diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab56a80..8761a0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ bknd simplifies app development by providing a fully functional backend for data
 **For documentation and examples, please visit https://docs.bknd.io.**
 
 > [!WARNING]
-> This project requires Node.js 22 or higher (because of `node:sqlite`).
+> This project requires Node.js 22.13 or higher (because of `node:sqlite`).
 >
 > Please keep in mind that **bknd** is still under active development
 > and therefore full backward compatibility is not guaranteed before reaching v1.0.0.
diff --git a/app/build.ts b/app/build.ts
index 2d0caa9..eb15450 100644
--- a/app/build.ts
+++ b/app/build.ts
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ async function buildApi() {
       outDir: "dist",
       external: [...external],
       metafile: true,
-      platform: "browser",
+      target: "esnext",
+      platform: "neutral",
       format: ["esm"],
       splitting: false,
-      treeshake: true,
       loader: {
          ".svg": "dataurl",
       },
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ async function buildAdapters() {
       // base adapter handles
       tsup.build({
          ...baseConfig(""),
+         target: "esnext",
+         platform: "neutral",
          entry: ["src/adapter/index.ts"],
          outDir: "dist/adapter",
       }),
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index c398fa5..aea0395 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "packageManager": "bun@1.2.19",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=22"
+    "node": ">=22.13"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "BKND_CLI_LOG_LEVEL=debug vite",
diff --git a/app/src/adapter/index.ts b/app/src/adapter/index.ts
index 91ffcf7..17827f7 100644
--- a/app/src/adapter/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/adapter/index.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ export function serveStaticViaImport(opts?: { manifest?: Manifest }) {
    return async (c: Context, next: Next) => {
       if (!files) {
          const manifest =
-            opts?.manifest || ((await import("bknd/dist/manifest.json")).default as Manifest);
+            opts?.manifest ||
+            ((await import("bknd/dist/manifest.json", { with: { type: "json" } }))
+               .default as Manifest);
          files = Object.values(manifest).flatMap((asset) => [asset.file, ...(asset.css || [])]);
       }
 
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ export function serveStaticViaImport(opts?: { manifest?: Manifest }) {
       if (files.includes(path)) {
          try {
             const content = await import(/* @vite-ignore */ `bknd/static/${path}?raw`, {
-               assert: { type: "text" },
+               with: { type: "text" },
             }).then((m) => m.default);
 
             if (content) {
diff --git a/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx b/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx
index d15eefe..a68519d 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx
+++ b/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { css, Style } from "hono/css";
 import { Controller } from "modules/Controller";
 import * as SystemPermissions from "modules/permissions";
 import type { TApiUser } from "Api";
+import type { Manifest } from "vite";
 
 const htmlBkndContextReplace = "<!-- BKND_CONTEXT -->";
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export type AdminControllerOptions = {
    debugRerenders?: boolean;
    theme?: "dark" | "light" | "system";
    logoReturnPath?: string;
+   manifest?: Manifest;
 };
 
 export class AdminController extends Controller {
@@ -194,8 +196,10 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
       };
 
       if (isProd) {
-         let manifest: any;
-         if (this.options.assetsPath.startsWith("http")) {
+         let manifest: Manifest;
+         if (this.options.manifest) {
+            manifest = this.options.manifest;
+         } else if (this.options.assetsPath.startsWith("http")) {
             manifest = await fetch(this.options.assetsPath + ".vite/manifest.json", {
                headers: {
                   Accept: "application/json",
@@ -204,14 +208,14 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
          } else {
             // @ts-ignore
             manifest = await import("bknd/dist/manifest.json", {
-               assert: { type: "json" },
+               with: { type: "json" },
             }).then((res) => res.default);
          }
 
          try {
             // @todo: load all marked as entry (incl. css)
-            assets.js = manifest["src/ui/main.tsx"].file;
-            assets.css = manifest["src/ui/main.tsx"].css[0] as any;
+            assets.js = manifest["src/ui/main.tsx"]?.file!;
+            assets.css = manifest["src/ui/main.tsx"]?.css?.[0] as any;
          } catch (e) {
             $console.warn("Couldn't find assets in manifest", e);
          }
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index d9765f6..c7350b2 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     },
     "app": {
       "name": "bknd",
-      "version": "0.17.0-rc.1",
+      "version": "0.17.1",
       "bin": "./dist/cli/index.js",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cfworker/json-schema": "^4.1.1",
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@
 
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-    "@types/bun": ["@types/bun@1.2.20", "", { "dependencies": { "bun-types": "1.2.20" } }, "sha512-dX3RGzQ8+KgmMw7CsW4xT5ITBSCrSbfHc36SNT31EOUg/LA9JWq0VDdEXDRSe1InVWpd2yLUM1FUF/kEOyTzYA=="],
+    "@types/bun": ["@types/bun@1.2.21", "", { "dependencies": { "bun-types": "1.2.21" } }, "sha512-NiDnvEqmbfQ6dmZ3EeUO577s4P5bf4HCTXtI6trMc6f6RzirY5IrF3aIookuSpyslFzrnvv2lmEWv5HyC1X79A=="],
 
     "@types/cookie": ["@types/cookie@0.6.0", "", {}, "sha512-4Kh9a6B2bQciAhf7FSuMRRkUWecJgJu9nPnx3yzpsfXX/c50REIqpHY4C82bXP90qrLtXtkDxTZosYO3UpOwlA=="],
 
@@ -4078,7 +4078,7 @@
 
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-    "@types/bun/bun-types": ["bun-types@1.2.20", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/node": "*" }, "peerDependencies": { "@types/react": "^19" } }, "sha512-pxTnQYOrKvdOwyiyd/7sMt9yFOenN004Y6O4lCcCUoKVej48FS5cvTw9geRaEcB9TsDZaJKAxPTVvi8tFsVuXA=="],
+    "@types/bun/bun-types": ["bun-types@1.2.21", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/node": "*" }, "peerDependencies": { "@types/react": "^19" } }, "sha512-sa2Tj77Ijc/NTLS0/Odjq/qngmEPZfbfnOERi0KRUYhT9R8M4VBioWVmMWE5GrYbKMc+5lVybXygLdibHaqVqw=="],
 
     "@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils/eslint-utils": ["eslint-utils@2.1.0", "", { "dependencies": { "eslint-visitor-keys": "^1.1.0" } }, "sha512-w94dQYoauyvlDc43XnGB8lU3Zt713vNChgt4EWwhXAP2XkBvndfxF0AgIqKOOasjPIPzj9JqgwkwbCYD0/V3Zg=="],