diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7d94370fe5..8f2e1dfdad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: cargo test --no-fail-fast --all-targets --all-features --workspace
 
-      - name: Async-std Test
-        run: cargo test --no-fail-fast --all-targets --no-default-features  --features "async-std" --features "storage-all" --workspace
+      - name: Smol Test
+        run: cargo test --no-fail-fast --all-targets --no-default-features --features "smol" --features "storage-all" --workspace
 
       - name: Doc Test
         run: cargo test --no-fail-fast --doc --all-features --workspace
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 371ddb65d3..ab43882e92 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -434,39 +434,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-attributes"
-version = "1.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a3203e79f4dd9bdda415ed03cf14dae5a2bf775c683a00f94e9cd1faf0f596e5"
-dependencies = [
- "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-broadcast"
 version = "0.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "435a87a52755b8f27fcf321ac4f04b2802e337c8c4872923137471ec39c37532"
 dependencies = [
- "event-listener 5.4.1",
+ "event-listener",
  "event-listener-strategy",
  "futures-core",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-channel"
-version = "1.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "81953c529336010edd6d8e358f886d9581267795c61b19475b71314bffa46d35"
-dependencies = [
- "concurrent-queue",
- "event-listener 2.5.3",
- "futures-core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-channel"
 version = "2.5.0"
@@ -511,18 +490,14 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "async-global-executor"
-version = "2.4.1"
+name = "async-fs"
+version = "2.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "05b1b633a2115cd122d73b955eadd9916c18c8f510ec9cd1686404c60ad1c29c"
+checksum = "09f7e37c0ed80b2a977691c47dae8625cfb21e205827106c64f7c588766b2e50"
 dependencies = [
- "async-channel 2.5.0",
- "async-executor",
- "async-io",
  "async-lock",
  "blocking",
  "futures-lite",
- "once_cell",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -549,11 +524,40 @@ version = "3.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5fd03604047cee9b6ce9de9f70c6cd540a0520c813cbd49bae61f33ab80ed1dc"
 dependencies = [
- "event-listener 5.4.1",
+ "event-listener",
  "event-listener-strategy",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-net"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b948000fad4873c1c9339d60f2623323a0cfd3816e5181033c6a5cb68b2accf7"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-io",
+ "blocking",
+ "futures-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-process"
+version = "2.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "65daa13722ad51e6ab1a1b9c01299142bc75135b337923cfa10e79bbbd669f00"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-signal",
+ "async-task",
+ "blocking",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "rustix 1.0.8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-recursion"
 version = "1.1.1"
@@ -566,30 +570,21 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "async-std"
-version = "1.13.2"
+name = "async-signal"
+version = "0.2.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2c8e079a4ab67ae52b7403632e4618815d6db36d2a010cfe41b02c1b1578f93b"
+checksum = "f567af260ef69e1d52c2b560ce0ea230763e6fbb9214a85d768760a920e3e3c1"
 dependencies = [
- "async-attributes",
- "async-channel 1.9.0",
- "async-global-executor",
  "async-io",
  "async-lock",
- "crossbeam-utils",
- "futures-channel",
+ "atomic-waker",
+ "cfg-if",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
- "futures-lite",
- "gloo-timers",
- "kv-log-macro",
- "log",
- "memchr",
- "once_cell",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "pin-utils",
+ "rustix 1.0.8",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
  "slab",
- "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1195,7 +1190,7 @@ version = "1.6.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e83f8d02be6967315521be875afa792a316e28d57b5a2d401897e2a7921b7f21"
 dependencies = [
- "async-channel 2.5.0",
+ "async-channel",
  "async-task",
  "futures-io",
  "futures-lite",
@@ -1523,7 +1518,7 @@ version = "3.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fde0e0ec90c9dfb3b4b1a0891a7dcd0e2bffde2f7efed5fe7c9bb00e5bfb915e"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2723,7 +2718,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "778e2ac28f6c47af28e4907f13ffd1e1ddbd400980a9abd7c8df189bf578a5ad"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2749,12 +2744,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "event-listener"
-version = "2.5.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "event-listener"
 version = "5.4.1"
@@ -2772,7 +2761,7 @@ version = "0.5.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8be9f3dfaaffdae2972880079a491a1a8bb7cbed0b8dd7a347f668b4150a3b93"
 dependencies = [
- "event-listener 5.4.1",
+ "event-listener",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
@@ -2818,7 +2807,7 @@ checksum = "0ce92ff622d6dadf7349484f42c93271a0d49b7cc4d466a936405bacbe10aa78"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "rustix 1.0.8",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3492,7 +3481,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "arrow-select",
  "arrow-string",
  "as-any",
- "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "backon",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -3527,6 +3515,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_repr",
  "serde_with",
+ "smol",
  "strum 0.27.2",
  "tempfile",
  "tera",
@@ -4054,15 +4043,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "simple_asn1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "kv-log-macro"
-version = "1.0.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0de8b303297635ad57c9f5059fd9cee7a47f8e8daa09df0fcd07dd39fb22977f"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -4179,7 +4159,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "07033963ba89ebaf1584d767badaa2e8fcec21aedea6b8c0346d487d49c28667"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+ "windows-targets 0.53.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4291,9 +4271,6 @@ name = "log"
 version = "0.4.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "13dc2df351e3202783a1fe0d44375f7295ffb4049267b0f3018346dc122a1d94"
-dependencies = [
- "value-bag",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loom"
@@ -4476,7 +4453,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "crossbeam-epoch",
  "crossbeam-utils",
- "event-listener 5.4.1",
+ "event-listener",
  "futures-util",
  "loom",
  "parking_lot",
@@ -5480,7 +5457,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "socket2 0.5.10",
  "tracing",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5961,7 +5938,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.4.15",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5974,7 +5951,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.9.4",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6466,6 +6443,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "smol"
+version = "2.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a33bd3e260892199c3ccfc487c88b2da2265080acb316cd920da72fdfd7c599f"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-executor",
+ "async-fs",
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-net",
+ "async-process",
+ "blocking",
+ "futures-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "snap"
 version = "1.1.1"
@@ -6620,7 +6614,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crc",
  "crossbeam-queue",
  "either",
- "event-listener 5.4.1",
+ "event-listener",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-intrusive",
  "futures-io",
@@ -6799,7 +6793,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "psm",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6945,7 +6939,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.3.3",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix 1.0.8",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7553,12 +7547,6 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ba73ea9cf16a25df0c8caa16c51acb937d5712a8429db78a3ee29d5dcacd3a65"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "value-bag"
-version = "1.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "943ce29a8a743eb10d6082545d861b24f9d1b160b7d741e0f2cdf726bec909c5"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -7839,7 +7827,7 @@ version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf221c93e13a30d793f7645a0e7762c55d169dbb0a49671918a2319d289b10bb"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 385693edf4..24393c3305 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ arrow-schema = { version = "55" }
 arrow-select = { version = "55" }
 arrow-string = { version = "55" }
 as-any = "0.3.2"
-async-std = "1.12"
 async-trait = "0.1.88"
 aws-config = "1.6.1"
 aws-sdk-glue = "1.39"
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ serde_derive = "1.0.210"
 serde_json = "1.0.138"
 serde_repr = "0.1.16"
 serde_with = "3.4"
+smol = "2.0.2"
 sqllogictest = "0.28"
 stacker = "0.1.20"
 strum = "0.27"
diff --git a/crates/iceberg/Cargo.toml b/crates/iceberg/Cargo.toml
index fe4fdf73d6..d592700b73 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/iceberg/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ storage-memory = ["opendal/services-memory"]
 storage-oss = ["opendal/services-oss"]
 storage-s3 = ["opendal/services-s3", "reqsign"]
 
-async-std = ["dep:async-std"]
+smol = ["dep:smol"]
 tokio = ["tokio/rt-multi-thread"]
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ arrow-schema = { workspace = true }
 arrow-select = { workspace = true }
 arrow-string = { workspace = true }
 as-any = { workspace = true }
-async-std = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 backon = { workspace = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true }
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ serde_derive = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde_repr = { workspace = true }
 serde_with = { workspace = true }
+smol = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 strum = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thrift = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, optional = false, features = ["sync"] }
diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/runtime/mod.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/runtime/mod.rs
index 65c30e82cc..d0a3ce6602 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 pub enum JoinHandle<T> {
     #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
     Tokio(tokio::task::JoinHandle<T>),
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-    AsyncStd(async_std::task::JoinHandle<T>),
-    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "async-std"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "smol", not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    Smol(smol::Task<T>),
+    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "smol"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
     Unimplemented(Box<T>),
 }
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ impl<T: Send + 'static> Future for JoinHandle<T> {
             JoinHandle::Tokio(handle) => Pin::new(handle)
                 .poll(cx)
                 .map(|h| h.expect("tokio spawned task failed")),
-            #[cfg(all(feature = "async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-            JoinHandle::AsyncStd(handle) => Pin::new(handle).poll(cx),
-            #[cfg(all(not(feature = "async-std"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "smol", not(feature = "tokio")))]
+            JoinHandle::Smol(handle) => Pin::new(handle).poll(cx),
+            #[cfg(all(not(feature = "smol"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
             JoinHandle::Unimplemented(_) => unimplemented!("no runtime has been enabled"),
         }
     }
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ where
     #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
     return JoinHandle::Tokio(tokio::task::spawn(f));
 
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-    return JoinHandle::AsyncStd(async_std::task::spawn(f));
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "smol", not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    return JoinHandle::Smol(smol::spawn(f));
 
-    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "async-std"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "smol"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
     unimplemented!("no runtime has been enabled")
 }
 
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ where
     #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
     return JoinHandle::Tokio(tokio::task::spawn_blocking(f));
 
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-    return JoinHandle::AsyncStd(async_std::task::spawn_blocking(f));
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "smol", not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    return JoinHandle::Smol(smol::unblock(f));
 
-    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "async-std"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "smol"), not(feature = "tokio")))]
     unimplemented!("no runtime has been enabled")
 }
 
@@ -97,16 +97,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(handle.await, 2);
     }
 
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-    #[async_std::test]
-    async fn test_async_std_spawn() {
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "smol", not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    #[smol::test]
+    async fn test_smol_spawn() {
         let handle = spawn(async { 1 + 1 });
         assert_eq!(handle.await, 2);
     }
 
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-    #[async_std::test]
-    async fn test_async_std_spawn_blocking() {
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "smol", not(feature = "tokio")))]
+    #[smo::test]
+    async fn test_smol_spawn_blocking() {
         let handle = spawn_blocking(|| 1 + 1);
         assert_eq!(handle.await, 2);
     }