diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.lock b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.lock
index b239d5af7..eeef99325 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.lock
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.lock
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "rustc-demangle 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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-
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
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-
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- "synstructure 0.10.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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  "tempfile 3.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "thiserror 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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 ]
 
@@ -243,6 +197,14 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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 ]
 
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+name = "quote"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.22"
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- "syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
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+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "syn 1.0.22 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.toml b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.toml
index 043c82d9a..27ecc7caa 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.32.0"
-failure = "0.1.5"
+thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.39"
 
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/README.md b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/README.md
index a47db4899..b6e5e7e3c 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/README.md
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ command line_.
 - Map in-memory key-indexes to on-disk values
 - Periodically compact the log to remove stale data
 
-**Topics**: log-structured file I/O, bitcask, the `failure` crate, `Read` /
+**Topics**: log-structured file I/O, bitcask, the `thiserror` crate, `Read` /
 `Write` traits, the `serde` crate.
 
 - [Introduction](#user-content-introduction)
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ is crucial to Rust projects: decide on an error handling strategy.
 <!-- TODO outline strategies? -->
 
 Rust's error handling is powerful, but involves a lot of boilerplate to use
-correctly. For this project the [`failure`] crate will provide the tools to
+correctly. For this project the [`thiserror`] crate will provide the tools to
 easily handle errors of all kinds.
 
-[`failure`]: https://docs.rs/failure/0.1.5/failure/
+[`thiserror`]: https://docs.rs/thiserror/1.0.18/thiserror/
 
 The [failure guide][fg] describes [several] error handling patterns.
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ The [failure guide][fg] describes [several] error handling patterns.
 [several]: https://boats.gitlab.io/failure/guidance.html
 
 Pick one of those strategies and, in your library, either define your own error
-type or import `failure`s `Error`. This is the error type you will use in all of
+type or import `thiserror`s `Error`. This is the error type you will use in all of
 your `Result`s, converting error types from other crates to your own with the
 `?` operator.
 
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ suite to compile (`cargo test --no-run`).
 -->
 
 _Note: Error-handling practices in Rust are still evolving. This course
-currently uses the [`failure`] crate to make defining error types easier. While
-`failure` has a good design, its use is [arguably not a best practice][nbp]. It
+currently uses the [`thiserror`] crate to make defining error types easier. While
+`thiserror` has a good design, its use is [arguably not a best practice][nbp]. It
 may not continue to be viewed favorably by Rust experts. Future iterations
-of the course will likely not use `failure`. In the meantime, it is fine, and
+of the course will likely not use `thiserror`. In the meantime, it is fine, and
 presents an opportunity to learn more of the history and nuance of Rust error
 handling._
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ This is the basic behavior of `kvs` with a log:
 - "set"
   - The user invokes `kvs set mykey myvalue`
    - `kvs` creates a value representing the "set" command, containing its key and
-    value
+      value
   - It then serializes that command to a `String`
   - It then appends the serialized command to a file containing the log
   - If that succeeds, it exits silently with error code 0
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/src/error.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/src/error.rs
index acc784aca..ed4ce00ab 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-2/src/error.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-2/src/error.rs
@@ -1,35 +1,23 @@
-use failure::Fail;
 use std::io;
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// Error type for kvs.
-#[derive(Fail, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum KvsError {
     /// IO error.
-    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
-    Io(#[cause] io::Error),
+    #[error("`{0}`")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
     /// Serialization or deserialization error.
-    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
-    Serde(#[cause] serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("`{0}`")]
+    Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
     /// Removing non-existent key error.
-    #[fail(display = "Key not found")]
+    #[error("Key not found")]
     KeyNotFound,
     /// Unexpected command type error.
     /// It indicated a corrupted log or a program bug.
-    #[fail(display = "Unexpected command type")]
+    #[error("Unexpected command type")]
     UnexpectedCommandType,
 }
 
-impl From<io::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: io::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Io(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Serde(err)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Result type for kvs.
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, KvsError>;
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.lock b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.lock
index 389824e6f..092f59162 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.lock
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.lock
@@ -50,27 +50,6 @@ name = "autocfg"
 version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "backtrace"
-version = "0.3.30"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "backtrace-sys 0.1.28 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "cfg-if 0.1.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "rustc-demangle 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "backtrace-sys"
-version = "0.1.28"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "cc 1.0.37 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "1.1.4"
@@ -96,11 +75,6 @@ name = "cast"
 version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.37"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -277,26 +251,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json 1.0.39 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "failure"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "backtrace 0.3.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "failure_derive 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "failure_derive"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "quote 0.6.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "synstructure 0.10.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "float-cmp"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -382,7 +336,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap 2.33.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "criterion 0.2.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "env_logger 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "failure 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "predicates 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -391,6 +344,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sled 0.22.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "structopt 0.2.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "tempfile 3.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "thiserror 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "walkdir 2.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
@@ -511,6 +465,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-error"
 version = "1.2.2"
@@ -524,6 +486,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quote"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.6.5"
@@ -699,11 +669,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustc-demangle"
-version = "0.1.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
 version = "0.2.8"
@@ -806,14 +771,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "synstructure"
-version = "0.10.2"
+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "quote 0.6.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "quote 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -856,6 +820,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "quote 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "syn 1.0.22 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thread_local"
 version = "0.3.6"
@@ -898,6 +880,11 @@ name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "utf8-ranges"
 version = "1.0.3"
@@ -961,13 +948,10 @@ dependencies = [
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-"checksum backtrace 0.3.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ada4c783bb7e7443c14e0480f429ae2cc99da95065aeab7ee1b81ada0419404f"
-"checksum backtrace-sys 0.1.28 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "797c830ac25ccc92a7f8a7b9862bde440715531514594a6154e3d4a54dd769b6"
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 "checksum bitflags 1.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "3d155346769a6855b86399e9bc3814ab343cd3d62c7e985113d46a0ec3c281fd"
 "checksum byteorder 1.3.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a7c3dd8985a7111efc5c80b44e23ecdd8c007de8ade3b96595387e812b957cf5"
 "checksum cast 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "926013f2860c46252efceabb19f4a6b308197505082c609025aa6706c011d427"
-"checksum cc 1.0.37 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "39f75544d7bbaf57560d2168f28fd649ff9c76153874db88bdbdfd839b1a7e7d"
 "checksum cfg-if 0.1.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b486ce3ccf7ffd79fdeb678eac06a9e6c09fc88d33836340becb8fffe87c5e33"
 "checksum clap 2.33.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5067f5bb2d80ef5d68b4c87db81601f0b75bca627bc2ef76b141d7b846a3c6d9"
 "checksum cloudabi 0.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ddfc5b9aa5d4507acaf872de71051dfd0e309860e88966e1051e462a077aac4f"
@@ -985,8 +969,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 "checksum env_logger 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b61fa891024a945da30a9581546e8cfaf5602c7b3f4c137a2805cf388f92075a"
 "checksum escargot 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ceb9adbf9874d5d028b5e4c5739d22b71988252b25c9c98fe7cf9738bee84597"
-"checksum failure 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "795bd83d3abeb9220f257e597aa0080a508b27533824adf336529648f6abf7e2"
-"checksum failure_derive 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ea1063915fd7ef4309e222a5a07cf9c319fb9c7836b1f89b85458672dbb127e1"
 "checksum float-cmp 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "134a8fa843d80a51a5b77d36d42bc2def9edcb0262c914861d08129fd1926600"
 "checksum fs2 0.4.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9564fc758e15025b46aa6643b1b77d047d1a56a1aea6e01002ac0c7026876213"
 "checksum fuchsia-cprng 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a06f77d526c1a601b7c4cdd98f54b5eaabffc14d5f2f0296febdc7f357c6d3ba"
@@ -1013,8 +995,10 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum predicates-core 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "06075c3a3e92559ff8929e7a280684489ea27fe44805174c3ebd9328dcb37178"
 "checksum predicates-tree 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8e63c4859013b38a76eca2414c64911fba30def9e3202ac461a2d22831220124"
 "checksum proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "cf3d2011ab5c909338f7887f4fc896d35932e29146c12c8d01da6b22a80ba759"
+"checksum proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "53f5ffe53a6b28e37c9c1ce74893477864d64f74778a93a4beb43c8fa167f639"
 "checksum quick-error 1.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9274b940887ce9addde99c4eee6b5c44cc494b182b97e73dc8ffdcb3397fd3f0"
 "checksum quote 0.6.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "faf4799c5d274f3868a4aae320a0a182cbd2baee377b378f080e16a23e9d80db"
+"checksum quote 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "54a21852a652ad6f610c9510194f398ff6f8692e334fd1145fed931f7fbe44ea"
 "checksum rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "6d71dacdc3c88c1fde3885a3be3fbab9f35724e6ce99467f7d9c5026132184ca"
 "checksum rand_chacha 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "556d3a1ca6600bfcbab7c7c91ccb085ac7fbbcd70e008a98742e7847f4f7bcef"
 "checksum rand_core 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "7a6fdeb83b075e8266dcc8762c22776f6877a63111121f5f8c7411e5be7eed4b"
@@ -1034,7 +1018,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum regex 1.1.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0b2f0808e7d7e4fb1cb07feb6ff2f4bc827938f24f8c2e6a3beb7370af544bdd"
 "checksum regex-syntax 0.6.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9d76410686f9e3a17f06128962e0ecc5755870bb890c34820c7af7f1db2e1d48"
 "checksum remove_dir_all 0.5.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "3488ba1b9a2084d38645c4c08276a1752dcbf2c7130d74f1569681ad5d2799c5"
-"checksum rustc-demangle 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a7f4dccf6f4891ebcc0c39f9b6eb1a83b9bf5d747cb439ec6fba4f3b977038af"
 "checksum ryu 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b96a9549dc8d48f2c283938303c4b5a77aa29bfbc5b54b084fb1630408899a8f"
 "checksum same-file 1.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8f20c4be53a8a1ff4c1f1b2bd14570d2f634628709752f0702ecdd2b3f9a5267"
 "checksum scopeguard 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "94258f53601af11e6a49f722422f6e3425c52b06245a5cf9bc09908b174f5e27"
@@ -1047,11 +1030,13 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum structopt 0.2.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "fa19a5a708e22bb5be31c1b6108a2a902f909c4b9ba85cba44c06632386bc0ff"
 "checksum structopt-derive 0.2.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "c6d59d0ae8ef8de16e49e3ca7afa16024a3e0dfd974a75ef93fdc5464e34523f"
 "checksum syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "641e117d55514d6d918490e47102f7e08d096fdde360247e4a10f7a91a8478d3"
-"checksum synstructure 0.10.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "02353edf96d6e4dc81aea2d8490a7e9db177bf8acb0e951c24940bf866cb313f"
+"checksum syn 1.0.22 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "1425de3c33b0941002740a420b1a906a350b88d08b82b2c8a01035a3f9447bac"
 "checksum tempfile 3.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "7dc4738f2e68ed2855de5ac9cdbe05c9216773ecde4739b2f095002ab03a13ef"
 "checksum termcolor 1.0.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "96d6098003bde162e4277c70665bd87c326f5a0c3f3fbfb285787fa482d54e6e"
 "checksum termion 1.5.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "dde0593aeb8d47accea5392b39350015b5eccb12c0d98044d856983d89548dea"
 "checksum textwrap 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d326610f408c7a4eb6f51c37c330e496b08506c9457c9d34287ecc38809fb060"
+"checksum thiserror 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5976891d6950b4f68477850b5b9e5aa64d955961466f9e174363f573e54e8ca7"
+"checksum thiserror-impl 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ab81dbd1cd69cd2ce22ecfbdd3bdb73334ba25350649408cc6c085f46d89573d"
 "checksum thread_local 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "c6b53e329000edc2b34dbe8545fd20e55a333362d0a321909685a19bd28c3f1b"
 "checksum tinytemplate 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4574b75faccaacddb9b284faecdf0b544b80b6b294f3d062d325c5726a209c20"
 "checksum treeline 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a7f741b240f1a48843f9b8e0444fb55fb2a4ff67293b50a9179dfd5ea67f8d41"
@@ -1059,6 +1044,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 "checksum unicode-width 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "882386231c45df4700b275c7ff55b6f3698780a650026380e72dabe76fa46526"
 "checksum unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "fc72304796d0818e357ead4e000d19c9c174ab23dc11093ac919054d20a6a7fc"
+"checksum unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "826e7639553986605ec5979c7dd957c7895e93eabed50ab2ffa7f6128a75097c"
 "checksum utf8-ranges 1.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9d50aa7650df78abf942826607c62468ce18d9019673d4a2ebe1865dbb96ffde"
 "checksum vec_map 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "05c78687fb1a80548ae3250346c3db86a80a7cdd77bda190189f2d0a0987c81a"
 "checksum walkdir 2.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "c7904a7e2bb3cdf0cf5e783f44204a85a37a93151738fa349f06680f59a98b45"
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.toml b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.toml
index b858e1731..ce875caed 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.toml
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.33.0"
 structopt = "0.2.15"
-failure = "0.1.5"
+thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.39"
 log = "0.4.6"
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/benches/engine_bench.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/benches/engine_bench.rs
index ff1febf68..f3882c965 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/benches/engine_bench.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/benches/engine_bench.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ fn set_bench(c: &mut Criterion) {
         b.iter_batched(
             || {
                 let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-                (SledKvsEngine::new(Db::start_default(&temp_dir).unwrap()), temp_dir)
+                (
+                    SledKvsEngine::new(Db::start_default(&temp_dir).unwrap()),
+                    temp_dir,
+                )
             },
             |(mut db, _temp_dir)| {
                 for i in 1..(1 << 12) {
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/src/error.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/src/error.rs
index e1f858bcd..db2b9fcbc 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-3/src/error.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-3/src/error.rs
@@ -1,57 +1,33 @@
-use failure::Fail;
 use std::io;
 use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// Error type for kvs
-#[derive(Fail, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum KvsError {
     /// IO error
-    #[fail(display = "IO error: {}", _0)]
-    Io(#[cause] io::Error),
+    #[error("IO error: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
     /// Serialization or deserialization error
-    #[fail(display = "serde_json error: {}", _0)]
-    Serde(#[cause] serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("serde_json error: {0}")]
+    Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
     /// Removing non-existent key error
-    #[fail(display = "Key not found")]
+    #[error("Key not found")]
     KeyNotFound,
     /// Unexpected command type error.
     /// It indicated a corrupted log or a program bug.
-    #[fail(display = "Unexpected command type")]
+    #[error("Unexpected command type")]
     UnexpectedCommandType,
     /// Key or value is invalid UTF-8 sequence
-    #[fail(display = "UTF-8 error: {}", _0)]
-    Utf8(#[cause] FromUtf8Error),
+    #[error("UTF-8 error: {0}")]
+    Utf8(#[from] FromUtf8Error),
     /// Sled error
-    #[fail(display = "sled error: {}", _0)]
-    Sled(#[cause] sled::Error),
+    #[error("sled error: {0}")]
+    Sled(#[from] sled::Error),
     /// Error with a string message
-    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
+    #[error("{0}")]
     StringError(String),
 }
 
-impl From<io::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: io::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Io(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Serde(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<FromUtf8Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: FromUtf8Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Utf8(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<sled::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: sled::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Sled(err)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Result type for kvs
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, KvsError>;
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.lock b/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.lock
index 1684c01a2..ad59d5061 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.lock
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.lock
@@ -50,27 +50,6 @@ name = "autocfg"
 version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "backtrace"
-version = "0.3.30"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "backtrace-sys 0.1.28 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "cfg-if 0.1.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "rustc-demangle 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "backtrace-sys"
-version = "0.1.28"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "cc 1.0.37 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "1.1.4"
@@ -96,11 +75,6 @@ name = "cast"
 version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.37"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -349,26 +323,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json 1.0.39 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "failure"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "backtrace 0.3.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "failure_derive 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "failure_derive"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "quote 0.6.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "synstructure 0.10.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "float-cmp"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -457,7 +411,6 @@ dependencies = [
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  "crossbeam-utils 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "env_logger 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "failure 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num_cpus 1.10.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "panic-control 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -469,6 +422,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "structopt 0.2.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "tempfile 3.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "thiserror 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "walkdir 2.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
@@ -594,6 +548,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-error"
 version = "1.2.2"
@@ -607,6 +569,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quote"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.6.5"
@@ -782,11 +752,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustc-demangle"
-version = "0.1.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.2.8"
@@ -899,14 +864,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
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-name = "synstructure"
-version = "0.10.2"
+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 0.4.30 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "quote 0.6.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "quote 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -949,6 +913,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "quote 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "syn 1.0.22 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thread_local"
 version = "0.3.6"
@@ -991,6 +973,11 @@ name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "utf8-ranges"
 version = "1.0.3"
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-"checksum rustc-demangle 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a7f4dccf6f4891ebcc0c39f9b6eb1a83b9bf5d747cb439ec6fba4f3b977038af"
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diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.toml b/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.toml
index 92dbff7b1..719ca5c30 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.toml
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-4/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.33.0"
 structopt = "0.2.15"
-failure = "0.1.5"
+thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.39"
 log = "0.4.6"
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-4/src/error.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-4/src/error.rs
index e1f858bcd..db2b9fcbc 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-4/src/error.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-4/src/error.rs
@@ -1,57 +1,33 @@
-use failure::Fail;
 use std::io;
 use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// Error type for kvs
-#[derive(Fail, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum KvsError {
     /// IO error
-    #[fail(display = "IO error: {}", _0)]
-    Io(#[cause] io::Error),
+    #[error("IO error: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
     /// Serialization or deserialization error
-    #[fail(display = "serde_json error: {}", _0)]
-    Serde(#[cause] serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("serde_json error: {0}")]
+    Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
     /// Removing non-existent key error
-    #[fail(display = "Key not found")]
+    #[error("Key not found")]
     KeyNotFound,
     /// Unexpected command type error.
     /// It indicated a corrupted log or a program bug.
-    #[fail(display = "Unexpected command type")]
+    #[error("Unexpected command type")]
     UnexpectedCommandType,
     /// Key or value is invalid UTF-8 sequence
-    #[fail(display = "UTF-8 error: {}", _0)]
-    Utf8(#[cause] FromUtf8Error),
+    #[error("UTF-8 error: {0}")]
+    Utf8(#[from] FromUtf8Error),
     /// Sled error
-    #[fail(display = "sled error: {}", _0)]
-    Sled(#[cause] sled::Error),
+    #[error("sled error: {0}")]
+    Sled(#[from] sled::Error),
     /// Error with a string message
-    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
+    #[error("{0}")]
     StringError(String),
 }
 
-impl From<io::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: io::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Io(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Serde(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<FromUtf8Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: FromUtf8Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Utf8(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<sled::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: sled::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Sled(err)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Result type for kvs
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, KvsError>;
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.lock b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.lock
index 9568b5a4b..366ed9fff 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.lock
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.lock
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "cfg-if 0.1.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "rustc-demangle 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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-
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- "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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-
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-[[package]]
-name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.37"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-
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- "synstructure 0.10.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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-
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  "structopt 0.2.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "tempfile 3.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "thiserror 1.0.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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  "tokio-serde-json 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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 ]
 
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+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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 ]
 
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+name = "quote"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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+version = "1.0.22"
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- "syn 0.15.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+name = "thiserror"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
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+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "syn 1.0.22 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+name = "unicode-xid"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.toml b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.toml
index af51f8d3b..a9d4a06a3 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.toml
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.33.0"
 structopt = "0.2.15"
-failure = "0.1.5"
+thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.39"
 log = "0.4.6"
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/kvs.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/kvs.rs
index 77ca06e85..3a4e3f41a 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/kvs.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/kvs.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ impl<P: ThreadPool> KvsEngine for KvStore<P> {
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// It propagates I/O or serialization errors during writing the log.
-    fn set(&self, key: String, value: String) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = KvsError> + Send> {
+    fn set(
+        &self,
+        key: String,
+        value: String,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = KvsError> + Send> {
         let writer = self.writer.clone();
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
         self.thread_pool.spawn(move || {
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/mod.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/mod.rs
index 438b1b63c..b7e07a7b7 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/mod.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ pub trait KvsEngine: Clone + Send + 'static {
     /// Sets the value of a string key to a string.
     ///
     /// If the key already exists, the previous value will be overwritten.
-    fn set(&self, key: String, value: String) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = KvsError> + Send>;
+    fn set(
+        &self,
+        key: String,
+        value: String,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = KvsError> + Send>;
 
     /// Gets the string value of a given string key.
     ///
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/sled.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/sled.rs
index 7468df1bb..1b93a31b6 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/sled.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/engines/sled.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ impl<P: ThreadPool> SledKvsEngine<P> {
 }
 
 impl<P: ThreadPool> KvsEngine for SledKvsEngine<P> {
-    fn set(&self, key: String, value: String) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = KvsError> + Send> {
+    fn set(
+        &self,
+        key: String,
+        value: String,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = KvsError> + Send> {
         let db = self.db.clone();
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
         self.pool.spawn(move || {
diff --git a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/error.rs b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/error.rs
index e1f858bcd..db2b9fcbc 100644
--- a/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/error.rs
+++ b/courses/rust/projects/project-5/src/error.rs
@@ -1,57 +1,33 @@
-use failure::Fail;
 use std::io;
 use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// Error type for kvs
-#[derive(Fail, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum KvsError {
     /// IO error
-    #[fail(display = "IO error: {}", _0)]
-    Io(#[cause] io::Error),
+    #[error("IO error: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
     /// Serialization or deserialization error
-    #[fail(display = "serde_json error: {}", _0)]
-    Serde(#[cause] serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("serde_json error: {0}")]
+    Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
     /// Removing non-existent key error
-    #[fail(display = "Key not found")]
+    #[error("Key not found")]
     KeyNotFound,
     /// Unexpected command type error.
     /// It indicated a corrupted log or a program bug.
-    #[fail(display = "Unexpected command type")]
+    #[error("Unexpected command type")]
     UnexpectedCommandType,
     /// Key or value is invalid UTF-8 sequence
-    #[fail(display = "UTF-8 error: {}", _0)]
-    Utf8(#[cause] FromUtf8Error),
+    #[error("UTF-8 error: {0}")]
+    Utf8(#[from] FromUtf8Error),
     /// Sled error
-    #[fail(display = "sled error: {}", _0)]
-    Sled(#[cause] sled::Error),
+    #[error("sled error: {0}")]
+    Sled(#[from] sled::Error),
     /// Error with a string message
-    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
+    #[error("{0}")]
     StringError(String),
 }
 
-impl From<io::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: io::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Io(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Serde(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<FromUtf8Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: FromUtf8Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Utf8(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<sled::Error> for KvsError {
-    fn from(err: sled::Error) -> KvsError {
-        KvsError::Sled(err)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Result type for kvs
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, KvsError>;