diff --git a/.changes/handlebars-escape.md b/.changes/handlebars-escape.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d4a69fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/handlebars-escape.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri-bundler": patch
+"cli.rs": patch
+"cli.js": patch
+---
+
+Use escaping on Handlebars templates.
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs
index e3360e9ea..a7f0b5ea2 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings) -> crate::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
 
   // initialize shell script template.
   let mut handlebars = Handlebars::new();
+  handlebars.register_escape_fn(|s| s.into());
   handlebars
     .register_template_string("appimage", include_str!("templates/appimage"))
     .expect("Failed to register template for handlebars");
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs
index 8d4dc8ca2..a25433884 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ pub fn build_wix_app_installer(
 
     // Create the Powershell script to install the task
     let mut skip_uac_task_installer = Handlebars::new();
+    skip_uac_task_installer.register_escape_fn(|s| s.into());
     let xml = include_str!("../templates/install-task.ps1");
     skip_uac_task_installer
       .register_template_string("install-task.ps1", xml)
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@ pub fn build_wix_app_installer(
 
     // Create the Powershell script to uninstall the task
     let mut skip_uac_task_uninstaller = Handlebars::new();
+    skip_uac_task_uninstaller.register_escape_fn(|s| s.into());
     let xml = include_str!("../templates/uninstall-task.ps1");
     skip_uac_task_uninstaller
       .register_template_string("uninstall-task.ps1", xml)
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
index 2171858c2..d3e550b3a 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
@@ -344,6 +344,21 @@ fn build_nsis_app_installer(
   }
 
   let mut handlebars = Handlebars::new();
+  handlebars.register_escape_fn(|s| {
+    let mut output = String::new();
+    for c in s.chars() {
+      match c {
+        '\"' => output.push_str("$\\\""),
+        '$' => output.push_str("$$"),
+        '`' => output.push_str("$\\`"),
+        '\n' => output.push_str("$\\n"),
+        '\t' => output.push_str("$\\t"),
+        '\r' => output.push_str("$\\r"),
+        _ => output.push(c),
+      }
+    }
+    output
+  });
   handlebars
     .register_template_string("installer.nsi", include_str!("./templates/installer.nsi"))
     .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/install-task.ps1 b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/install-task.ps1
index b6f247954..b3d443663 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/install-task.ps1
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/install-task.ps1
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ if ($ChangeDir -ne "") {
     # Change directories to the install path
     Set-Location -Path $ChangeDir
 }
-SCHTASKS.EXE /CREATE /XML update.xml /TN "Update {{{product_name}}} - Skip UAC" /F
+SCHTASKS.EXE /CREATE /XML update.xml /TN "Update {{product_name}} - Skip UAC" /F
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi
index 8c30065f0..42708d45c 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ Var ReinstallPageCheck
 !include x64.nsh
 !include WordFunc.nsh
 
-!define MANUFACTURER "{{{manufacturer}}}"
-!define PRODUCTNAME "{{{product_name}}}"
-!define VERSION "{{{version}}}"
-!define INSTALLMODE "{{{install_mode}}}"
-!define LICENSE "{{{license}}}"
-!define INSTALLERICON "{{{installer_icon}}}"
-!define SIDEBARIMAGE "{{{sidebar_image}}}"
-!define HEADERIMAGE "{{{header_image}}}"
-!define MAINBINARYNAME "{{{main_binary_name}}}"
-!define MAINBINARYSRCPATH "{{{main_binary_path}}}"
-!define BUNDLEID "{{{bundle_id}}}"
-!define OUTFILE "{{{out_file}}}"
-!define ARCH "{{{arch}}}"
-!define PLUGINSPATH "{{{additional_plugins_path}}}"
-!define ALLOWDOWNGRADES "{{{allow_downgrades}}}"
-!define DISPLAYLANGUAGESELECTOR "{{{display_language_selector}}}"
-!define INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE "{{{install_webview2_mode}}}"
-!define WEBVIEW2INSTALLERARGS "{{{webview2_installer_args}}}"
-!define WEBVIEW2BOOTSTRAPPERPATH "{{{webview2_bootstrapper_path}}}"
-!define WEBVIEW2INSTALLERPATH "{{{webview2_installer_path}}}"
+!define MANUFACTURER "{{manufacturer}}"
+!define PRODUCTNAME "{{product_name}}"
+!define VERSION "{{version}}"
+!define INSTALLMODE "{{install_mode}}"
+!define LICENSE "{{license}}"
+!define INSTALLERICON "{{installer_icon}}"
+!define SIDEBARIMAGE "{{sidebar_image}}"
+!define HEADERIMAGE "{{header_image}}"
+!define MAINBINARYNAME "{{main_binary_name}}"
+!define MAINBINARYSRCPATH "{{main_binary_path}}"
+!define BUNDLEID "{{bundle_id}}"
+!define OUTFILE "{{out_file}}"
+!define ARCH "{{arch}}"
+!define PLUGINSPATH "{{additional_plugins_path}}"
+!define ALLOWDOWNGRADES "{{allow_downgrades}}"
+!define DISPLAYLANGUAGESELECTOR "{{display_language_selector}}"
+!define INSTALLWEBVIEW2MODE "{{install_webview2_mode}}"
+!define WEBVIEW2INSTALLERARGS "{{webview2_installer_args}}"
+!define WEBVIEW2BOOTSTRAPPERPATH "{{webview2_bootstrapper_path}}"
+!define WEBVIEW2INSTALLERPATH "{{webview2_installer_path}}"
 !define UNINSTKEY "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${PRODUCTNAME}"
 !define MANUPRODUCTKEY "Software\${MANUFACTURER}\${PRODUCTNAME}"
 
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs
index a37224d3e..03b578f45 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/main.wxs
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
     <Product
             Id="*"
-            Name="{{{product_name}}}"
-            UpgradeCode="{{{upgrade_code}}}"
+            Name="{{product_name}}"
+            UpgradeCode="{{upgrade_code}}"
             Language="!(loc.TauriLanguage)"
-            Manufacturer="{{{manufacturer}}}"
-            Version="{{{version}}}">
+            Manufacturer="{{manufacturer}}"
+            Version="{{version}}">
 
         <Package Id="*"
                  Keywords="Installer"
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@
         <Media Id="1" Cabinet="app.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
 
         {{#if banner_path}}
-        <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="{{{banner_path}}}" />
+        <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="{{banner_path}}" />
         {{/if}}
         {{#if dialog_image_path}}
-        <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="{{{dialog_image_path}}}" />
+        <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="{{dialog_image_path}}" />
         {{/if}}
         {{#if license}}
-        <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="{{{license}}}" />
+        <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="{{license}}" />
         {{/if}}
 
-        <Icon Id="ProductIcon" SourceFile="{{{icon_path}}}"/>
+        <Icon Id="ProductIcon" SourceFile="{{icon_path}}"/>
         <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="ProductIcon" />
         <Property Id="ARPNOREPAIR" Value="yes" Secure="yes" />      <!-- Remove repair -->
         <SetProperty Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" After="InstallValidate" Sequence="execute"/>
 
         <!-- initialize with previous InstallDir -->
         <Property Id="INSTALLDIR">
-            <RegistrySearch Id="PrevInstallDirReg" Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{{manufacturer}}}\\{{{product_name}}}" Name="InstallDir" Type="raw"/>
+            <RegistrySearch Id="PrevInstallDirReg" Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{manufacturer}}\\{{product_name}}" Name="InstallDir" Type="raw"/>
         </Property>
 
         <!-- launch app checkbox -->
@@ -93,27 +93,27 @@
         <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
             <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop">
                 <Component Id="ApplicationShortcutDesktop" Guid="*">
-                    <Shortcut Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut" Name="{{{product_name}}}" Description="Runs {{{product_name}}}" Target="[!Path]" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" />
+                    <Shortcut Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut" Name="{{product_name}}" Description="Runs {{product_name}}" Target="[!Path]" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" />
                     <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolder" On="uninstall" />
-                    <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{{manufacturer}}}\\{{{product_name}}}" Name="Desktop Shortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
+                    <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{manufacturer}}\\{{product_name}}" Name="Desktop Shortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
                 </Component>
             </Directory>
             <Directory Id="$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)" Name="PFiles">
-                <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="{{{product_name}}}"/>
+                <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="{{product_name}}"/>
             </Directory>
             <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
-                <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="{{{product_name}}}"/>
+                <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="{{product_name}}"/>
             </Directory>
         </Directory>
 
         <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLDIR">
             <Component Id="RegistryEntries" Guid="*">
-                <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{{manufacturer}}}\\{{{product_name}}}">
+                <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{manufacturer}}\\{{product_name}}">
                     <RegistryValue Name="InstallDir" Type="string" Value="[INSTALLDIR]" KeyPath="yes" />
                 </RegistryKey>
             </Component>
-            <Component Id="Path" Guid="{{{path_component_guid}}}" Win64="$(var.Win64)">
-                <File Id="Path" Source="{{{app_exe_source}}}" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/>
+            <Component Id="Path" Guid="{{path_component_guid}}" Win64="$(var.Win64)">
+                <File Id="Path" Source="{{app_exe_source}}" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/>
             </Component>
             {{#each binaries as |bin| ~}}
             <Component Id="{{ bin.id }}" Guid="{{bin.guid}}" Win64="$(var.Win64)">
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@
                 <File Id="UpdateTaskUninstaller" Source="uninstall-task.ps1" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/>
             </Component>
             {{/if}}
-            {{{resources}}}
+            {{resources}}
             <Component Id="CMP_UninstallShortcut" Guid="*">
 
                 <Shortcut Id="UninstallShortcut"
-						  Name="Uninstall {{{product_name}}}"
-						  Description="Uninstalls {{{product_name}}}"
+						  Name="Uninstall {{product_name}}"
+						  Description="Uninstalls {{product_name}}"
 						  Target="[System64Folder]msiexec.exe"
 						  Arguments="/x [ProductCode]" />
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 							  On="uninstall" />
 
 				<RegistryValue Root="HKCU"
-							   Key="Software\\{{{manufacturer}}}\\{{{product_name}}}"
+							   Key="Software\\{{manufacturer}}\\{{product_name}}"
 							   Name="Uninstaller Shortcut"
 							   Type="integer"
 							   Value="1"
@@ -155,15 +155,15 @@
         <DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
             <Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="*">
                 <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
-                    Name="{{{product_name}}}"
-                    Description="Runs {{{product_name}}}"
+                    Name="{{product_name}}"
+                    Description="Runs {{product_name}}"
                     Target="[!Path]"
                     Icon="ProductIcon"
                     WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR">
-                    <ShortcutProperty Key="System.AppUserModel.ID" Value="{{{bundle_id}}}"/>
+                    <ShortcutProperty Key="System.AppUserModel.ID" Value="{{bundle_id}}"/>
                 </Shortcut>
                 <RemoveFolder Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
-                <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{{manufacturer}}}\\{{{product_name}}}" Name="Start Menu Shortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
+                <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\\{{manufacturer}}\\{{product_name}}" Name="Start Menu Shortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
            </Component>
         </DirectoryRef>
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         </Property>
 
         {{#if download_bootstrapper}}
-        <CustomAction Id='DownloadAndInvokeBootstrapper' Directory="INSTALLDIR" Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='powershell.exe -NoProfile -windowstyle hidden try [\{] [\[]Net.ServicePointManager[\]]::SecurityProtocol = [\[]Net.SecurityProtocolType[\]]::Tls12 [\}] catch [\{][\}]; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" ; Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" -ArgumentList ({{{webview_installer_args}}} &apos;/install&apos;) -Wait' Return='check'/>
+        <CustomAction Id='DownloadAndInvokeBootstrapper' Directory="INSTALLDIR" Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='powershell.exe -NoProfile -windowstyle hidden try [\{] [\[]Net.ServicePointManager[\]]::SecurityProtocol = [\[]Net.SecurityProtocolType[\]]::Tls12 [\}] catch [\{][\}]; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" ; Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" -ArgumentList ({{webview_installer_args}} &apos;/install&apos;) -Wait' Return='check'/>
         <InstallExecuteSequence>
             <Custom Action='DownloadAndInvokeBootstrapper' Before='InstallFinalize'>
                 <![CDATA[NOT(REMOVE OR WVRTINSTALLED)]]>
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@
 
         <!-- Embedded webview bootstrapper mode -->
         {{#if webview2_bootstrapper_path}}
-        <Binary Id="MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" SourceFile="{{{webview2_bootstrapper_path}}}"/>
-        <CustomAction Id='InvokeBootstrapper' BinaryKey='MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe' Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='{{{webview_installer_args}}} /install' Return='check' />
+        <Binary Id="MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" SourceFile="{{webview2_bootstrapper_path}}"/>
+        <CustomAction Id='InvokeBootstrapper' BinaryKey='MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe' Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='{{webview_installer_args}} /install' Return='check' />
         <InstallExecuteSequence>
             <Custom Action='InvokeBootstrapper' Before='InstallFinalize'>
                 <![CDATA[NOT(REMOVE OR WVRTINSTALLED)]]>
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@
 
         <!-- Embedded offline installer -->
         {{#if webview2_installer_path}}
-        <Binary Id="MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstaller.exe" SourceFile="{{{webview2_installer_path}}}"/>
-        <CustomAction Id='InvokeStandalone' BinaryKey='MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstaller.exe' Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='{{{webview_installer_args}}} /install' Return='check' />
+        <Binary Id="MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstaller.exe" SourceFile="{{webview2_installer_path}}"/>
+        <CustomAction Id='InvokeStandalone' BinaryKey='MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstaller.exe' Execute="deferred" ExeCommand='{{webview_installer_args}} /install' Return='check' />
         <InstallExecuteSequence>
             <Custom Action='InvokeStandalone' Before='InstallFinalize'>
                 <![CDATA[NOT(REMOVE OR WVRTINSTALLED)]]>
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/uninstall-task.ps1 b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/uninstall-task.ps1
index 3cb795e90..b39f326ed 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/uninstall-task.ps1
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/uninstall-task.ps1
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ if ((Test-Admin) -eq $false) {
     exit
 }
 
-SCHTASKS.EXE /DELETE /TN 'Update {{{product_name}}} - Skip UAC' /F
+SCHTASKS.EXE /DELETE /TN 'Update {{product_name}} - Skip UAC' /F
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/update-task.xml b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/update-task.xml
index 1af9031c2..f86811936 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/update-task.xml
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/update-task.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 -->
 <Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
   <RegistrationInfo>
-    <URI>\Update {{{product_name}}} - Skip UAC</URI>
+    <URI>\Update {{product_name}} - Skip UAC</URI>
   </RegistrationInfo>
   <Triggers />
   <Principals>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   <Actions Context="Author">
     <Exec>
       <Command>cmd.exe</Command>
-      <Arguments>/c "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\msiexec.exe /i %TEMP%\\{{{product_name}}}.msi {{{msiexec_args}}} /promptrestart"</Arguments>
+      <Arguments>/c "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\msiexec.exe /i %TEMP%\\{{product_name}}.msi {{msiexec_args}} /promptrestart"</Arguments>
     </Exec>
   </Actions>
 </Task>
diff --git a/tooling/cli/Cargo.lock b/tooling/cli/Cargo.lock
index 365d8ac91..c6f15c9c2 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/Cargo.lock
+++ b/tooling/cli/Cargo.lock
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "android_system_properties"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "819e7219dbd41043ac279b19830f2efc897156490d7fd6ea916720117ee66311"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ansi_term"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -111,7 +120,7 @@ checksum = "76464446b8bc32758d7e88ee1a804d9914cd9b1cb264c029899680b0be29826f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -379,6 +388,19 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chrono"
+version = "0.4.24"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4e3c5919066adf22df73762e50cffcde3a758f2a848b113b586d1f86728b673b"
+dependencies = [
+ "iana-time-zone",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "chunked_transfer"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -444,7 +466,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-error",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -456,6 +478,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_str_bytes",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codespan-reporting"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3538270d33cc669650c4b093848450d380def10c331d38c768e34cac80576e6e"
+dependencies = [
+ "termcolor",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "color_quant"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -629,7 +661,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "smallvec",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -639,7 +671,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dfae75de57f2b2e85e8768c3ea840fd159c8f33e2b6522c7835b7abac81be16e"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -649,7 +681,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f877be4f7c9f246b183111634f75baa039715e3f46ce860677d3b19a69fb229c"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -672,10 +704,54 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "darling"
-version = "0.13.4"
+name = "cxx"
+version = "1.0.94"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a01d95850c592940db9b8194bc39f4bc0e89dee5c4265e4b1807c34a9aba453c"
+checksum = "f61f1b6389c3fe1c316bf8a4dccc90a38208354b330925bce1f74a6c4756eb93"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "cxxbridge-flags",
+ "cxxbridge-macro",
+ "link-cplusplus",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxx-build"
+version = "1.0.94"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "12cee708e8962df2aeb38f594aae5d827c022b6460ac71a7a3e2c3c2aae5a07b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "codespan-reporting",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "scratch",
+ "syn 2.0.14",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxxbridge-flags"
+version = "1.0.94"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7944172ae7e4068c533afbb984114a56c46e9ccddda550499caa222902c7f7bb"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxxbridge-macro"
+version = "1.0.94"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2345488264226bf682893e25de0769f3360aac9957980ec49361b083ddaa5bc5"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.14",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling"
+version = "0.14.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b750cb3417fd1b327431a470f388520309479ab0bf5e323505daf0290cd3850"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "darling_macro",
@@ -683,27 +759,27 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_core"
-version = "0.13.4"
+version = "0.14.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "859d65a907b6852c9361e3185c862aae7fafd2887876799fa55f5f99dc40d610"
+checksum = "109c1ca6e6b7f82cc233a97004ea8ed7ca123a9af07a8230878fcfda9b158bf0"
 dependencies = [
  "fnv",
  "ident_case",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "strsim 0.10.0",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_macro"
-version = "0.13.4"
+version = "0.14.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9c972679f83bdf9c42bd905396b6c3588a843a17f0f16dfcfa3e2c5d57441835"
+checksum = "a4aab4dbc9f7611d8b55048a3a16d2d010c2c8334e46304b40ac1cc14bf3b48e"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -716,7 +792,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustc_version",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1226,7 +1302,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "markup5ever",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1299,6 +1375,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "want",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone"
+version = "0.1.56"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0722cd7114b7de04316e7ea5456a0bbb20e4adb46fd27a3697adb812cff0f37c"
+dependencies = [
+ "android_system_properties",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "iana-time-zone-haiku",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows 0.48.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone-haiku"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0703ae284fc167426161c2e3f1da3ea71d94b21bedbcc9494e92b28e334e3dca"
+dependencies = [
+ "cxx",
+ "cxx-build",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ident_case"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1380,6 +1480,7 @@ checksum = "10a35a97730320ffe8e2d410b5d3b69279b98d2c14bdb8b70ea89ecf7888d41e"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "hashbrown",
+ "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1516,9 +1617,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "json-patch"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e712e62827c382a77b87f590532febb1f8b2fdbc3eefa1ee37fe7281687075ef"
+checksum = "1f54898088ccb91df1b492cc80029a6fdf1c48ca0db7c6822a8babad69c94658"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1655,6 +1756,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "safemem",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "link-cplusplus"
+version = "1.0.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ecd207c9c713c34f95a097a5b029ac2ce6010530c7b49d7fea24d977dede04f5"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -1831,7 +1941,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "napi-derive-backend",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1846,7 +1956,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "regex",
  "semver",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2091,7 +2201,7 @@ checksum = "b501e44f11665960c7e7fcf062c7d96a14ade4aa98116c004b2e37b5be7d736c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2229,7 +2339,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pest_meta",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2306,7 +2416,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-hack",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2320,7 +2430,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-hack",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2358,7 +2468,7 @@ checksum = "744b6f092ba29c3650faf274db506afd39944f48420f6c86b17cfe0ee1cb36bb"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2438,7 +2548,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-error-attr",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
  "version_check",
 ]
 
@@ -2461,9 +2571,9 @@ checksum = "dbf0c48bc1d91375ae5c3cd81e3722dff1abcf81a30960240640d223f59fe0e5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.46"
+version = "1.0.56"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "94e2ef8dbfc347b10c094890f778ee2e36ca9bb4262e86dc99cd217e35f3470b"
+checksum = "2b63bdb0cd06f1f4dedf69b254734f9b45af66e4a031e42a7480257d9898b435"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -2479,9 +2589,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.20"
+version = "1.0.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3bcdf212e9776fbcb2d23ab029360416bb1706b1aea2d1a5ba002727cbcab804"
+checksum = "4424af4bf778aae2051a77b60283332f386554255d722233d09fbfc7e30da2fc"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -2799,7 +2909,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "serde_derive_internals",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2808,6 +2918,12 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "scratch"
+version = "1.0.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1792db035ce95be60c3f8853017b3999209281c24e2ba5bc8e59bf97a0c590c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "scrypt"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -2881,9 +2997,9 @@ checksum = "a41d061efea015927ac527063765e73601444cdc344ba855bc7bd44578b25e1c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.152"
+version = "1.0.160"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb7d1f0d3021d347a83e556fc4683dea2ea09d87bccdf88ff5c12545d89d5efb"
+checksum = "bb2f3770c8bce3bcda7e149193a069a0f4365bda1fa5cd88e03bca26afc1216c"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
@@ -2900,13 +3016,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.152"
+version = "1.0.160"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "af487d118eecd09402d70a5d72551860e788df87b464af30e5ea6a38c75c541e"
+checksum = "291a097c63d8497e00160b166a967a4a79c64f3facdd01cbd7502231688d77df"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.14",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2917,14 +3033,14 @@ checksum = "85bf8229e7920a9f636479437026331ce11aa132b4dde37d121944a44d6e5f3c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.91"
+version = "1.0.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "877c235533714907a8c2464236f5c4b2a17262ef1bd71f38f35ea592c8da6883"
+checksum = "d721eca97ac802aa7777b701877c8004d950fc142651367300d21c1cc0194744"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa 1.0.2",
  "ryu",
@@ -2945,24 +3061,30 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with"
-version = "1.14.0"
+version = "2.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "678b5a069e50bf00ecd22d0cd8ddf7c236f68581b03db652061ed5eb13a312ff"
+checksum = "331bb8c3bf9b92457ab7abecf07078c13f7d270ba490103e84e8b014490cd0b0"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.13.0",
+ "chrono",
+ "hex",
+ "indexmap",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "serde_with_macros",
+ "time",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with_macros"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "2.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e182d6ec6f05393cc0e5ed1bf81ad6db3a8feedf8ee515ecdd369809bcce8082"
+checksum = "859011bddcc11f289f07f467cc1fe01c7a941daa4d8f6c40d4d1c92eb6d9319c"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2984,7 +3106,7 @@ checksum = "74064874e9f6a15f04c1f3cb627902d0e6b410abbf36668afa873c61889f1763"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3169,7 +3291,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-error",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3195,6 +3317,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "2.0.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fcf316d5356ed6847742d036f8a39c3b8435cac10bd528a4bd461928a6ab34d5"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sync_wrapper"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -3346,7 +3479,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck 0.4.0",
  "html5ever",
  "infer",
- "json-patch 0.3.0",
+ "json-patch 1.0.0",
  "json5",
  "kuchiki",
  "memchr",
@@ -3361,7 +3494,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml",
  "url",
  "walkdir",
- "windows",
+ "windows 0.39.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3424,22 +3557,22 @@ checksum = "8eaa81235c7058867fa8c0e7314f33dcce9c215f535d1913822a2b3f5e289f3c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.38"
+version = "1.0.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a9cd18aa97d5c45c6603caea1da6628790b37f7a34b6ca89522331c5180fed0"
+checksum = "978c9a314bd8dc99be594bc3c175faaa9794be04a5a5e153caba6915336cebac"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.38"
+version = "1.0.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fb327af4685e4d03fa8cbcf1716380da910eeb2bb8be417e7f9fd3fb164f36f"
+checksum = "f9456a42c5b0d803c8cd86e73dd7cc9edd429499f37a3550d286d5e86720569f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.14",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3480,6 +3613,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itoa 1.0.2",
  "libc",
  "num_threads",
+ "serde",
  "time-macros",
 ]
 
@@ -3530,7 +3664,7 @@ checksum = "9724f9a975fb987ef7a3cd9be0350edcbe130698af5b8f7a631e23d42d052484"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3894,7 +4028,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -3928,7 +4062,7 @@ checksum = "7d94ac45fcf608c1f45ef53e748d35660f168490c10b23704c7779ab8f5c3048"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -4019,13 +4153,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.39.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e686886bc078bc1b0b600cac0147aadb815089b6e4da64016cbd754b6342700f"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-implement"
 version = "0.39.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ba01f98f509cb5dc05f4e5fc95e535f78260f15fea8fe1a8abdd08f774f1cee7"
 dependencies = [
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.107",
  "windows-tokens",
 ]
 
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/init.rs b/tooling/cli/src/init.rs
index efcf52d89..1ea407951 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/init.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/init.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ pub fn command(mut options: Options) -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     let _ = remove_dir_all(&template_target_path);
-    let handlebars = Handlebars::new();
+    let mut handlebars = Handlebars::new();
+    handlebars.register_escape_fn(|s| s.into());
 
     let mut data = BTreeMap::new();
     data.insert("tauri_dep", to_json(tauri_dep));
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/plugin/init.rs b/tooling/cli/src/plugin/init.rs
index 8824e855d..b12672b90 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/plugin/init.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/plugin/init.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ pub fn command(mut options: Options) -> Result<()> {
       };
 
     let _ = remove_dir_all(&template_target_path);
-    let handlebars = Handlebars::new();
+    let mut handlebars = Handlebars::new();
+    handlebars.register_escape_fn(|s| s.into());
 
     let mut data = BTreeMap::new();
     data.insert("plugin_name_original", to_json(&options.plugin_name));
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest b/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest
index b77809fae..2600d7b37 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tauri-build = {{{  tauri_build_dep  }}}
+tauri-build = {{  tauri_build_dep  }}
 
 [dependencies]
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-tauri = {{{  tauri_dep  }}}
+tauri = {{  tauri_dep  }}
 
 [features]
 # this feature is used for production builds or when `devPath` points to the filesystem and the built-in dev server is disabled.
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 9cc5eb7ca..4707e24ce 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{{ tauri_config }}}
+{{ tauri_config }}
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/Cargo.crate-manifest b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/Cargo.crate-manifest
index 8c7748c79..35feb1dba 100755
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/Cargo.crate-manifest
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/Cargo.crate-manifest
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 exclude = ["/examples"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tauri = {{{  tauri_dep  }}}
+tauri = {{  tauri_dep  }}
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/examples/vanilla/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/examples/vanilla/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest
index 2a93996ca..9ece92309 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/examples/vanilla/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/backend/examples/vanilla/src-tauri/Cargo.crate-manifest
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 [dependencies]
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = [ "derive" ] }
-tauri = {{{  tauri_example_dep  }}}
+tauri = {{ tauri_example_dep }}
 tauri-plugin-{{ plugin_name }} = { path = "../../../" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tauri-build = {{{  tauri_build_dep  }}}
+tauri-build = {{ tauri_build_dep  }}
 
 [features]
 custom-protocol = [ "tauri/custom-protocol" ]
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/Cargo.crate-manifest b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/Cargo.crate-manifest
index bfa7ebc0c..c017daad1 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/Cargo.crate-manifest
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/Cargo.crate-manifest
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 exclude = ["/examples", "/webview-dist", "/webview-src", "node_modules"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tauri = {{{  tauri_dep }}}
+tauri = {{  tauri_dep }}
 serde = "1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0"
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/examples/tauri-app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/examples/tauri-app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index b17160c7d..3d6bc6ab8 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/examples/tauri-app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/with-api/examples/tauri-app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tauri-build = {{{  tauri_build_dep  }}}
+tauri-build = {{ tauri_build_dep }}
 
 [dependencies]
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-tauri = {{{  tauri_example_dep  }}}
+tauri = {{ tauri_example_dep }}
 tauri-plugin-{{ plugin_name }} = { path = "../../../" }
 
 [features]