 +7820,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "zvariant_utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_macros"
+version = "6.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5bba6e2bfe19571dc81b3e0be9f8daec6e5422db3e2eea2e766a859553e7bd37"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 3.0.9",
+ "zbus_utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus_names"
 version = "4.3.5"
@@ -7783,6 +7843,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "zvariant",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_utils"
+version = "6.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c27a055b114bd9fc3686e90f62bd1fe612d523fc5f620bac3b1d2f42d3f6cab8"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "serde",
+ "syn 3.0.9",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus_xml"
 version = "5.2.1"
@@ -7943,6 +8016,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zruntime"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dfc035df602243402949ddf3dcc5bcfad7edeb732dd49ec6e605431c4eca54ce"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "rustix 1.1.5",
+ "socket2",
+ "tracing",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zune-core"
 version = "0.5.3"
diff --git a/apps/vectorcraft/Cargo.toml b/apps/vectorcraft/Cargo.toml
--- a/apps/vectorcraft/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/vectorcraft/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ winit = { version = "0.30", default-features = false, features = ["wayland-csd-a
 # A drawing tablet's pen pressure under X11 and XWayland (src/tablet.rs): XInput2 raw events on a
 # second X connection, x11rb's pure-Rust `RustConnection`. MIT OR Apache-2.0, already in the build
 # through winit with the `xinput` feature.
-x11rb = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["xinput"] }
+x11rb = { version = "0.14", default-features = false, features = ["xinput"] }
 
 # Asks the Wayland compositor which GPU it draws with (linux-dmabuf feedback, src/compositor_gpu.rs),
 # so Automatic draws on that one. Both are already in the build through winit.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ wayland-backend = { version = "0.3", features = ["client_system"] }
 # systems where rfd shows the portal's dialog. MIT, already in the build through accesskit. Pinned
 # exactly: review the diff before bumping.
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "dragonfly", target_os = "netbsd", target_os = "openbsd"))'.dependencies]
-zbus = "=5.19.0"
+zbus = "=6.1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 # Icon + VERSIONINFO for vectorcraft.exe; build.rs only uses it when targeting Windows.
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@ winresource = "0.1"
 # Bound socket buffers in real loopback transport deadline regressions.
 socket2 = { workspace = true }
 # src/portal_save.rs's tests build and read the portal's D-Bus values on every system.
-zbus = "=5.19.0"
+zbus = "=6.1.0"