diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..672a47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu-22.04
+
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev lldb protobuf-compiler\
+    && apt-get clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+USER vscode
+
+RUN curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain nightly
+
+ENV PATH="/home/vscode/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+RUN rustup update
+
+RUN rustup component add clippy rustfmt rust-src rust-analysis rls 
+
+RUN cargo install cargo-edit cargo-deny cargo-udeps cargo-audit cargo-update
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eec2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/rust
+{
+	"name": "rust-gcp-vertex-ai-generative-ai",
+	"build": {
+		"context": "..",
+		"dockerfile": "./Dockerfile",		
+	},
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile	
+	// Use 'mounts' to make the cargo cache persistent in a Docker Volume.
+	// "mounts": [
+	// 	{
+	// 		"source": "devcontainer-cargo-cache-${devcontainerId}",
+	// 		"target": "/usr/local/cargo",
+	// 		"type": "volume"
+	// 	}
+	// ]
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+		"vscode": {
+			"extensions": [
+				"GitHub.copilot",
+				"github.copilot-chat",
+				"github.vscode-github-actions",
+				"vadimcn.vscode-lldb",
+				"rust-lang.rust-analyzer",
+				"tamasfe.even-better-toml",
+				"serayuzgur.crates",				
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"files.associations": {
+					"*.rs": "rust"
+				},
+				"editor.quickSuggestions": {
+					"other": "on",
+					"comments": "on",
+					"strings": true
+				},
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/common-utils:2": {
+			"configureZshAsDefaultShell": true
+		},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {},
+	},
+	// "postCreateCommand": "",
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 60de531..ba5c8cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ categories.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.28.1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 gcp-vertex-ai-generative-language = { path = "./language", version = "^0.1.1" }
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/language/Cargo.toml b/language/Cargo.toml
index b24febf..2ceba3a 100644
--- a/language/Cargo.toml
+++ b/language/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ unstable = []
 doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
-tonic = { version = "0.9", features = ["tls"] }
-prost = "0.11.9"
-prost-types = "0.11.9"
-tokio = "1.28.1"
+tonic = { version = "0.10", features = ["tls"] }
+prost = "0.12.1"
+prost-types = "0.12.1"
+tokio = "1.32.0"
 tower-service = "0.3.2"
 futures-util = "0.3.28"
-thiserror = "1.0.40"
+thiserror = "1.0.48"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tonic-build = { version = "0.9", features = ["prost"] }
-prost-build = { version = "0.11.9" }
+tonic-build = { version = "0.10", features = ["prost"] }
+prost-build = { version = "0.12.1" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-insta = { version = "1.29.0", features = ["json"] }
-tokio-test = "0.4.2"
+insta = { version = "1.31.0", features = ["json"] }
+tokio-test = "0.4.3"