diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4c29ee4..4a5a2a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "up-rust"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5ff9298..bc03b0d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ name = "up-rust"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-rust"
 rust-version = "1.74.1"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 
 [features]
 default = ["communication"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa5ae63..11522bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Eclipse uProtocol Rust library
 
-This is the [uProtocol v1.6.0-alpha.2 Language Library](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/uprotocol-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/languages.adoc) for the Rust programming language.
+This is the [uProtocol v1.6.0-alpha.3 Language Library](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/uprotocol-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/languages.adoc) for the Rust programming language.
 
 The crate can be used to
 
-* implement uEntities that communicate with each other using the uProtocol [Communication Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l2/api.adoc) over one of the supported transport protocols.
-* implement support for an additional transport protocol by means of implementing the [Transport Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l1/README.adoc).
+* implement uEntities that communicate with each other using the uProtocol [Communication Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l2/api.adoc) over one of the supported transport protocols.
+* implement support for an additional transport protocol by means of implementing the [Transport Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l1/README.adoc).
 
 ## Using the Crate
 <!--
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8b40d4e..36cf60f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 /*!
-up-rust is the [Eclipse uProtocol&trade; Language Library](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/languages.adoc) for the
+up-rust is the [Eclipse uProtocol&trade; Language Library](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/languages.adoc) for the
 Rust programming language.
 
 This crate can be used to
 
-* implement uEntities that communicate with each other using the uProtocol [Communication Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l2/api.adoc)
+* implement uEntities that communicate with each other using the uProtocol [Communication Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l2/api.adoc)
   over one of the supported transport protocols.
-* implement support for an additional transport protocol by means of implementing the [Transport Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l1/README.adoc).
+* implement support for an additional transport protocol by means of implementing the [Transport Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l1/README.adoc).
 
 ## Library contents
 
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ For user convenience, all of these modules export their types on up_rust top-lev
 
 ## Features
 
-* `communication` enables support for the [Communication Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l2/api.adoc) and its
-  default implementation on top of the [Transport Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l1/README.adoc).
+* `communication` enables support for the [Communication Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l2/api.adoc) and its
+  default implementation on top of the [Transport Layer API](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l1/README.adoc).
   Enabled by default.
-* `udiscovery` enables support for types required to interact with [uDiscovery service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l3/udiscovery/v3/README.adoc)
+* `udiscovery` enables support for types required to interact with [uDiscovery service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l3/udiscovery/v3/README.adoc)
   implementations.
-* `usubscription` enables support for types required to interact with [uSubscription service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l3/usubscription/v3/README.adoc)
+* `usubscription` enables support for types required to interact with [uSubscription service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l3/usubscription/v3/README.adoc)
   implementations. Enabled by default.
-* `utwin` enables support for types required to interact with [uTwin service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l3/utwin/v3/README.adoc)
+* `utwin` enables support for types required to interact with [uTwin service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l3/utwin/v3/README.adoc)
   implementations.
 * `util` provides some useful helper structs. In particular, provides a local, in-memory UTransport for exchanging messages within a single process. This transport is also used by the examples illustrating usage of the Communication Layer API.
 
 ## References
 
-* [uProtocol Specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/tree/v1.6.0-alpha.2)
+* [uProtocol Specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/tree/v1.6.0-alpha.3)
 
 */
 
diff --git a/src/utransport.rs b/src/utransport.rs
index e0573b7..5a22a53 100644
--- a/src/utransport.rs
+++ b/src/utransport.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub trait LocalUriProvider: Send + Sync {
 ///
 /// Implementations contain the details for what should occur when a message is received.
 ///
-/// Please refer to the [uProtocol Transport Layer specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l1/README.adoc)
+/// Please refer to the [uProtocol Transport Layer specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l1/README.adoc)
 /// for details.
 #[cfg_attr(test, automock)]
 #[async_trait]
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub trait UListener: Send + Sync {
 /// Implementations contain the details for connecting to the underlying transport technology and
 /// sending [`UMessage`]s using the configured technology.
 ///
-/// Please refer to the [uProtocol Transport Layer specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/up-l1/README.adoc)
+/// Please refer to the [uProtocol Transport Layer specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/up-l1/README.adoc)
 /// for details.
 // [impl->req~up-language-transport-api~1]
 #[async_trait]
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub trait UTransport: Send + Sync {
     /// # Arguments
     ///
     /// * `message` - The message to send. The `type`, `source` and `sink` properties of the
-    ///   [UAttributes](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/basics/uattributes.adoc) contained
+    ///   [UAttributes](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/basics/uattributes.adoc) contained
     ///   in the message determine the addressing semantics.
     ///
     /// # Errors
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub trait UTransport: Send + Sync {
     /// Registers a listener to be called for messages.
     ///
     /// The listener will be invoked for each message that matches the given source and sink filter patterns
-    /// according to the rules defined by the [UUri specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.2/basics/uri.adoc).
+    /// according to the rules defined by the [UUri specification](https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/up-spec/blob/v1.6.0-alpha.3/basics/uri.adoc).
     ///
     /// This default implementation returns an error with [`UCode::UNIMPLEMENTED`].
     ///
diff --git a/up-spec b/up-spec
index e833717..3bbae37 160000
--- a/up-spec
+++ b/up-spec
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e833717c130b982ea1cedfe8d60b681fdc5caf39
+Subproject commit 3bbae3786873af72fadf2a6102332f364edc695e