diff --git a/zig/build.zig b/zig/build.zig
index 26240b8..2cd4e20 100644
--- a/zig/build.zig
+++ b/zig/build.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const builtin = @import("builtin");
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     comptime {
         const current_zig = builtin.zig_version;
-        const min_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse("0.11.0-dev.3834+d98147414") catch unreachable; // std.builtin.Version -> std.SemanticVersion
+        const min_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse("0.12.0-dev.64+b835fd90c") catch unreachable; // std.json.ArrayHashMap
         if (current_zig.order(min_zig) == .lt) {
             @compileError(std.fmt.comptimePrint("Your Zig version v{} does not meet the minimum build requirement of v{}", .{ current_zig, min_zig }));
         }
diff --git a/zig/examples/basic.zig b/zig/examples/basic.zig
index 67a7773..1cd1f62 100644
--- a/zig/examples/basic.zig
+++ b/zig/examples/basic.zig
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     // var my_plugin = try Plugin.init(allocator, &context, wasm, &[_]Function{f}, true);
     defer my_plugin.deinit();
 
-    var config = std.StringHashMap([]const u8).init(allocator);
-    defer config.deinit();
-    try config.put("thing", "this is a really important thing");
+    var config = std.json.ArrayHashMap([]const u8){};
+    defer config.deinit(allocator);
+    try config.map.put(allocator, "thing", "this is a really important thing");
     try my_plugin.setConfig(allocator, config);
 
     const input = "aeiouAEIOU____________________________________&smtms_y?" ** 1182;
diff --git a/zig/src/manifest.zig b/zig/src/manifest.zig
index 44fed72..a593248 100644
--- a/zig/src/manifest.zig
+++ b/zig/src/manifest.zig
@@ -13,16 +13,27 @@ pub const WasmUrl = struct {
     hash: ?[]const u8 = null,
     name: ?[]const u8 = null,
     method: ?[]const u8 = null,
-    headers: ?std.StringHashMap([]const u8) = null,
+    headers: ?std.json.ArrayHashMap([]const u8) = null,
 };
 
-pub const Wasm = union(enum) { wasm_data: WasmData, wasm_file: WasmFile, wasm_url: WasmUrl };
+pub const Wasm = union(enum) {
+    wasm_data: WasmData,
+    wasm_file: WasmFile,
+    wasm_url: WasmUrl,
+    pub fn jsonStringify(self: @This(), jws: anytype) !void {
+        switch (self) {
+            inline else => |value| {
+                try jws.write(value);
+            },
+        }
+    }
+};
 
 pub const Manifest = struct {
     wasm: []const Wasm,
     memory: ?struct { max_pages: ?u32 } = null,
-    config: ?std.StringHashMap([]const u8) = null,
+    config: ?std.json.ArrayHashMap([]const u8) = null,
     allowed_hosts: ?[]const []const u8 = null,
-    allowed_paths: ?std.StringHashMap([]const u8) = null,
+    allowed_paths: ?std.json.ArrayHashMap([]const u8) = null,
     timeout: ?usize = null,
 };
diff --git a/zig/src/plugin.zig b/zig/src/plugin.zig
index 636b54a..58333c1 100644
--- a/zig/src/plugin.zig
+++ b/zig/src/plugin.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const Manifest = @import("manifest.zig").Manifest;
 const Function = @import("function.zig");
 const CancelHandle = @import("cancel_handle.zig");
 const c = @import("ffi.zig");
-const utils = @import("utils.zig");
 
 const Self = @This();
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, ctx: *Context, data: []const u8, funct
 
 /// Create a new plugin from the given manifest
 pub fn initFromManifest(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, ctx: *Context, manifest: Manifest, functions: []const Function, wasi: bool) !Self {
-    const json = try utils.stringifyAlloc(allocator, manifest);
+    const json = try std.json.stringifyAlloc(allocator, manifest, .{ .emit_null_optional_fields = false });
     defer allocator.free(json);
     return init(allocator, ctx, json, functions, wasi);
 }
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, data: []const u8, functions: []const
 
 /// Create a new plugin from the given manifest in its own context
 pub fn createFromManifest(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, manifest: Manifest, functions: []const Function, wasi: bool) !Self {
-    const json = try utils.stringifyAlloc(allocator, manifest);
+    const json = try std.json.stringifyAlloc(allocator, manifest, .{ .emit_null_optional_fields = false });
     defer allocator.free(json);
     return create(allocator, json, functions, wasi);
 }
@@ -128,15 +127,15 @@ pub fn update(self: *Self, data: []const u8, wasi: bool) !void {
 
 /// Update a plugin with the given manifest
 pub fn updateWithManifest(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, manifest: Manifest, wasi: bool) !void {
-    const json = try utils.stringifyAlloc(allocator, manifest);
+    const json = try std.json.stringifyAlloc(allocator, manifest, .{ .emit_null_optional_fields = false });
     defer allocator.free(json);
     return self.update(json, wasi);
 }
 /// Set configuration values
-pub fn setConfig(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, config: std.StringHashMap([]const u8)) !void {
+pub fn setConfig(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, config: std.json.ArrayHashMap([]const u8)) !void {
     self.ctx.mutex.lock();
     defer self.ctx.mutex.unlock();
-    const config_json = try utils.stringifyAlloc(allocator, config);
+    const config_json = try std.json.stringifyAlloc(allocator, config, .{ .emit_null_optional_fields = false });
     defer allocator.free(config_json);
     _ = c.extism_plugin_config(self.ctx.ctx, self.id, config_json.ptr, @as(u64, config_json.len));
 }
diff --git a/zig/src/utils.zig b/zig/src/utils.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index c50cea9..0000000
--- a/zig/src/utils.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const json = std.json;
-
-pub fn stringifyAlloc(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, value: anytype) ![]const u8 {
-    var list = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
-    errdefer list.deinit();
-    try stringify(value, .{ .emit_null_optional_fields = false }, list.writer());
-    return list.toOwnedSlice();
-}
-
-fn stringify(
-    value: anytype,
-    options: json.StringifyOptions,
-    out_stream: anytype,
-) @TypeOf(out_stream).Error!void {
-    const T = @TypeOf(value);
-    if (comptime std.mem.count(u8, @typeName(T), "hash_map.HashMap") > 0 and std.mem.count(u8, @typeName(T), "?") == 0) {
-        var it = value.iterator();
-        try out_stream.writeByte('{');
-        var i: usize = 0;
-        while (it.next()) |entry| {
-            i += 1;
-            const name = entry.key_ptr.*;
-            try json.encodeJsonString(name, options, out_stream);
-            if (i < value.count()) try out_stream.writeByte(':');
-            const val = entry.value_ptr.*;
-            try json.encodeJsonString(val, options, out_stream);
-        }
-        try out_stream.writeByte('}');
-        return;
-    }
-
-    switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
-        .Float, .ComptimeFloat => {
-            return std.fmt.formatFloatScientific(value, std.fmt.FormatOptions{}, out_stream);
-        },
-        .Int, .ComptimeInt => {
-            return std.fmt.formatIntValue(value, "", std.fmt.FormatOptions{}, out_stream);
-        },
-        .Bool => {
-            return out_stream.writeAll(if (value) "true" else "false");
-        },
-        .Null => {
-            return out_stream.writeAll("null");
-        },
-        .Optional => {
-            if (value) |payload| {
-                return try stringify(payload, options, out_stream);
-            } else {
-                return try stringify(null, options, out_stream);
-            }
-        },
-        .Enum => {
-            if (comptime std.meta.trait.hasFn("jsonStringify")(T)) {
-                return value.jsonStringify(options, out_stream);
-            }
-
-            @compileError("Unable to stringify enum '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "'");
-        },
-        .Union => {
-            if (comptime std.meta.trait.hasFn("jsonStringify")(T)) {
-                return value.jsonStringify(options, out_stream);
-            }
-
-            const info = @typeInfo(T).Union;
-            if (info.tag_type) |UnionTagType| {
-                inline for (info.fields) |u_field| {
-                    if (value == @field(UnionTagType, u_field.name)) {
-                        return try stringify(@field(value, u_field.name), options, out_stream);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                @compileError("Unable to stringify untagged union '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "'");
-            }
-        },
-        .Struct => |S| {
-            if (comptime std.meta.trait.hasFn("jsonStringify")(T)) {
-                return value.jsonStringify(options, out_stream);
-            }
-
-            try out_stream.writeByte('{');
-            var field_output = false;
-            var child_options = options;
-            child_options.whitespace = .indent_2;
-            inline for (S.fields) |Field| {
-                // don't include void fields
-                if (Field.type == void) continue;
-
-                var emit_field = true;
-
-                // don't include optional fields that are null when emit_null_optional_fields is set to false
-                if (@typeInfo(Field.type) == .Optional) {
-                    if (options.emit_null_optional_fields == false) {
-                        if (@field(value, Field.name) == null) {
-                            emit_field = false;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (emit_field) {
-                    if (!field_output) {
-                        field_output = true;
-                    } else {
-                        try out_stream.writeByte(',');
-                    }
-                    try json.encodeJsonString(Field.name, options, out_stream);
-                    try out_stream.writeByte(':');
-                    if (child_options.whitespace != .minified) {
-                        try out_stream.writeByte(' ');
-                    }
-                    try stringify(@field(value, Field.name), child_options, out_stream);
-                }
-            }
-            try out_stream.writeByte('}');
-            return;
-        },
-        .ErrorSet => return stringify(@as([]const u8, @errorName(value)), options, out_stream),
-        .Pointer => |ptr_info| switch (ptr_info.size) {
-            .One => switch (@typeInfo(ptr_info.child)) {
-                .Array => {
-                    const Slice = []const std.meta.Elem(ptr_info.child);
-                    return stringify(@as(Slice, value), options, out_stream);
-                },
-                else => {
-                    // TODO: avoid loops?
-                    std.debug.print("a: {}", .{std.mem.indexOf(u8, @typeName(T), "HashMap") != null});
-                    // return stringify(value.*, options, out_stream);
-                },
-            },
-            // TODO: .Many when there is a sentinel (waiting for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/pull/3972)
-            .Slice => {
-                if (ptr_info.child == u8 and std.unicode.utf8ValidateSlice(value)) {
-                    try json.encodeJsonString(value, options, out_stream);
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                try out_stream.writeByte('[');
-                var child_options = options;
-                for (value, 0..) |x, i| {
-                    if (i != 0) {
-                        try out_stream.writeByte(',');
-                    }
-                    try stringify(x, child_options, out_stream);
-                }
-                try out_stream.writeByte(']');
-                return;
-            },
-            else => {
-                @compileError("Unable to stringify type '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "'");
-            },
-        },
-        .Array => return stringify(&value, options, out_stream),
-        .Vector => |info| {
-            const array: [info.len]info.child = value;
-            return stringify(&array, options, out_stream);
-        },
-        else => {
-            @compileError("Unable to stringify type '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "'");
-        },
-    }
-    unreachable;
-}