diff --git a/src/rust/Cargo.toml b/src/rust/Cargo.toml
index dcfc2af20..b46ef982a 100644
--- a/src/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ opt-level = 3 # was 1 to support 1.66, but since 1.70 is needed anyway it does n
 opt-level = 3
 
 [dependencies]
-extendr-api = { version = "0.7.0", default-features = false, features = [
+extendr-api = { git = "https://github.com/extendr/extendr", rev = "0d0a525b59a1c07c16e0be3e16cabc513f471ced", default-features = false, features = [
   "result_list",
   "serde",
 ] }
diff --git a/src/rust/src/arrow_interop/mod.rs b/src/rust/src/arrow_interop/mod.rs
index 2e3c38967..4c41213e8 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/arrow_interop/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/arrow_interop/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pub mod to_rust;
 use polars_core::utils::arrow;
 
 use extendr_api::prelude::*;
-use std::result::Result;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum RArrowArrayClass {
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum RArrowArrayClass {
 impl TryFrom<&Robj> for RArrowArrayClass {
     type Error = extendr_api::Error;
 
-    fn try_from(robj: &Robj) -> extendr_api::Result<Self> {
+    fn try_from(robj: &Robj) -> Result<Self> {
         if robj.inherits("nanoarrow_array") {
             Ok(RArrowArrayClass::NanoArrowArray)
         } else if robj.inherits("Array") {
@@ -42,11 +41,11 @@ impl RArrowArrayClass {
 }
 
 pub trait RPackage {
-    fn get_export_array_func(&self) -> Result<Robj, Error>;
+    fn get_export_array_func(&self) -> Result<Robj>;
 }
 
 impl RPackage for ArrowRPackage {
-    fn get_export_array_func(&self) -> Result<Robj, Error> {
+    fn get_export_array_func(&self) -> Result<Robj> {
         R!(r#"
         function(array, exportable_array, exportable_schema) {
             array$export_to_c(exportable_array, exportable_schema)
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ impl RPackage for ArrowRPackage {
 }
 
 impl RPackage for NanoArrowRPackage {
-    fn get_export_array_func(&self) -> Result<Robj, Error> {
+    fn get_export_array_func(&self) -> Result<Robj> {
         R!(r#"
         function(array, exportable_array, exportable_schema) {
             nanoarrow::nanoarrow_pointer_export(
diff --git a/src/rust/src/conversion_r_to_s.rs b/src/rust/src/conversion_r_to_s.rs
index 95098600c..f422d2441 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/conversion_r_to_s.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/conversion_r_to_s.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ fn recursive_robjname2series_tree(x: &Robj, name: &str) -> pl::PolarsResult<Seri
 
         Rtype::Raw => {
             let rpolars_raw_list = list!(x)
-                                .set_class(["rpolars_raw_list", "list"]).cloned()
+                .set_class(["rpolars_raw_list", "list"])
+                .cloned()
                 .map_err(|err| pl::polars_err!(ComputeError: err.to_string()))?;
             recursive_robjname2series_tree(&rpolars_raw_list.into_robj(), name)
         }
diff --git a/src/rust/src/conversion_s_to_r.rs b/src/rust/src/conversion_s_to_r.rs
index 1c8399333..9394ccc8d 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/conversion_s_to_r.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/conversion_s_to_r.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub fn pl_series_to_list(
                     })
                     .map(|mut robj| {
                         robj.set_attrib("tzone", opt_tz.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or(""))
-                        .cloned()
+                            .cloned()
                     })
                     .expect("internal error: attr tzone failed")
                     .map_err(|err| {
diff --git a/src/rust/src/lazy/dataframe.rs b/src/rust/src/lazy/dataframe.rs
index a8a84f14b..438802b1c 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/lazy/dataframe.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/lazy/dataframe.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ impl From<pl::LazyFrame> for RPolarsLazyFrame {
     }
 }
 
-use extendr_api::Result;
 #[extendr]
 impl RPolarsLazyFrame {
     fn print(&self) -> RResult<Self> {
diff --git a/src/rust/src/lazy/dsl.rs b/src/rust/src/lazy/dsl.rs
index 1cbaee6b8..09be306c4 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/lazy/dsl.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/lazy/dsl.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ impl From<pl::Expr> for RPolarsExpr {
     }
 }
 
-use extendr_api::Result;
 #[extendr]
 impl RPolarsExpr {
     //constructors
diff --git a/src/rust/src/rbackground.rs b/src/rust/src/rbackground.rs
index 35b1f8a8c..06c792892 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/rbackground.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/rbackground.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use crate::rpolarserr::{
     extendr_to_rpolars_err, polars_to_rpolars_err, rdbg, RPolarsErr, RResult, Rctx, WithRctx,
 };
 use extendr_api::{
-    call, eval_string, extendr, extendr_module, list, pairlist, symbol::class_symbol, Attributes,
-    Conversions, Length, List, Operators, Pairlist, Rinternals, Robj, NULL, R,
+    call, extendr, extendr_module, list, pairlist, symbol::class_symbol, Attributes, Conversions,
+    Length, List, Operators, Rinternals, Robj, NULL, R,
 };
 use flume::{bounded, Sender};
 use ipc_channel::ipc;
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> RPolarsRThreadHandle<T> {
     }
 }
 
-use extendr_api::Error;
-use extendr_api::ExternalPtr;
-use extendr_api::Result;
 #[extendr]
 impl RPolarsRThreadHandle<RResult<RPolarsDataFrame>> {
     fn join(&mut self) -> RResult<RPolarsDataFrame> {
diff --git a/src/rust/src/rdataframe/mod.rs b/src/rust/src/rdataframe/mod.rs
index 67fc73d60..a81c96800 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/rdataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/rdataframe/mod.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ impl From<pl::DataFrame> for RPolarsDataFrame {
     }
 }
 
-use extendr_api::Result;
 #[extendr]
 impl RPolarsDataFrame {
     pub fn shape(&self) -> Robj {
@@ -143,7 +142,11 @@ impl RPolarsDataFrame {
     }
 
     //internal use
-    pub fn set_column_from_robj(&mut self, robj: Robj, name: &str) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
+    pub fn set_column_from_robj(
+        &mut self,
+        robj: Robj,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
         robjname2series(robj, name)
             .and_then(|s| self.0.with_column(s).map(|_| ()))
             .map_err(|err| format!("in set_column_from_robj: {:?}", err))
@@ -607,7 +610,10 @@ impl RPolarsDataFrame {
 }
 
 impl RPolarsDataFrame {
-    pub fn to_list_result(&self, int64_conversion: &str) -> std::result::Result<Robj, pl::PolarsError> {
+    pub fn to_list_result(
+        &self,
+        int64_conversion: &str,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<Robj, pl::PolarsError> {
         //convert DataFrame to Result of to R vectors, error if DataType is not supported
         let robj_vec_res: std::result::Result<Vec<Robj>, _> = self
             .0
diff --git a/src/rust/src/rpolarserr.rs b/src/rust/src/rpolarserr.rs
index 83a45f996..c6e970959 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/rpolarserr.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/rpolarserr.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 
 use extendr_api::{
-    call, eval_string, eval_string_with_params, extendr, extendr_module, symbol::class_symbol,
-    Attributes, Nullable, Operators, Pairlist, Robj, Types, R,
+    call, extendr, extendr_module, symbol::class_symbol, Attributes, Nullable, Operators, Pairlist,
+    Robj, Types, R,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, thiserror::Error, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ impl Default for RPolarsErr {
     }
 }
 
-use extendr_api::Result;
-use extendr_api::Error;
-use extendr_api::ExternalPtr;
 #[extendr]
 impl RPolarsErr {
     fn default() -> Self {
diff --git a/src/rust/src/series.rs b/src/rust/src/series.rs
index 5dfa691e8..fdbd633d0 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/series.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/series.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ impl From<&RPolarsExpr> for pl::PolarsResult<RPolarsSeries> {
     }
 }
 
-use extendr_api::Result;
 #[extendr]
 impl RPolarsSeries {
     //utility methods
diff --git a/src/rust/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/rust/src/utils/mod.rs
index 90e283944..72b4c1703 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::rpolarserr::{polars_to_rpolars_err, rdbg, rerr, RPolarsErr, RResult,
 use crate::series::RPolarsSeries;
 
 use crate::rdataframe::{RPolarsDataFrame, RPolarsLazyFrame};
-use extendr_api::eval_string_with_params;
 use extendr_api::prelude::{list, Result as EResult, Strings};
 use extendr_api::Attributes;
 use extendr_api::CanBeNA;