diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index bcbe33f..cd0cc5a 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -7,28 +7,27 @@
             .hash = "1220d0e8734628fd910a73146e804d10a3269e3e7d065de6bb0e3e88d5ba234eb163",
         },
         .zmpl = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/zmpl/archive/f9a3c602d060d6b337312b820c852376cd111766.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220f61c70456b8bb7f407ff539d1d8569acea64f68db12f9245f1d4113495c33907",
+            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/zmpl/archive/fb58c2d793576407a8a78942cc9e5a177c75d0b1.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220cf76b9c5209fa6e6a6b894dad95cfa5c226445d6b31dd4cf0a72507ca27b4cd6",
         },
         .jetkv = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetkv/archive/acaa30db281f1c331d20c48cfe6539186549ad45.tar.gz",
             .hash = "1220b260b20cb65d801a00a39dc6506387f5faa1a225f85160e011bd2aabd2ce6e0b",
         },
         .jetquery = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetquery/archive/387ad885bb29a16d38dbb71f5b4b5b083fa320e3.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "12206089a3d9de179a0d40cf35c48786eb4525a203ebf8cc131e23e430625713c402",
+            .path = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetquery/archive/ec99c0accedbf783c9836f096e2381e4d8b396eb.tar.gz",
         },
         .jetcommon = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetcommon/archive/86f24cfdf2aaa0e8ada4539a6edef882708ced2b.tar.gz",
             .hash = "12200439fc28aa7fa08f0e8fea100f6724c34c9dbfaaae4feec482c80e5ac08ea4f6",
         },
         .args = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-args/archive/0abdd6947a70e6d8cc83b66228cea614aa856206.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220411a8c46d95bbf3b6e2059854bcb3c5159d428814099df5294232b9980517e9c",
+            .url = "https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-args/archive/968258dc1b1230493d8f1677097c832a3d7e0bd8.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220bdedf1a993d852d8aebcd63922a8fb163fac37b9c6ff72d187b2847a4a3a4248",
         },
         .pg = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/karlseguin/pg.zig/archive/a03737e8c9404d1642e9b2fdea8e719dfae5cda8.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220eff52824f32e7ab225cd50bf962324ca14c498c7c197a554dc55e5bb612f119f",
+            .url = "https://github.com/karlseguin/pg.zig/archive/4ddae09948cb1563b394cd724b95de14cc88fc12.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220779868e6a2f387addec799f176342f5d9a0277139cdb51336e0c1c1b904fcffa",
         },
         .smtp_client = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/karlseguin/smtp_client.zig/archive/3cbe8f269e4c3a6bce407e7ae48b2c76307c559f.tar.gz",
diff --git a/cli/build.zig.zon b/cli/build.zig.zon
index 9113880..ac73538 100644
--- a/cli/build.zig.zon
+++ b/cli/build.zig.zon
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
     .dependencies = .{
         .args = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-args/archive/0abdd6947a70e6d8cc83b66228cea614aa856206.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220411a8c46d95bbf3b6e2059854bcb3c5159d428814099df5294232b9980517e9c",
+            .url = "https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-args/archive/968258dc1b1230493d8f1677097c832a3d7e0bd8.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220bdedf1a993d852d8aebcd63922a8fb163fac37b9c6ff72d187b2847a4a3a4248",
         },
         .jetquery = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetquery/archive/387ad885bb29a16d38dbb71f5b4b5b083fa320e3.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "12206089a3d9de179a0d40cf35c48786eb4525a203ebf8cc131e23e430625713c402",
+            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetquery/archive/ec99c0accedbf783c9836f096e2381e4d8b396eb.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220d03534fb9e30dbe46d9450e4a8a9530cd0cc76b88ba37f3e44337c017943b859",
         },
     },
     .paths = .{
diff --git a/src/Routes.zig b/src/Routes.zig
index 24dcc56..8f8707d 100644
--- a/src/Routes.zig
+++ b/src/Routes.zig
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ fn parseArray(self: *Routes, node: std.zig.Ast.Node.Index, params: *jetzig.data.
                 try params_array.append(try parseNumber(number_value, self.data));
             },
             inline else => {
+                @setEvalBranchQuota(10_000);
                 const tag = self.ast.nodes.items(.tag)[element];
                 std.debug.print("Unexpected token: {}\n", .{tag});
                 return error.JetzigStaticParamsParseError;
diff --git a/src/jetzig/Environment.zig b/src/jetzig/Environment.zig
index 318ea70..710b3a6 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/Environment.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/Environment.zig
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ pub fn init(parent_allocator: std.mem.Allocator, env_options: EnvironmentOptions
     }
 
     const secret_len = jetzig.http.Session.Cipher.key_length;
-    const secret_value = try getSecret(allocator, launch_logger, secret_len, jetzig.environment);
+    const secret_value = try getSecret(allocator, launch_logger, jetzig.environment);
     const secret = if (secret_value.len > secret_len) secret_value[0..secret_len] else secret_value;
 
     if (secret.len != secret_len) {
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ fn getLogFile(stream: enum { stdout, stderr }, options: Options) !std.fs.File {
 fn getSecret(
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     logger: LaunchLogger,
-    comptime len: u10,
     environment: EnvironmentName,
 ) ![]const u8 {
     const env_var = "JETZIG_SECRET";
@@ -348,10 +347,11 @@ fn getSecret(
                     std.process.exit(1);
                 }
 
-                const secret = try jetzig.util.generateSecret(allocator, len);
+                const secret = "jetzig-development-cookie-secret";
+
                 try logger.log(
                     .WARN,
-                    "Running in {s} mode, using auto-generated cookie encryption key: {s}",
+                    "Running in {s} mode, using default development cookie encryption key: `{s}`",
                     .{ @tagName(environment), secret },
                 );
                 try logger.log(
diff --git a/src/jetzig/http/params.zig b/src/jetzig/http/params.zig
index 2314c0f..ad19e64 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/http/params.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/http/params.zig
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ pub fn expectParams(request: *jetzig.http.Request, T: type) !?T {
         } else if (@typeInfo(field.type) == .optional) {
             // if no matching param found and params struct provides a default value, use it,
             // otherwise set value to null
-            @field(t, field.name) = if (field.default_value) |default_value|
-                @as(*field.type, @ptrCast(@alignCast(@constCast(default_value)))).*
+            @field(t, field.name) = if (field.default_value_ptr) |default_value_ptr|
+                @as(*field.type, @ptrCast(@alignCast(@constCast(default_value_ptr)))).*
             else
                 null;
             statuses[index] = .blank;
diff --git a/src/jetzig/middleware/AntiCsrfMiddleware.zig b/src/jetzig/middleware/AntiCsrfMiddleware.zig
index c8d2eb0..0e73406 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/middleware/AntiCsrfMiddleware.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/middleware/AntiCsrfMiddleware.zig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const TokenParams = @Type(.{
             .name = jetzig.authenticity_token_name ++ "",
             .type = []const u8,
             .is_comptime = false,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .alignment = @alignOf([]const u8),
         }},
     },