diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 22afaccf493..19f12d9a5a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ windows = "0.54"
 windows-sys = "0.48"
 winreg = "0.52"
 
+[workspace.lints.clippy]
+# Warning: workspace lints affect library code as well as tests, so don't enable lints that would be too noisy in tests like that.
+# todo = "warn"
+unchecked_duration_subtraction = "warn"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-cli = { path = "./crates/nu-cli", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-cmd-base = { path = "./crates/nu-cmd-base", version = "0.97.2" }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
index f392d3b9d90..2e357b09326 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ which = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
 plugin = ["nu-plugin-engine"]
-system-clipboard = ["reedline/system_clipboard"]
\ No newline at end of file
+system-clipboard = ["reedline/system_clipboard"]
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-base/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-base/Cargo.toml
index 89ea225f288..afc75c336d6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-base/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-base/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -18,4 +21,4 @@ nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
 indexmap = { workspace = true }
 miette = { workspace = true }
 
-[dev-dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
+[dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml
index fae6568eaf3..bc5a2343b51 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-cmd-base = { path = "../nu-cmd-base", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -35,4 +38,4 @@ itertools = { workspace = true }
 [dev-dependencies]
 nu-cmd-lang = { path = "../nu-cmd-lang", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-command = { path = "../nu-command", version = "0.97.2" }
-nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2" }
\ No newline at end of file
+nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2" }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
index d287e80cc89..b248ad836a8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -28,4 +31,4 @@ mimalloc = []
 trash-support = []
 sqlite = []
 static-link-openssl = []
-system-clipboard = []
\ No newline at end of file
+system-clipboard = []
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-plugin/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-plugin/Cargo.toml
index 28c6abf8bc4..6442e978795 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -17,4 +20,4 @@ nu-plugin-engine = { path = "../nu-plugin-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 
-[dev-dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
+[dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/nu-color-config/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-color-config/Cargo.toml
index 2a7b1e9c6ce..3a7dce1b2b1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-color-config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-color-config/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -19,4 +22,4 @@ nu-ansi-term = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2" }
\ No newline at end of file
+nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2" }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
index 7c33a60a23b..837991cf5d7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-cmd-base = { path = "../nu-cmd-base", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-color-config = { path = "../nu-color-config", version = "0.97.2" }
diff --git a/crates/nu-derive-value/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-derive-value/Cargo.toml
index bf28ec878f4..01ab5138b71 100644
--- a/crates/nu-derive-value/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-derive-value/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ proc-macro = true
 # so we cannot test anything useful in a doctest
 doctest = false 
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 proc-macro2 = { workspace = true }
 syn = { workspace = true }
 quote = { workspace = true }
 proc-macro-error = { workspace = true }
-heck = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+heck = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-engine/Cargo.toml
index 42e5a0e07b9..04db74a14af 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", features = ["plugin"], version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -19,4 +22,4 @@ log = { workspace = true }
 terminal_size = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
-plugin = []
\ No newline at end of file
+plugin = []
diff --git a/crates/nu-explore/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-explore/Cargo.toml
index b1acd89bf11..ad699c4bad4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-explore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-explore/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -32,4 +35,4 @@ ansi-str = { workspace = true }
 unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 lscolors = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = [
   "nu-ansi-term",
-] }
\ No newline at end of file
+] }
diff --git a/crates/nu-glob/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-glob/Cargo.toml
index 4206fe85ade..299e72eec57 100644
--- a/crates/nu-glob/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-glob/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ categories = ["filesystem"]
 bench = false
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-doc-comment = "0.3"
\ No newline at end of file
+doc-comment = "0.3"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-json/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-json/Cargo.toml
index 139436d95b2..2c7d8545fb7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-json/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-json/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.97.2" }
 serde_json = "1.0"
-fancy-regex = "0.13.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+fancy-regex = "0.13.0"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-lsp/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-lsp/Cargo.toml
index 255dc582532..b72bce9d03c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-lsp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-lsp/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ nu-cmd-lang = { path = "../nu-cmd-lang", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-command = { path = "../nu-command", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2" }
 
-assert-json-diff = "2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+assert-json-diff = "2.0"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml
index 49a0dbc0a7f..8f5145ed42e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ exclude = ["/fuzz"]
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -27,4 +30,4 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 rstest = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 
 [features]
-plugin = ["nu-plugin-engine"]
\ No newline at end of file
+plugin = ["nu-plugin-engine"]
diff --git a/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml
index af219d58e05..7b684889862 100644
--- a/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ dirs = { workspace = true }
 omnipath = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos"), not(target_os = "android")))'.dependencies]
-pwd = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+pwd = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-plugin-core/Cargo.toml
index 018f7d1f08b..ca4b63dc328 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-plugin-protocol = { path = "../nu-plugin-protocol", version = "0.97.2", default-features = false }
@@ -25,4 +28,4 @@ default = ["local-socket"]
 local-socket = ["interprocess", "nu-plugin-protocol/local-socket"]
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
-windows = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+windows = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin-engine/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-plugin-engine/Cargo.toml
index cd01707da8b..3e16927a754 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin-engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin-engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -32,4 +35,4 @@ local-socket = ["nu-plugin-core/local-socket"]
 windows = { workspace = true, features = [
   # For setting process creation flags
   "Win32_System_Threading",
-] }
\ No newline at end of file
+] }
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin-engine/src/gc.rs b/crates/nu-plugin-engine/src/gc.rs
index 555c57e47d9..6aed37292df 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin-engine/src/gc.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin-engine/src/gc.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut state = test_state();
         state.config.enabled = true;
         state.config.stop_after = Duration::from_secs(1).as_nanos() as i64;
-        state.last_update = Some(now - Duration::from_secs(2));
+        state.last_update = Some(now.checked_sub(Duration::from_secs(2)).unwrap());
 
         assert_eq!(Some(Duration::ZERO), state.next_timeout(now));
     }
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn adding_locks_changes_last_update() {
         let mut state = test_state();
-        let original_last_update = Some(Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(1));
+        let original_last_update =
+            Some(Instant::now().checked_sub(Duration::from_secs(1)).unwrap());
         state.last_update = original_last_update;
         state.handle_message(PluginGcMsg::AddLocks(1));
         assert_ne!(original_last_update, state.last_update, "not updated");
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin-protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-plugin-protocol/Cargo.toml
index bfd2dcbc286..45d8fe3a97a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2", features = ["plugin"] }
 nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -21,4 +24,4 @@ typetag = "0.2"
 
 [features]
 default = ["local-socket"]
-local-socket = []
\ No newline at end of file
+local-socket = []
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin-test-support/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-plugin-test-support/Cargo.toml
index 5e44966f8c7..9234bee18cc 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin-test-support/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin-test-support/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell/tree/main/crates/nu-plugin-test
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -25,4 +28,4 @@ similar = "2.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 typetag = "0.2"
-serde = "1.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+serde = "1.0"
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml
index 94d749de2c8..112b364a8bb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -30,4 +33,4 @@ local-socket = ["nu-plugin-core/local-socket"]
 
 [target.'cfg(target_family = "unix")'.dependencies]
 # For setting the process group ID (EnterForeground / LeaveForeground)
-nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["process"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["process"] }
diff --git a/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml
index 1f58d53340b..5d95c486d6a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ name = "nu_pretty_hex"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-ansi-term = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 heapless = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
-rand = "0.8"
\ No newline at end of file
+rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
index ead8ee80897..0a91d5fc1f1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -61,4 +64,4 @@ tempfile = { workspace = true }
 os_pipe = { workspace = true }
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-all-features = true
\ No newline at end of file
+all-features = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml
index 1ecbd5280a7..6766b8ac3c6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ nu-protocol = { version = "0.97.2", path = "../nu-protocol" }
 nu-engine = { version = "0.97.2", path = "../nu-engine" }
 miette = { workspace = true, features = ["fancy-no-backtrace"] }
 
-log = "0.4"
\ No newline at end of file
+log = "0.4"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-system/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-system/Cargo.toml
index be7a36b3c6e..6de7fd0dc4d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-system/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-system/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ license = "MIT"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 libc = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
@@ -45,4 +48,4 @@ windows = { workspace = true, features = [
   "Win32_System_SystemInformation",
   "Win32_System_Threading",
   "Win32_UI_Shell",
-]}
\ No newline at end of file
+]}
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-table/Cargo.toml
index 21f2e041512..3cce028e354 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-table/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -21,4 +24,4 @@ fancy-regex = { workspace = true }
 tabled = { workspace = true, features = ["ansi"], default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# nu-test-support = { path="../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2"  }
\ No newline at end of file
+# nu-test-support = { path="../nu-test-support", version = "0.97.2"  }
diff --git a/crates/nu-term-grid/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-term-grid/Cargo.toml
index b8a4328da34..858ca72e707 100644
--- a/crates/nu-term-grid/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-term-grid/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.97.2" }
 
-unicode-width = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+unicode-width = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml
index fa6f8185619..58db142732b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ version = "0.97.2"
 doctest = false
 bench = false
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.97.2" }
 nu-glob = { path = "../nu-glob", version = "0.97.2" }
@@ -18,4 +21,4 @@ nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.97.2" }
 
 num-format = { workspace = true }
 which = { workspace = true }
-tempfile = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
index a5b3e42d4ca..038ca449328 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ unicase = "2.7.0"
 crossterm_winapi = "0.9"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
-nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["user", "fs"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["user", "fs"] }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nuon/Cargo.toml b/crates/nuon/Cargo.toml
index 1f91935e48e..d34a649a95c 100644
--- a/crates/nuon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nuon/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@ once_cell = { workspace = true }
 fancy-regex = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-chrono = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+chrono = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true