diff --git a/saf-python-sdk/pyproject.toml b/saf-python-sdk/pyproject.toml
index f9b43392f..5c3ffa3e8 100644
--- a/saf-python-sdk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/saf-python-sdk/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "saf-python-sdk"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Standalone advanced graph runtime powered by Rust engine"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py b/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py
index c8a6ed958..26440de99 100644
--- a/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py
+++ b/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py
@@ -350,14 +350,9 @@ class _GraphEngineRun:
         return event
 
     def _run_awaitable_in_worker(self, awaitable: Coroutine[Any, Any, Any]) -> Any:
-        loop = cast(
-            asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None,
-            getattr(self._local, "worker_loop", None),
-        )
-        if loop is None or loop.is_closed():
-            loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-            self._local.worker_loop = loop
-        return loop.run_until_complete(awaitable)
+        # Create and close a dedicated loop per execution to avoid
+        # interpreter-shutdown warnings from lingering thread-local loops.
+        return asyncio.run(awaitable)
 
 
 def _normalize_result_to_sends(result: Any, *, default_input: Any) -> list[Send]:
diff --git a/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/langgraph_rust_core.cpython-313-darwin.so b/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/langgraph_rust_core.cpython-313-darwin.so
index 9e3fd37d3..dcdb42fc7 100755
Binary files a/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/langgraph_rust_core.cpython-313-darwin.so and b/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/langgraph_rust_core.cpython-313-darwin.so differ