diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c86cb8d5ee..2a8d514602 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clickhouse-inserter"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clickhouse-user-query"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clickhouse",
  "serde",
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ checksum = "c34f04666d835ff5d62e058c3995147c06f42fe86ff053337632bca83e42702d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "epoxy"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "epoxy-protocol"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rivet-util",
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gasoline"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-stream",
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gasoline-macros"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gasoline",
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "namespace"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "epoxy",
@@ -3419,7 +3419,7 @@ checksum = "df94ce210e5bc13cb6651479fa48d14f601d9858cfe0467f43ae157023b938d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pegboard"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pegboard-actor-kv"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3475,7 +3475,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pegboard-gateway"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pegboard-runner"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pegboard-serverless"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4234,7 +4234,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-api-builder"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -4277,7 +4277,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-api-peer"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -4308,7 +4308,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-api-public"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -4341,7 +4341,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-api-types"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gasoline",
@@ -4356,7 +4356,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-api-util"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -4376,7 +4376,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-bootstrap"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "epoxy",
  "gasoline",
@@ -4392,7 +4392,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-cache"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures-util",
@@ -4433,14 +4433,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-cache-result"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "rivet-util",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-config"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "config",
@@ -4458,7 +4458,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-data"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gasoline",
@@ -4472,7 +4472,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-dump-openapi"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "rivet-api-public",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4481,7 +4481,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-engine"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -4544,7 +4544,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-env"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -4554,7 +4554,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-error"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "indoc",
@@ -4566,7 +4566,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-error-macros"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "indoc",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -4577,7 +4577,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-guard"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.8.4",
@@ -4623,7 +4623,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-guard-core"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4669,7 +4669,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-logs"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -4683,7 +4683,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-metrics"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "console-subscriber",
@@ -4701,7 +4701,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-pools"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-nats",
@@ -4734,7 +4734,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-runner-protocol"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gasoline",
@@ -4751,7 +4751,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-runtime"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "console-subscriber",
@@ -4778,7 +4778,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-service-manager"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -4795,7 +4795,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-telemetry"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rivet-config",
@@ -4819,7 +4819,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-test-deps"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures-util",
@@ -4837,7 +4837,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-test-deps-docker"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "portpicker",
@@ -4868,7 +4868,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-tracing-utils"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -4878,7 +4878,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-types"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gasoline",
@@ -4895,7 +4895,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-ups-protocol"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4908,7 +4908,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-util"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4940,7 +4940,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-util-id"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
@@ -4951,7 +4951,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rivet-workflow-worker"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "epoxy",
@@ -6710,7 +6710,7 @@ checksum = "4a1a07cc7db3810833284e8d372ccdc6da29741639ecc70c9ec107df0fa6154c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "universaldb"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6738,7 +6738,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "universalpubsub"
-version = "2.0.24"
+version = "2.0.25-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-nats",
diff --git a/engine/sdks/rust/runner-protocol/build.rs b/engine/sdks/rust/runner-protocol/build.rs
index 3d8188330a..d6d122ef2e 100644
--- a/engine/sdks/rust/runner-protocol/build.rs
+++ b/engine/sdks/rust/runner-protocol/build.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,28 @@ mod typescript {
 				String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr),
 			);
 		}
+
+		// Post-process the generated TypeScript file to replace Node.js assert
+		post_process_typescript(&src_dir.join("index.ts"));
+	}
+
+	fn post_process_typescript(file_path: &Path) {
+		let content =
+			fs::read_to_string(file_path).expect("Failed to read generated TypeScript file");
+
+		// Remove Node.js assert import
+		let content = content.replace("import assert from \"node:assert\"\n", "");
+
+		// Add custom assert function at the end
+		let assert_function = r#"
+function assert(condition: boolean, message?: string): asserts condition {
+    if (!condition) throw new Error(message ?? "Assertion failed")
+}
+
+"#;
+		let content = format!("{}\n{}", content, assert_function);
+
+		fs::write(file_path, content).expect("Failed to write post-processed TypeScript file");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/sdks/typescript/runner-protocol/src/index.ts b/engine/sdks/typescript/runner-protocol/src/index.ts
index 941d1eea03..8c06280a4b 100644
--- a/engine/sdks/typescript/runner-protocol/src/index.ts
+++ b/engine/sdks/typescript/runner-protocol/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import assert from "node:assert"
 import * as bare from "@bare-ts/lib"
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = /* @__PURE__ */ bare.Config({})
@@ -2119,3 +2118,9 @@ export function decodeToServerlessServer(bytes: Uint8Array): ToServerlessServer
     }
     return result
 }
+
+
+function assert(condition: boolean, message?: string): asserts condition {
+    if (!condition) throw new Error(message ?? "Assertion failed")
+}
+