diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9ac7ca2c0..2f73cdbac 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -429,21 +429,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-platform"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e35af189006b9c0f00a064685c727031e3ed2d8020f7ba284d78cc2671bd36ea"
+checksum = "84982c6c0ae343635a3a4ee6dedef965513735c8b183caa7289fa6e27399ebd4"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "cargo_metadata"
-version = "0.19.2"
+name = "cargo-util-schemas"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd5eb614ed4c27c5d706420e4320fbe3216ab31fa1c33cd8246ac36dae4479ba"
+checksum = "e63d2780ac94487eb9f1fea7b0d56300abc9eb488800854ca217f102f5caccca"
+dependencies = [
+ "semver",
+ "serde",
+ "serde-untagged",
+ "serde-value",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "toml",
+ "unicode-xid",
+ "url",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cargo_metadata"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4f7835cfc6135093070e95eb2b53e5d9b5c403dc3a6be6040ee026270aa82502"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "cargo-platform",
+ "cargo-util-schemas",
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -855,6 +872,16 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "877a4ace8713b0bcf2a4e7eec82529c029f1d0619886d18145fea96c3ffe5c0f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "erased-serde"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e004d887f51fcb9fef17317a2f3525c887d8aa3f4f50fed920816a688284a5b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "typeid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "errno"
 version = "0.3.12"
@@ -2509,6 +2536,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libredox",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-float"
+version = "2.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "68f19d67e5a2795c94e73e0bb1cc1a7edeb2e28efd39e2e1c9b7a40c1108b11c"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ordered-float"
 version = "4.6.0"
@@ -3234,6 +3270,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde-untagged"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "299d9c19d7d466db4ab10addd5703e4c615dec2a5a16dbbafe191045e87ee66e"
+dependencies = [
+ "erased-serde",
+ "serde",
+ "typeid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde-value"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3a1a3341211875ef120e117ea7fd5228530ae7e7036a779fdc9117be6b3282c"
+dependencies = [
+ "ordered-float 2.10.1",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
 version = "1.0.219"
@@ -3267,6 +3324,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf41e0cfaf7226dca15e8197172c295a782857fcb97fad1808a166870dee75a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -3798,11 +3864,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.8.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc1beb996b9d83529a9e75c17a1686767d148d70663143c7854d8b4a09ced362"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
 version = "0.6.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22cddaf88f4fbc13c51aebbf5f8eceb5c7c5a9da2ac40a13519eb5b0a0e8f11c"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
@@ -3811,10 +3892,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "41fe8c660ae4257887cf66394862d21dbca4a6ddd26f04a3560410406a2f819a"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_write",
  "winnow",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_write"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5d99f8c9a7727884afe522e9bd5edbfc91a3312b36a77b5fb8926e4c31a41801"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -3946,6 +4036,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-hash 2.1.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "typeid"
+version = "1.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc7d623258602320d5c55d1bc22793b57daff0ec7efc270ea7d55ce1d5f5471c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.18.0"
@@ -3970,6 +4066,12 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4a1a07cc7db3810833284e8d372ccdc6da29741639ecc70c9ec107df0fa6154c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/tools/release-operator/Cargo.toml b/tools/release-operator/Cargo.toml
index a8113a094..2ac61a67e 100644
--- a/tools/release-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/release-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
-cargo_metadata = "0.19.2"
+cargo_metadata = "0.20.0"
 cmd_lib = "1.9.6"
 env_logger = "0.11.8"
 log = "0.4.27"
diff --git a/tools/release-operator/src/registry.rs b/tools/release-operator/src/registry.rs
index 4df173355..76080e448 100644
--- a/tools/release-operator/src/registry.rs
+++ b/tools/release-operator/src/registry.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Registry {
         while let Some((name, metadata)) = crates.pop_front() {
             let mut package = None;
             for p in &metadata.packages {
-                if p.name == name {
+                if p.name.as_str() == name {
                     package = Some(p.clone());
                 }
             }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl Crate {
         let package = metadata
             .packages
             .iter()
-            .find(|p| p.name == name)
+            .find(|p| p.name.as_str() == name)
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("could not find package"))?;
 
         let version = package.version.to_owned();