diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0dcacdf..4cc2467 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ include = [
 ]
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["tls-roots"]
 
 ## Feature that enables support for the [actix framework](https://actix.rs/).
 actix = ["credentials", "oidc", "dep:actix-web"]
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ api-settings-v2 = ["api-common", "zitadel-settings-v2" ]
 api-user-v2 = ["api-common", "zitadel-user-v2" ]
 api-common = ["dep:prost", "dep:prost-types", "dep:tonic", "dep:tonic-types", "dep:pbjson-types" ]
 
+tls-roots = ["tonic/tls-roots"]
+tls-webpki-roots = ["tonic/tls-webpki-roots"]
+
 
 ## Feature that enables support for the [axum framework](https://docs.rs/axum/latest/axum/).
 axum = ["credentials", "oidc", "dep:axum", "dep:axum-extra"]
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ rocket = ["credentials", "oidc", "dep:rocket"]
 # @@protoc_deletion_point(features)
 # This section is automatically generated by protoc-gen-prost-crate.
 # Changes in this area may be lost on regeneration.
-proto_full = ["zitadel-action-v1","zitadel-admin-v1","zitadel-app-v1","zitadel-auth-v1","zitadel-authn-v1","zitadel-change-v1","zitadel-event-v1","zitadel-feature-v1","zitadel-feature-v2","zitadel-feature-v2beta","zitadel-idp-v1","zitadel-idp-v2","zitadel-instance-v1","zitadel-management-v1","zitadel-member-v1","zitadel-metadata-v1","zitadel-milestone-v1","zitadel-object-v2","zitadel-object-v2beta","zitadel-object-v3alpha","zitadel-oidc-v2","zitadel-oidc-v2beta","zitadel-org-v1","zitadel-org-v2","zitadel-org-v2beta","zitadel-policy-v1","zitadel-project-v1","zitadel-protoc_gen_zitadel-v2","zitadel-quota-v1","zitadel-resources-action-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-webkey-v3alpha","zitadel-session-v2","zitadel-session-v2beta","zitadel-settings-object-v3alpha","zitadel-settings-v1","zitadel-settings-v2","zitadel-settings-v2beta","zitadel-system-v1","zitadel-text-v1","zitadel-user-schema-v3alpha","zitadel-user-v1","zitadel-user-v2","zitadel-user-v2beta","zitadel-user-v3alpha","zitadel-v1","zitadel-v1-v1"]
+proto_full = ["zitadel-action-v1","zitadel-admin-v1","zitadel-app-v1","zitadel-auth-v1","zitadel-authn-v1","zitadel-change-v1","zitadel-event-v1","zitadel-feature-v1","zitadel-feature-v2","zitadel-feature-v2beta","zitadel-idp-v1","zitadel-idp-v2","zitadel-instance-v1","zitadel-management-v1","zitadel-member-v1","zitadel-metadata-v1","zitadel-milestone-v1","zitadel-object-v2","zitadel-object-v2beta","zitadel-object-v3alpha","zitadel-oidc-v2","zitadel-oidc-v2beta","zitadel-org-v1","zitadel-org-v2","zitadel-org-v2beta","zitadel-policy-v1","zitadel-project-v1","zitadel-protoc_gen_zitadel-v2","zitadel-quota-v1","zitadel-resources-action-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-user-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-userschema-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-webkey-v3alpha","zitadel-session-v2","zitadel-session-v2beta","zitadel-settings-object-v3alpha","zitadel-settings-v1","zitadel-settings-v2","zitadel-settings-v2beta","zitadel-system-v1","zitadel-text-v1","zitadel-user-v1","zitadel-user-v2","zitadel-user-v2beta","zitadel-v1","zitadel-v1-v1"]
 "zitadel-action-v1" = ["zitadel-v1"]
 "zitadel-admin-v1" = ["zitadel-event-v1","zitadel-idp-v1","zitadel-instance-v1","zitadel-management-v1","zitadel-member-v1","zitadel-milestone-v1","zitadel-org-v1","zitadel-policy-v1","zitadel-settings-v1","zitadel-text-v1","zitadel-v1","zitadel-v1-v1"]
 "zitadel-app-v1" = ["zitadel-v1"]
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ proto_full = ["zitadel-action-v1","zitadel-admin-v1","zitadel-app-v1","zitadel-a
 "zitadel-quota-v1" = []
 "zitadel-resources-action-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha"]
 "zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v3alpha"]
+"zitadel-resources-user-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha"]
+"zitadel-resources-userschema-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha"]
 "zitadel-resources-webkey-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v3alpha","zitadel-resources-object-v3alpha"]
 "zitadel-session-v2" = ["zitadel-object-v2","zitadel-v1"]
 "zitadel-session-v2beta" = ["zitadel-object-v2beta","zitadel-v1"]
@@ -128,11 +133,9 @@ proto_full = ["zitadel-action-v1","zitadel-admin-v1","zitadel-app-v1","zitadel-a
 "zitadel-settings-v2beta" = ["zitadel-object-v2beta"]
 "zitadel-system-v1" = ["zitadel-feature-v1","zitadel-instance-v1","zitadel-member-v1","zitadel-quota-v1","zitadel-v1"]
 "zitadel-text-v1" = ["zitadel-v1"]
-"zitadel-user-schema-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v2"]
 "zitadel-user-v1" = ["zitadel-v1"]
 "zitadel-user-v2" = ["zitadel-object-v2"]
 "zitadel-user-v2beta" = ["zitadel-object-v2beta"]
-"zitadel-user-v3alpha" = ["zitadel-object-v2"]
 "zitadel-v1" = []
 "zitadel-v1-v1" = ["zitadel-authn-v1","zitadel-idp-v1","zitadel-management-v1","zitadel-org-v1","zitadel-v1"]
 # @@protoc_insertion_point(features)
@@ -163,7 +166,6 @@ tokio = { version = "1.37.0", optional = true, features = [
 ] }
 tonic = { version = "0.12.1", features = [
   "tls",
-  "tls-roots",
 ], optional = true }
 tonic-types = { version = "0.12.1", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/src/api/clients.rs b/src/api/clients.rs
index d68a538..c314aa3 100644
--- a/src/api/clients.rs
+++ b/src/api/clients.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use custom_error::custom_error;
 use tonic::codegen::{Body, Bytes, InterceptedService, StdError};
 use tonic::service::Interceptor;
+
 use tonic::transport::{Channel, ClientTlsConfig, Endpoint};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "interceptors")]
@@ -284,19 +285,28 @@ where
 }
 
 async fn get_channel(api_endpoint: &str) -> Result<Channel, ClientError> {
+    let mut tls_config = ClientTlsConfig::default().assume_http2(true);
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "tls-roots")]
+    {
+        tls_config = tls_config.with_native_roots();
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "tls-webpki-roots")]
+    {
+        tls_config = tls_config.with_enabled_roots();
+    }
+
     Endpoint::from_shared(api_endpoint.to_string())
         .map_err(|_| ClientError::InvalidUrl)?
-        .tls_config(
-            ClientTlsConfig::default()
-                .assume_http2(true)
-                .with_native_roots(),
-        )
+        .tls_config(tls_config)
         .map_err(|_| ClientError::TlsInitializationError)?
         .connect()
         .await
         .map_err(|_| ClientError::ConnectionError)
 }
 
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;