diff --git a/rustler_mix/lib/rustler.ex b/rustler_mix/lib/rustler.ex
index abf0eddf..49d72f02 100644
--- a/rustler_mix/lib/rustler.ex
+++ b/rustler_mix/lib/rustler.ex
@@ -170,5 +170,14 @@ defmodule Rustler do
   end
 
   @doc false
-  def rustler_version, do: "0.33.1"
+  def rustler_version do
+    # Retrieve newest version or fall back to hard-coded one
+    Req.get!("https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/rustler").body
+    |> Map.fetch!("versions")
+    |> Enum.filter(fn version -> not version["yanked"] end)
+    |> Enum.map(fn version -> version["num"] end)
+    |> Enum.fetch!(0)
+  rescue
+    _ -> "0.33.0"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/rustler_mix/lib/rustler/compiler/messages.ex b/rustler_mix/lib/rustler/compiler/messages.ex
index 37556cbd..d8d15d7d 100644
--- a/rustler_mix/lib/rustler/compiler/messages.ex
+++ b/rustler_mix/lib/rustler/compiler/messages.ex
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ defmodule Rustler.Compiler.Messages do
     """
   end
 
-  def message({:differing_versions, crate, rustler_version, codegen_version}) do
-    """
-    The '#{crate}' crate should have the same rustler and rustler_codegen version in its Cargo.toml:
-    rustler version: #{rustler_version}
-    rustler_codegen version: #{codegen_version}
-    """
-  end
-
   def message({:unsupported_rustler_version, crate, supported, version}) do
     """
     The crate '#{crate}' is using an unsupported version of rustler and rustler_codegen.
diff --git a/rustler_mix/mix.exs b/rustler_mix/mix.exs
index 1a2f6afc..4e251112 100644
--- a/rustler_mix/mix.exs
+++ b/rustler_mix/mix.exs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ defmodule Rustler.Mixfile do
     [
       {:toml, "~> 0.6", runtime: false},
       {:ex_doc, ">= 0.0.0", only: :dev, runtime: false},
-      {:jason, "~> 1.0", runtime: false}
+      {:jason, "~> 1.0", runtime: false},
+      {:req, "~> 0.5", runtime: false}
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/rustler_mix/mix.lock b/rustler_mix/mix.lock
index c1e3e487..5f7588dd 100644
--- a/rustler_mix/mix.lock
+++ b/rustler_mix/mix.lock
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 %{
+  "castore": {:hex, :castore, "1.0.7", "b651241514e5f6956028147fe6637f7ac13802537e895a724f90bf3e36ddd1dd", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "da7785a4b0d2a021cd1292a60875a784b6caef71e76bf4917bdee1f390455cf5"},
   "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.4.4", "4821b8d05cda507189d51f2caeef370cf1e18ca5d7dfb7d31e9cafe6688106a4", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "1f93aba7340574847c0f609da787f0d79efcab51b044bb6e242cae5aca9d264d"},
   "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.37", "2ad73550e27c8946648b06905a57e4d454e4d7229c2dafa72a0348c99d8be5f7", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6b19783f2802f039806f375610faa22da130b8edc21209d0bff47918bb48360e"},
   "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.30.6", "5f8b54854b240a2b55c9734c4b1d0dd7bdd41f71a095d42a70445c03cf05a281", [:mix], [{:earmark_parser, "~> 1.4.31", [hex: :earmark_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_erlang, "~> 0.1", [hex: :makeup_erlang, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "bd48f2ddacf4e482c727f9293d9498e0881597eae6ddc3d9562bd7923375109f"},
+  "finch": {:hex, :finch, "0.18.0", "944ac7d34d0bd2ac8998f79f7a811b21d87d911e77a786bc5810adb75632ada4", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mime, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mint, "~> 1.3", [hex: :mint, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_options, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_options, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_pool, "~> 0.2.6 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_pool, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "69f5045b042e531e53edc2574f15e25e735b522c37e2ddb766e15b979e03aa65"},
+  "hpax": {:hex, :hpax, "0.2.0", "5a58219adcb75977b2edce5eb22051de9362f08236220c9e859a47111c194ff5", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "bea06558cdae85bed075e6c036993d43cd54d447f76d8190a8db0dc5893fa2f1"},
   "jason": {:hex, :jason, "1.4.1", "af1504e35f629ddcdd6addb3513c3853991f694921b1b9368b0bd32beb9f1b63", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "fbb01ecdfd565b56261302f7e1fcc27c4fb8f32d56eab74db621fc154604a7a1"},
   "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.1.0", "6b67c8bc2882a6b6a445859952a602afc1a41c2e08379ca057c0f525366fc3ca", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.2 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "0a45ed501f4a8897f580eabf99a2e5234ea3e75a4373c8a52824f6e873be57a6"},
   "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.16.1", "cc9e3ca312f1cfeccc572b37a09980287e243648108384b97ff2b76e505c3555", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.3 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e127a341ad1b209bd80f7bd1620a15693a9908ed780c3b763bccf7d200c767c6"},
   "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "0.1.2", "ad87296a092a46e03b7e9b0be7631ddcf64c790fa68a9ef5323b6cbb36affc72", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f3f5a1ca93ce6e092d92b6d9c049bcda58a3b617a8d888f8e7231c85630e8108"},
+  "mime": {:hex, :mime, "2.0.5", "dc34c8efd439abe6ae0343edbb8556f4d63f178594894720607772a041b04b02", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "da0d64a365c45bc9935cc5c8a7fc5e49a0e0f9932a761c55d6c52b142780a05c"},
+  "mint": {:hex, :mint, "1.6.1", "065e8a5bc9bbd46a41099dfea3e0656436c5cbcb6e741c80bd2bad5cd872446f", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1.0 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hpax, "~> 0.1.1 or ~> 0.2.0", [hex: :hpax, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "4fc518dcc191d02f433393a72a7ba3f6f94b101d094cb6bf532ea54c89423780"},
+  "nimble_options": {:hex, :nimble_options, "1.1.1", "e3a492d54d85fc3fd7c5baf411d9d2852922f66e69476317787a7b2bb000a61b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "821b2470ca9442c4b6984882fe9bb0389371b8ddec4d45a9504f00a66f650b44"},
   "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.3.1", "2c54013ecf170e249e9291ed0a62e5832f70a476c61da16f6aac6dca0189f2af", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "2682e3c0b2eb58d90c6375fc0cc30bc7be06f365bf72608804fb9cffa5e1b167"},
+  "nimble_pool": {:hex, :nimble_pool, "1.1.0", "bf9c29fbdcba3564a8b800d1eeb5a3c58f36e1e11d7b7fb2e084a643f645f06b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "af2e4e6b34197db81f7aad230c1118eac993acc0dae6bc83bac0126d4ae0813a"},
+  "req": {:hex, :req, "0.5.0", "6d8a77c25cfc03e06a439fb12ffb51beade53e3fe0e2c5e362899a18b50298b3", [:mix], [{:brotli, "~> 0.3.1", [hex: :brotli, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ezstd, "~> 1.0", [hex: :ezstd, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:finch, "~> 0.17", [hex: :finch, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mime, "~> 1.6 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_csv, "~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_csv, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "dda04878c1396eebbfdec6db6f3d4ca609e5c8846b7ee88cc56eb9891406f7a3"},
+  "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "1.2.1", "68fdfe8d8f05a8428483a97d7aab2f268aaff24b49e0f599faa091f1d4e7f61c", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "dad9ce9d8effc621708f99eac538ef1cbe05d6a874dd741de2e689c47feafed5"},
   "toml": {:hex, :toml, "0.7.0", "fbcd773caa937d0c7a02c301a1feea25612720ac3fa1ccb8bfd9d30d822911de", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "0690246a2478c1defd100b0c9b89b4ea280a22be9a7b313a8a058a2408a2fa70"},
 }