diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 55e6961..c322c4e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cesu8"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d43a04d8753f35258c91f8ec639f792891f748a1edbd759cf1dcea3382ad83c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -216,6 +222,16 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b05b61dc5112cbb17e4b6cd61790d9845d13888356391624cbe7e41efeac1e75"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "combine"
+version = "4.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba5a308b75df32fe02788e748662718f03fde005016435c444eea572398219fd"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -267,6 +283,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "predicates",
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
+ "rustls",
+ "rustls-platform-verifier",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml_ng",
@@ -805,6 +823,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jni"
+version = "0.21.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1a87aa2bb7d2af34197c04845522473242e1aa17c12f4935d5856491a7fb8c97"
+dependencies = [
+ "cesu8",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "combine",
+ "jni-sys",
+ "log",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "walkdir",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jni-sys"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8eaf4bc02d17cbdd7ff4c7438cafcdf7fb9a4613313ad11b4f8fefe7d3fa0130"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.82"
@@ -1098,7 +1138,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-hash",
  "rustls",
  "socket2",
- "thiserror",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "web-time",
@@ -1119,7 +1159,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "slab",
- "thiserror",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
  "tinyvec",
  "tracing",
  "web-time",
@@ -1200,7 +1240,7 @@ checksum = "a4e608c6638b9c18977b00b475ac1f28d14e84b27d8d42f70e0bf1e3dec127ac"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.16",
  "libredox",
- "thiserror",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1310,10 +1350,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls"
-version = "0.23.34"
+version = "0.23.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a9586e9ee2b4f8fab52a0048ca7334d7024eef48e2cb9407e3497bb7cab7fa7"
+checksum = "533f54bc6a7d4f647e46ad909549eda97bf5afc1585190ef692b4286b198bd8f"
 dependencies = [
+ "log",
  "once_cell",
  "ring",
  "rustls-pki-types",
@@ -1344,6 +1385,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-platform-verifier"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d99feebc72bae7ab76ba994bb5e121b8d83d910ca40b36e0921f53becc41784"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "jni",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustls",
+ "rustls-native-certs",
+ "rustls-platform-verifier-android",
+ "rustls-webpki",
+ "security-framework",
+ "security-framework-sys",
+ "webpki-root-certs",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-platform-verifier-android"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f87165f0995f63a9fbeea62b64d10b4d9d8e78ec6d7d51fb2125fda7bb36788f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-webpki"
 version = "0.103.8"
@@ -1367,6 +1435,15 @@ version = "1.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28d3b2b1366ec20994f1fd18c3c594f05c5dd4bc44d8bb0c1c632c8d6829481f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "same-file"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93fc1dc3aaa9bfed95e02e6eadabb4baf7e3078b0bd1b4d7b6b0b68378900502"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
 version = "0.1.28"
@@ -1640,13 +1717,33 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f50febec83f5ee1df3015341d8bd429f2d1cc62bcba7ea2076759d315084683"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.69"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6aaf5339b578ea85b50e080feb250a3e8ae8cfcdff9a461c9ec2904bc923f52"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl 1.0.69",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "2.0.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f63587ca0f12b72a0600bcba1d40081f830876000bb46dd2337a3051618f4fc8"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl",
+ "thiserror-impl 2.0.17",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.69"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1843,6 +1940,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "walkdir"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "29790946404f91d9c5d06f9874efddea1dc06c5efe94541a7d6863108e3a5e4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "same-file",
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "want"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -1945,6 +2052,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "webpki-root-certs"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee3e3b5f5e80bc89f30ce8d0343bf4e5f12341c51f3e26cbeecbc7c85443e85b"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "which"
 version = "8.0.0"
@@ -1972,6 +2088,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-util"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2126,6 +2251,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.45.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75283be5efb2831d37ea142365f009c02ec203cd29a3ebecbc093d52315b66d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.42.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
@@ -2153,6 +2287,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e5180c00cd44c9b1c88adb3693291f1cd93605ded80c250a75d472756b4d071"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.2",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.2",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.2",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.2",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.2",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.2",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2195,6 +2344,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "597a5118570b68bc08d8d59125332c54f1ba9d9adeedeef5b99b02ba2b0698f8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2207,6 +2362,12 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a9d8416fa8b42f5c947f8482c43e7d89e73a173cead56d044f6a56104a6d1b53"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e08e8864a60f06ef0d0ff4ba04124db8b0fb3be5776a5cd47641e942e58c4d43"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2219,6 +2380,12 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b9d782e804c2f632e395708e99a94275910eb9100b2114651e04744e9b125006"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c61d927d8da41da96a81f029489353e68739737d3beca43145c8afec9a31a84f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2243,6 +2410,12 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fa7359d10048f68ab8b09fa71c3daccfb0e9b559aed648a8f95469c27057180c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44d840b6ec649f480a41c8d80f9c65108b92d89345dd94027bfe06ac444d1060"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2255,6 +2428,12 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e7ac75179f18232fe9c285163565a57ef8d3c89254a30685b57d83a38d326c2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8de912b8b8feb55c064867cf047dda097f92d51efad5b491dfb98f6bbb70cb36"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2267,6 +2446,12 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c3842cdd74a865a8066ab39c8a7a473c0778a3f29370b5fd6b4b9aa7df4a499"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "26d41b46a36d453748aedef1486d5c7a85db22e56aff34643984ea85514e94a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -2279,6 +2464,12 @@ version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0ffa179e2d07eee8ad8f57493436566c7cc30ac536a3379fdf008f47f6bb7ae1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9aec5da331524158c6d1a4ac0ab1541149c0b9505fde06423b02f5ef0106b9f0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8eda4da..0fe19fc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ env_logger = "0.11.8"
 flate2 = "1.1.5"
 log = "0.4.28"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.24", default-features = false, features = ["http2", "charset", "system-proxy", "blocking", "rustls-tls-native-roots"] }
+rustls = { version = "0.23.35", default-features = false, features = ["std", "tls12", "ring", "logging"] }
+rustls-platform-verifier = "0.6.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.145"
 serde_yaml_ng = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/src/micromamba/download.rs b/src/micromamba/download.rs
index 715b643..ac9e9c1 100644
--- a/src/micromamba/download.rs
+++ b/src/micromamba/download.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use crate::csmrc::Config;
 
 use log::{debug, info};
+use rustls::ClientConfig;
+use rustls_platform_verifier::ConfigVerifierExt;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs;
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ pub enum DownloadError {
     DownloadDisabled,
     IO(io::Error),
     Reqwest(reqwest::Error),
+    Rustls(rustls::Error),
 }
 
 impl From<io::Error> for DownloadError {
@@ -29,6 +32,12 @@ impl From<reqwest::Error> for DownloadError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<rustls::Error> for DownloadError {
+    fn from(err: rustls::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Rustls(err)
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for DownloadError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for DownloadError {
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
+            DownloadError::Rustls(e) => write!(f, "TLS (rustls) error: {}", e),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -189,9 +199,10 @@ pub fn download_micromamba(config: &Config) -> Result<PathBuf, DownloadError> {
         return Err(DownloadError::DownloadDisabled);
     }
 
+    let tls_config = ClientConfig::with_platform_verifier()?;
     let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::builder()
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(60))
-        .use_rustls_tls()
+        .use_preconfigured_tls(tls_config)
         .build()?;
     let response_tarbz2 = client.get(url).send()?;
     debug!("Download completed, sending it to BzDecoder");