diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0cc37470a..78892c6ed 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ serde = "1.0.151"
 serde_html_form = "0.2.0"
 serde_json = "1.0.91"
 thiserror = "1.0.38"
+tokio = { version = "1.24", default-features = false, features = ["sync"] }
 tracing = { version = "0.1.36", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 uniffi = { git = "https://github.com/mozilla/uniffi-rs", rev = "58758341b72e9e8ff51ecd57a3eb22d6cc41a4b4" }
 uniffi_bindgen = { git = "https://github.com/mozilla/uniffi-rs", rev = "58758341b72e9e8ff51ecd57a3eb22d6cc41a4b4" }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml
index 42538b351..63b7ef24d 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_html_form = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde_yaml = "0.9.4"
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", default-features = false }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ url = "2.2.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 matrix-sdk-test = { version = "0.6.0", path = "../../testing/matrix-sdk-test", features = ["appservice"] }
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.11"
 wiremock = "0.5.13"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/Cargo.toml
index 2e24fe0f1..e73f53c9c 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ once_cell = { workspace = true }
 ruma = { workspace = true, features = ["canonical-json"] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["rc"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { version = "1.24", default-features = false, features = ["sync"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 zeroize = { workspace = true, features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ matrix-sdk-test = { version = "0.6.0", path = "../../testing/matrix-sdk-test" }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.11", features = ["env-filter"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dev-dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dev-dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.33"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-common/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-common/Cargo.toml
index ccb4161c6..d038d84d6 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ wasm-bindgen-futures = { version = "0.4.33", optional = true }
 gloo-timers = { version = "0.2.6", features = ["futures"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt", "sync", "time"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "time"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 matrix-sdk-test = { path = "../../testing/matrix-sdk-test/", version= "0.6.0"}
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml
index f39982698..5bcf6b6aa 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ zeroize = { workspace = true, features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
 cfg-if = "1.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.24", default-features = false, features = ["sync"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.24", default-features = false, features = ["time"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["time"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ indoc = "1.0.4"
 matrix-sdk-test = { version = "0.6.0", path = "../../testing/matrix-sdk-test" }
 proptest = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 # required for async_test macro
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.16", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/Cargo.toml
index c009a1f19..796780c7d 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ruma = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { version = "1.24", default-features = false, features = ["sync"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2.83"
 web-sys = { version = "0.3.57", features = ["IdbKeyRange"] }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sled/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-sled/Cargo.toml
index 67f0d2b40..3d3ba6e53 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sled/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sled/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 sled = "0.34.7"
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["sync", "fs"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["fs"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ matrix-sdk-crypto = { path = "../matrix-sdk-crypto", features = ["testing"] }
 matrix-sdk-test = { path = "../../testing/matrix-sdk-test" }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/Cargo.toml
index 576f5a9e3..1f77625b6 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ruma = { workspace = true }
 rusqlite = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["bundled"] }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["sync", "fs"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["fs"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 vodozemac = { workspace = true }
 
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ matrix-sdk-crypto = { path = "../matrix-sdk-crypto", features = ["testing"] }
 matrix-sdk-test = { path = "../../testing/matrix-sdk-test" }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.16", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
index a8976b2e1..8bd9f4b31 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ optional = true
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 gloo-timers = { version = "0.2.6", features = ["futures"] }
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["sync"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 backoff = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["tokio"] }
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["fs", "rt"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["fs", "rt"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.33"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dev-dependencies]
 ctor = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 wiremock = "0.5.13"
diff --git a/labs/jack-in/Cargo.toml b/labs/jack-in/Cargo.toml
index bae5ddd48..096eed58e 100644
--- a/labs/jack-in/Cargo.toml
+++ b/labs/jack-in/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ matrix-sdk-common = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-common", version = "0.6.0"
 matrix-sdk-sled = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-sled", features = ["state-store", "crypto-store"], version = "0.2.0" }
 sanitize-filename-reader-friendly = "2.2.1"
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "sync", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 tracing-flame = "0.2"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 tui-logger = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml b/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml
index a6814bfb2..568367670 100644
--- a/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ ctor = { workspace = true }
 matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.15", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/testing/matrix-sdk-test/Cargo.toml b/testing/matrix-sdk-test/Cargo.toml
index 6e4208c3b..f85704684 100644
--- a/testing/matrix-sdk-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/matrix-sdk-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["rt", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "macros"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.33"
diff --git a/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/Cargo.toml b/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/Cargo.toml
index cecf2993d..a02c949eb 100644
--- a/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ eyeball-im = { workspace = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3.25" }
 matrix-sdk-integration-testing = { path = "../matrix-sdk-integration-testing", features = ["helpers"] }
 matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk", features = ["experimental-sliding-sync", "testing"] }
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.2.2" }