diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
index 8686144e026..0da05e7c1db 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #define RUST_G (__rust_g || __detect_rust_g())
 #endif
 
+/// Gets the version of rust_g
+/proc/rustg_get_version() return call(RUST_G, "get_version")()
+
 /**
  * This proc generates a cellular automata noise grid which can be used in procedural generation methods.
  *
@@ -99,3 +102,11 @@
 #define rustg_sql_disconnect_pool(handle) call(RUST_G, "sql_disconnect_pool")(handle)
 #define rustg_sql_check_query(job_id) call(RUST_G, "sql_check_query")("[job_id]")
 
+#define rustg_url_encode(text) call(RUST_G, "url_encode")(text)
+#define rustg_url_decode(text) call(RUST_G, "url_decode")(text)
+
+#ifdef RUSTG_OVERRIDE_BUILTINS
+	#define url_encode(text) rustg_url_encode(text)
+	#define url_decode(text) rustg_url_decode(text)
+#endif
+
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g_overrides.dm b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g_overrides.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43baeefa635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g_overrides.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// RUSTG_OVERRIDE_BUILTINS is not used since the file APIs don't work well over Linux.
+#define url_encode(text) rustg_url_encode(text)
+#define url_decode(text) rustg_url_decode(text)
diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index c9b91b88116..4473c40f8c6 100755
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export BYOND_MAJOR=514
 export BYOND_MINOR=1557 #SKYRAT EDIT CHANGE - Compiler failure due to insufficent memory when running previous builds.
 
 #rust_g git tag
-export RUST_G_VERSION=0.4.8
+export RUST_G_VERSION=0.4.9
 
 #node version
 export NODE_VERSION=12
diff --git a/rust_g.dll b/rust_g.dll
index 8ef1c59a105..26f6942861d 100644
Binary files a/rust_g.dll and b/rust_g.dll differ
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 80b850bbe30..715033668ae 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 #include "code\__DEFINES\robots.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\role_preferences.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\rust_g.dm"
+#include "code\__DEFINES\rust_g_overrides.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\say.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\shuttles.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\sight.dm"