diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2ea78d53f..259c7bfca 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1488,7 +1488,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn",
- "wasmparser 0.248.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1501,7 +1500,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn",
  "tracing",
- "wasmparser 0.248.0",
+ "wasmparser 0.249.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4219,9 +4218,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmparser"
-version = "0.248.0"
+version = "0.249.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aa4439c5eee9df71ee0c6efb37f63b1fcb1fec38f85f5142c54e7ed05d33091a"
+checksum = "30538cae9a794215f490b532df01c557e2e2bfac92569482554acd0992a102ea"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.11.1",
  "hashbrown 0.17.0",
diff --git a/src/hyperlight_component_macro/Cargo.toml b/src/hyperlight_component_macro/Cargo.toml
index e5d531207..6800a06fd 100644
--- a/src/hyperlight_component_macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/hyperlight_component_macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ name = "hyperlight_component_macro"
 proc-macro = true
 
 [dependencies]
-wasmparser = { version = "0.248.0" }
 quote = { version = "1.0.45" }
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0.106" }
 syn = { version = "2.0.117" }
diff --git a/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml b/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml
index a12192c81..f4596d650 100644
--- a/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/hyperlight_component_util/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Shared implementation for the procedural macros that generate Hyperlight host an
 name = "hyperlight_component_util"
 
 [dependencies]
-wasmparser = { version = "0.248.0" }
+wasmparser = { version = "0.249.0" }
 quote = { version = "1.0.45" }
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0.106" }
 syn = { version = "2.0.117" }
diff --git a/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/component.rs b/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/component.rs
index 92910e223..55fbc333c 100644
--- a/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/component.rs
+++ b/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/component.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ use wasmparser::Payload::{
     ComponentAliasSection, ComponentExportSection, ComponentTypeSection, Version,
 };
 use wasmparser::{
-    ComponentAlias, ComponentExternalKind, ComponentOuterAliasKind, ComponentType,
-    ComponentTypeRef, Payload,
+    ComponentAlias, ComponentExternName, ComponentExternalKind, ComponentOuterAliasKind,
+    ComponentType, ComponentTypeRef, Payload,
 };
 
 use crate::etypes::{Component, Ctx, Defined};
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn read_component_single_exported_type<'a>(
                                 // picks the world index if world_name is passed in the proc_macro
                                 // else picks the index of last type, exported by core module
                                 if let Some(world) = world_name.as_ref() {
-                                    let name = ce.name.0;
+                                    let ComponentExternName { name, .. } = ce.name;
                                     if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(world) {
                                         selected_type_idx = Some(ctx.types.len() - 1);
                                     }
diff --git a/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/elaborate.rs b/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/elaborate.rs
index 1fe7e232f..d24191946 100644
--- a/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/elaborate.rs
+++ b/src/hyperlight_component_util/src/elaborate.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 //! substitute.rs for more details of the approach here).
 
 use wasmparser::{
-    ComponentAlias, ComponentDefinedType, ComponentFuncType, ComponentOuterAliasKind,
-    ComponentType, ComponentTypeDeclaration, ComponentTypeRef, ComponentValType,
-    CompositeInnerType, CoreType, InstanceTypeDeclaration, ModuleTypeDeclaration, OuterAliasKind,
-    PrimitiveValType, TypeBounds, TypeRef,
+    ComponentAlias, ComponentDefinedType, ComponentExternName, ComponentFuncType,
+    ComponentOuterAliasKind, ComponentType, ComponentTypeDeclaration, ComponentTypeRef,
+    ComponentValType, CompositeInnerType, CoreType, InstanceTypeDeclaration, ModuleTypeDeclaration,
+    OuterAliasKind, PrimitiveValType, TypeBounds, TypeRef,
 };
 
 use crate::etypes::{
@@ -536,13 +536,19 @@ impl<'p, 'a> Ctx<'p, 'a> {
                 self.add_core_or_component_ed(ed);
                 Ok(None)
             }
-            InstanceTypeDeclaration::Export { name, ty } => {
+            InstanceTypeDeclaration::Export {
+                name: export_name,
+                ty,
+            } => {
+                let ComponentExternName {
+                    name: kebab_name, ..
+                } = *export_name;
                 let (vs, ed) = self.elab_extern_desc(ty)?;
-                let sub = self.bound_to_evars(Some(name.0), &vs);
+                let sub = self.bound_to_evars(Some(kebab_name), &vs);
                 let ed = sub.extern_desc(&ed).not_void();
                 self.add_ed(&ed);
                 Ok(Some(ExternDecl {
-                    kebab_name: name.0,
+                    kebab_name,
                     desc: ed,
                 }))
             }
@@ -634,27 +640,37 @@ impl<'p, 'a> Ctx<'p, 'a> {
                 self.add_core_or_component_ed(ed);
                 Ok((None, None))
             }
-            ComponentTypeDeclaration::Export { name, ty, .. } => {
+            ComponentTypeDeclaration::Export {
+                name: export_name,
+                ty,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                let ComponentExternName {
+                    name: kebab_name, ..
+                } = *export_name;
                 let (vs, ed) = self.elab_extern_desc(ty)?;
-                let sub = self.bound_to_evars(Some(name.0), &vs);
+                let sub = self.bound_to_evars(Some(kebab_name), &vs);
                 let ed = sub.extern_desc(&ed).not_void();
                 self.add_ed(&ed);
                 Ok((
                     None,
                     Some(ExternDecl {
-                        kebab_name: name.0,
+                        kebab_name,
                         desc: ed,
                     }),
                 ))
             }
             ComponentTypeDeclaration::Import(i) => {
+                let ComponentExternName {
+                    name: kebab_name, ..
+                } = i.name;
                 let (vs, ed) = self.elab_extern_desc(&i.ty)?;
-                let sub = self.bound_to_uvars(Some(i.name.0), &vs, true);
+                let sub = self.bound_to_uvars(Some(kebab_name), &vs, true);
                 let ed = sub.extern_desc(&ed).not_void();
                 self.add_ed(&ed);
                 Ok((
                     Some(ExternDecl {
-                        kebab_name: i.name.0,
+                        kebab_name,
                         desc: ed,
                     }),
                     None,
diff --git a/src/tests/rust_guests/witguest/Cargo.lock b/src/tests/rust_guests/witguest/Cargo.lock
index 7664466b2..be4530380 100644
--- a/src/tests/rust_guests/witguest/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/tests/rust_guests/witguest/Cargo.lock
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn",
- "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -783,9 +782,9 @@ checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmparser"
-version = "0.248.0"
+version = "0.249.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aa4439c5eee9df71ee0c6efb37f63b1fcb1fec38f85f5142c54e7ed05d33091a"
+checksum = "30538cae9a794215f490b532df01c557e2e2bfac92569482554acd0992a102ea"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hashbrown",