diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-archive-plugin.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-archive-plugin.sh
index 218ee79a9..ec1a5c275 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-archive-plugin.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-archive-plugin.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ fatal() { error "$@"; exit 1; }
 
 test -n "${EXAMPLE:-}" || fatal "EXAMPLE unset"
 
+# Use the local checkout of swift-aws-lambda-runtime instead of the published release
+.github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh "Examples/${EXAMPLE}/Package.swift"
+
 OUTPUT_DIR=.build/plugins/AWSLambdaPackager/outputs/AWSLambdaPackager
 OUTPUT_FILE=${OUTPUT_DIR}/MyLambda/bootstrap
 ZIP_FILE=${OUTPUT_DIR}/MyLambda/MyLambda.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh
index 594781c9a..a213ca5ef 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ OUTPUT_DIR=.build/release
 OUTPUT_FILE=${OUTPUT_DIR}/APIGatewayLambda
 LIBS_TO_CHECK="libFoundation.so libFoundationInternationalization.so lib_FoundationICU.so"
 
+# Use the local checkout of swift-aws-lambda-runtime instead of the published release
+.github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh "Examples/${EXAMPLE}/Package.swift"
+
 pushd Examples/${EXAMPLE} || fatal "Failed to change directory to Examples/${EXAMPLE}."
 
 # recompile the example without the --static-swift-stdlib flag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/integration_tests.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/integration_tests.sh
index 8d11b3135..a3076c03c 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/integration_tests.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/integration_tests.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ test -n "${SWIFT_VERSION:-}" || fatal "SWIFT_VERSION unset"
 test -n "${COMMAND:-}" || fatal "COMMAND unset"
 test -n "${EXAMPLE:-}" || fatal "EXAMPLE unset"
 
+# Use the local checkout of swift-aws-lambda-runtime instead of the published release
+.github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh "Examples/$EXAMPLE/Package.swift"
+
 pushd Examples/"$EXAMPLE" > /dev/null
 
 log "Running command with Swift $SWIFT_VERSION"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6c47fc25b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
+##
+## This source file is part of the SwiftAWSLambdaRuntime open source project
+##
+## Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Apple Inc. and the SwiftAWSLambdaRuntime project authors
+## Licensed under Apache License v2.0
+##
+## See LICENSE.txt for license information
+## See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of SwiftAWSLambdaRuntime project authors
+##
+## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+##
+##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
+
+# Rewrites a Package.swift to use the local path dependency instead of the remote URL.
+# This ensures CI tests against the current branch.
+#
+# Usage: .github/workflows/scripts/use-local-deps.sh <path-to-Package.swift>
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+log() { printf -- "** %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+
+PACKAGE_FILE="${1:?Usage: use-local-deps.sh <path-to-Package.swift>}"
+
+log "Switching swift-aws-lambda-runtime dependency to local path in $PACKAGE_FILE"
+sed -i \
+  -e 's|// *\.package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "\.\./\.\.")|.package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")|' \
+  -e 's|\.package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime\.git", from: "[^"]*")|// .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "0.0.0")|' \
+  "$PACKAGE_FILE"
diff --git a/Examples/APIGatewayV1/Package.swift b/Examples/APIGatewayV1/Package.swift
index 011455a28..0297dea2b 100644
--- a/Examples/APIGatewayV1/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/APIGatewayV1/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "APIGatewayLambda", targets: ["APIGatewayLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/APIGatewayV2+LambdaAuthorizer/Package.swift b/Examples/APIGatewayV2+LambdaAuthorizer/Package.swift
index 5d714cb2a..42640c69a 100644
--- a/Examples/APIGatewayV2+LambdaAuthorizer/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/APIGatewayV2+LambdaAuthorizer/Package.swift
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "AuthorizerLambda", targets: ["AuthorizerLambda"]),
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/APIGatewayV2/Package.swift b/Examples/APIGatewayV2/Package.swift
index 011455a28..0297dea2b 100644
--- a/Examples/APIGatewayV2/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/APIGatewayV2/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "APIGatewayLambda", targets: ["APIGatewayLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/BackgroundTasks/Package.swift b/Examples/BackgroundTasks/Package.swift
index 38ec2a7eb..70da51dff 100644
--- a/Examples/BackgroundTasks/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/BackgroundTasks/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "BackgroundTasks", targets: ["BackgroundTasks"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Examples/CDK/Package.swift b/Examples/CDK/Package.swift
index 011455a28..0297dea2b 100644
--- a/Examples/CDK/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/CDK/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "APIGatewayLambda", targets: ["APIGatewayLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/HelloJSON/Package.swift b/Examples/HelloJSON/Package.swift
index 13082fdf1..625fdcdb2 100644
--- a/Examples/HelloJSON/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/HelloJSON/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "HelloJSON", targets: ["HelloJSON"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Examples/HelloWorld/Package.swift b/Examples/HelloWorld/Package.swift
index 753c67c5f..1b716e4b7 100644
--- a/Examples/HelloWorld/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/HelloWorld/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "MyLambda", targets: ["MyLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift b/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift
index 753c67c5f..1b716e4b7 100644
--- a/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "MyLambda", targets: ["MyLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Examples/JSONLogging/Package.swift b/Examples/JSONLogging/Package.swift
index 07786ee9c..9a831f753 100644
--- a/Examples/JSONLogging/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/JSONLogging/Package.swift
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "JSONLogging", targets: ["JSONLogging"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        // When using the below line, use LAMBDA_USE_LOCAL_DEPS=../.. for swift package archive command, e.g.
-        // `LAMBDA_USE_LOCAL_DEPS=../.. swift package archive --allow-network-connections docker`
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Examples/JSONLogging/README.md b/Examples/JSONLogging/README.md
index 9d40cf032..fb9b89278 100644
--- a/Examples/JSONLogging/README.md
+++ b/Examples/JSONLogging/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_FORMAT=JSON swift run
 
 ```bash
 swift build
-LAMBDA_USE_LOCAL_DEPS=../.. swift package archive --allow-network-connections docker
+swift package archive --allow-network-connections docker
 ```
 
 The deployment package will be at:
diff --git a/Examples/ManagedInstances/Package.swift b/Examples/ManagedInstances/Package.swift
index 01f858c96..c9542a96f 100644
--- a/Examples/ManagedInstances/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/ManagedInstances/Package.swift
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "BackgroundTasks", targets: ["BackgroundTasks"]),
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        // When using the below line, use LAMBDA_USE_LOCAL_DEPS=../.. for swift package archive command, e.g.
-        // `LAMBDA_USE_LOCAL_DEPS=../.. swift package archive --allow-network-connections docker`
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/ManagedInstances/README.md b/Examples/ManagedInstances/README.md
index 034770f62..d26f8fc56 100644
--- a/Examples/ManagedInstances/README.md
+++ b/Examples/ManagedInstances/README.md
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:486652066693:capacity-provider:TestEC2
 ## Deployment
 
 ```bash
-# Build the Swift packages
-# when compiling a standalone or new project
+# Build and package the Swift Lambda function
 swift package archive --allow-network-connections docker 
-# When compiling the example in this repository 
-# LAMBDA_USE_LOCAL_DEPS=../.. swift package archive --allow-network-connections docker 
 
 # Change the values below to match your setup 
 REGION=us-west-2
diff --git a/Examples/MultiSourceAPI/Package.swift b/Examples/MultiSourceAPI/Package.swift
index d82ba43f4..b23308f25 100644
--- a/Examples/MultiSourceAPI/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/MultiSourceAPI/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "MultiSourceAPI", targets: ["MultiSourceAPI"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/MultiTenant/Package.swift b/Examples/MultiTenant/Package.swift
index 43c15c544..c915eba58 100644
--- a/Examples/MultiTenant/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/MultiTenant/Package.swift
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "MultiTenantLocal", targets: ["MultiTenantLocal"]),
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/ResourcesPackaging/Package.swift b/Examples/ResourcesPackaging/Package.swift
index 9cfe4c76e..17a1d3f50 100644
--- a/Examples/ResourcesPackaging/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/ResourcesPackaging/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "MyLambda", targets: ["MyLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Examples/S3EventNotifier/Package.swift b/Examples/S3EventNotifier/Package.swift
index 4c940e5d0..55cf1993d 100644
--- a/Examples/S3EventNotifier/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/S3EventNotifier/Package.swift
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ let package = Package(
     name: "S3EventNotifier",
     platforms: [.macOS(.v15)],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/Package.swift b/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/Package.swift
index 9843d726c..d6d5aa6a9 100644
--- a/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "AWSSDKExample", targets: ["AWSSDKExample"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-swift", from: "1.0.0"),
diff --git a/Examples/S3_Soto/Package.swift b/Examples/S3_Soto/Package.swift
index 1f28a92c4..41123bdf6 100644
--- a/Examples/S3_Soto/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/S3_Soto/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "SotoExample", targets: ["SotoExample"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/soto-project/soto.git", from: "7.0.0"),
diff --git a/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/Package.swift b/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/Package.swift
index d8b271fdb..0822f4403 100644
--- a/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .macOS(.v15)
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.4.0"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/postgres-nio.git", from: "1.30.0"),
diff --git a/Examples/Streaming+APIGateway/Package.swift b/Examples/Streaming+APIGateway/Package.swift
index af9da6f49..8a82081c2 100644
--- a/Examples/Streaming+APIGateway/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/Streaming+APIGateway/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "StreamingNumbers", targets: ["StreamingNumbers"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
     targets: [
diff --git a/Examples/Streaming+Codable/Package.swift b/Examples/Streaming+Codable/Package.swift
index c3e68e45e..b0118aff0 100644
--- a/Examples/Streaming+Codable/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/Streaming+Codable/Package.swift
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ let package = Package(
     name: "StreamingCodable",
     platforms: [.macOS(.v15)],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/Streaming+FunctionUrl/Package.swift b/Examples/Streaming+FunctionUrl/Package.swift
index cbc1c2051..7011d2940 100644
--- a/Examples/Streaming+FunctionUrl/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/Streaming+FunctionUrl/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "StreamingNumbers", targets: ["StreamingNumbers"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/Testing/Package.swift b/Examples/Testing/Package.swift
index 1fa6cc8f3..f0e7c35a6 100644
--- a/Examples/Testing/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/Testing/Package.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(name: "APIGatewayLambda", targets: ["APIGatewayLambda"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../.."),
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0"),
 
         .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-events.git", from: "1.0.0"),
     ],
diff --git a/Examples/Tutorial/Package.swift b/Examples/Tutorial/Package.swift
index 5ce111ab9..388de897b 100644
--- a/Examples/Tutorial/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/Tutorial/Package.swift
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ let package = Package(
     name: "Palindrome",
     platforms: [.macOS(.v15)],
     dependencies: [
-        // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // For local development, uncomment the line below and comment the remote dependency:
+        // .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
 
-        // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.9.0")
     ],
     targets: [
         // Targets are the basic building blocks of a package, defining a module or a test suite.