diff --git a/.ci/cargo-ci/Cargo.toml b/.ci/cargo-ci/Cargo.toml
index 1f488d83..52a2a0ca 100644
--- a/.ci/cargo-ci/Cargo.toml
+++ b/.ci/cargo-ci/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "string"] }
 flate2 = { workspace = true }
 fs-err = { workspace = true }
 fs_extra = { workspace = true }
-lazy_static = { workspace = true }
 predicates = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["blocking"] }
 shadow-rs = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/constants.rs b/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/constants.rs
index a2a9df7d..5b3c43a5 100644
--- a/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/constants.rs
+++ b/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/constants.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-use std::path::{PathBuf, Path};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+static WORKSPACE_DIR: LazyLock<PathBuf> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    let output = std::process::Command::new(env!("CARGO"))
+        .arg("locate-project")
+        .arg("--workspace")
+        .arg("--message-format=plain")
+        .output()
+        .unwrap()
+        .stdout;
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref WORKSPACE_DIR: PathBuf = {
-        let output = std::process::Command::new(env!("CARGO"))
-            .arg("locate-project")
-            .arg("--workspace")
-            .arg("--message-format=plain")
-            .output()
-            .unwrap()
-            .stdout;
-        let cargo_path = Path::new(std::str::from_utf8(&output).unwrap().trim());
-        cargo_path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf()
-    };
-}
+    let cargo_path = Path::new(std::str::from_utf8(&output).unwrap().trim());
+
+    cargo_path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf()
+});
 
 /// The root of the Cargo Workspace. Should be the repository root.
 pub fn workspace_dir() -> PathBuf {
diff --git a/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/metadata.rs b/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/metadata.rs
index 25fe647b..892d0f78 100644
--- a/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/metadata.rs
+++ b/.ci/cargo-ci/src/core/metadata.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use cargo_metadata::Package;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref CARGO_METADATA: cargo_metadata::Metadata = {
-        cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new()
-            .manifest_path(crate::constants::workspace_dir().join("Cargo.toml"))
-            .exec()
-            .expect("Failed to gather Cargo metadata.")
-    };
-}
+static CARGO_METADATA: LazyLock<cargo_metadata::Metadata> = LazyLock::new(||
+    cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new()
+        .manifest_path(crate::constants::workspace_dir().join("Cargo.toml"))
+        .exec()
+        .expect("Failed to gather Cargo metadata.")
+);
 
 pub fn cargo() -> cargo_metadata::Metadata {
     CARGO_METADATA.to_owned()
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 291234c8..5a34130d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3878,7 +3878,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "fs-err",
  "fs_extra",
- "lazy_static",
  "predicates",
  "reqwest 0.12.9",
  "serde-spdx",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dd6362f9..659690f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.5.0-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.78"
+rust-version = "1.80"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-opendut/opendut"
 
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ hyper-util = "0.1.6"
 indicatif = "0.17.7"
 indoc = "2.0.4"
 jsonwebtoken = "9.2.0"
-lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 leptos = { version = "0.6.15" }
 leptos_oidc = { version = "0.4.0" }
 leptos_router = { version = "0.6.15" }