diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0f4b28664..a301e31b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [package]
 name = "loco-rs"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "The one-person framework for Rust"
 homepage = "https://loco.rs/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/loco-rs"
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index daf30fa75..7f20e737e 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ pub async fn main<H: Hooks>() -> crate::Result<()> {
             run_scheduler::<H>(&app_context, config.as_ref(), name, tag, list).await?;
         }
         Commands::Generate { component } => {
-            gen::generate::<H>(component.into(), &config)?;
+            gen::generate::<H>(component.try_into()?, &config)?;
         }
         Commands::Version {} => {
             println!("{}", H::app_version(),);
diff --git a/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.lock b/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.lock
index 898bfbed6..7576cfe58 100644
--- a/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.lock
+++ b/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.lock
@@ -651,6 +651,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cron"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f8c3e73077b4b4a6ab1ea5047c37c57aee77657bc8ecd6f29b0af082d0b0c07"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "nom",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cron_clock"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -812,6 +823,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "shared_child",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "duct_sh"
+version = "0.13.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a6633cadba557545fbbe0299a2f9adc4bb2fc5fb238773f5e841e0c23d62146"
+dependencies = [
+ "duct",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.13.0"
@@ -840,6 +860,16 @@ version = "0.3.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "english-to-cron"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c16423ac933fee80f05a52b435a912d5b08edbbbfe936e0042ebb3accdf303da"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "regex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1472,7 +1502,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loco-rs"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1489,6 +1519,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "colored",
  "duct",
+ "duct_sh",
+ "english-to-cron",
  "fs-err",
  "futures-util",
  "hyper",
@@ -1510,6 +1542,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tera",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-cron-scheduler",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
@@ -1644,6 +1677,17 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "51d515d32fb182ee37cda2ccdcb92950d6a3c2893aa280e540671c2cd0f3b1d9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-derive"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed3955f1a9c7c0c15e092f9c887db08b1fc683305fdf6eb6684f22555355e202"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.72",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.19"
@@ -2045,9 +2089,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
-version = "1.10.5"
+version = "1.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b91213439dad192326a0d7c6ee3955910425f441d7038e0d6933b0aec5c4517f"
+checksum = "4219d74c6b67a3654a9fbebc4b419e22126d13d2f3c4a07ee0cb61ff79a79619"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -2847,6 +2891,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-cron-scheduler"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a7b9480125554f0ace1c3c3797a24b5cc56c6a7cd82c739db35fb54c4dc046f3"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "cron",
+ "num-derive",
+ "num-traits",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
 version = "2.4.0"
diff --git a/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.toml b/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.toml
index c0a6f6eb2..b3108021c 100644
--- a/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ default-run = "loco_starter_template-cli"
 
 [dependencies]
 
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1", default-features = false, features = ["cli"] }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0", default-features = false, features = ["cli"] }
 serde = "*"
 serde_json = "*"
 tokio = { version = "1.33.0", default-features = false }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ required-features = []
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "3.1.1"
 rstest = "0.21.0"
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1", default-features = false, features = [
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0", default-features = false, features = [
   "testing",
   "cli",
 ] }
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/Cargo.lock b/starters/rest-api/Cargo.lock
index 49c0dc3fe..161e09505 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/Cargo.lock
+++ b/starters/rest-api/Cargo.lock
@@ -1000,6 +1000,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cron"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f8c3e73077b4b4a6ab1ea5047c37c57aee77657bc8ecd6f29b0af082d0b0c07"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "nom",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cron_clock"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -1189,6 +1200,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "shared_child",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "duct_sh"
+version = "0.13.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a6633cadba557545fbbe0299a2f9adc4bb2fc5fb238773f5e841e0c23d62146"
+dependencies = [
+ "duct",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "educe"
 version = "0.5.11"
@@ -1232,6 +1252,16 @@ version = "0.3.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "english-to-cron"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c16423ac933fee80f05a52b435a912d5b08edbbbfe936e0042ebb3accdf303da"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "regex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-ordinalize"
 version = "4.3.0"
@@ -2130,7 +2160,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loco-rs"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2147,6 +2177,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "colored",
  "duct",
+ "duct_sh",
+ "english-to-cron",
  "fs-err",
  "futures-util",
  "hyper",
@@ -2172,6 +2204,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tera",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-cron-scheduler",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
@@ -2381,6 +2414,17 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "51d515d32fb182ee37cda2ccdcb92950d6a3c2893aa280e540671c2cd0f3b1d9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-derive"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed3955f1a9c7c0c15e092f9c887db08b1fc683305fdf6eb6684f22555355e202"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.72",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.46"
@@ -2989,9 +3033,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
-version = "1.10.5"
+version = "1.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b91213439dad192326a0d7c6ee3955910425f441d7038e0d6933b0aec5c4517f"
+checksum = "4219d74c6b67a3654a9fbebc4b419e22126d13d2f3c4a07ee0cb61ff79a79619"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -4419,6 +4463,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-cron-scheduler"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a7b9480125554f0ace1c3c3797a24b5cc56c6a7cd82c739db35fb54c4dc046f3"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "cron",
+ "num-derive",
+ "num-traits",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
 version = "2.4.0"
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/Cargo.toml b/starters/rest-api/Cargo.toml
index 0634f2f48..b71365282 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/starters/rest-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ default-run = "loco_starter_template-cli"
 
 [dependencies]
 
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1" }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0" }
 migration = { path = "migration" }
 
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ required-features = []
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "3.1.1"
 rstest = "0.21.0"
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["testing"] }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0", features = ["testing"] }
 insta = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["redactions", "yaml", "filters"] }
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/migration/Cargo.toml b/starters/rest-api/migration/Cargo.toml
index 8e740c33a..723b73ccf 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/migration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/starters/rest-api/migration/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1", features = ["attributes", "tokio1"] }
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1" }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0" }
 
 [dependencies.sea-orm-migration]
 version = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/starters/saas/Cargo.lock b/starters/saas/Cargo.lock
index 776992d51..dc3886b62 100644
--- a/starters/saas/Cargo.lock
+++ b/starters/saas/Cargo.lock
@@ -1006,6 +1006,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cron"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f8c3e73077b4b4a6ab1ea5047c37c57aee77657bc8ecd6f29b0af082d0b0c07"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "nom",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cron_clock"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -1206,6 +1217,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "shared_child",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "duct_sh"
+version = "0.13.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a6633cadba557545fbbe0299a2f9adc4bb2fc5fb238773f5e841e0c23d62146"
+dependencies = [
+ "duct",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "educe"
 version = "0.5.11"
@@ -1249,6 +1269,16 @@ version = "0.3.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "english-to-cron"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c16423ac933fee80f05a52b435a912d5b08edbbbfe936e0042ebb3accdf303da"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "regex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-ordinalize"
 version = "4.3.0"
@@ -2259,7 +2289,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loco-rs"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2276,6 +2306,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "colored",
  "duct",
+ "duct_sh",
+ "english-to-cron",
  "fs-err",
  "futures-util",
  "hyper",
@@ -2301,6 +2333,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tera",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-cron-scheduler",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
@@ -2512,6 +2545,17 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "51d515d32fb182ee37cda2ccdcb92950d6a3c2893aa280e540671c2cd0f3b1d9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-derive"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed3955f1a9c7c0c15e092f9c887db08b1fc683305fdf6eb6684f22555355e202"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.72",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.46"
@@ -3126,9 +3170,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
-version = "1.10.5"
+version = "1.10.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b91213439dad192326a0d7c6ee3955910425f441d7038e0d6933b0aec5c4517f"
+checksum = "4219d74c6b67a3654a9fbebc4b419e22126d13d2f3c4a07ee0cb61ff79a79619"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -4586,6 +4630,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-cron-scheduler"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a7b9480125554f0ace1c3c3797a24b5cc56c6a7cd82c739db35fb54c4dc046f3"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "cron",
+ "num-derive",
+ "num-traits",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
 version = "2.4.0"
diff --git a/starters/saas/Cargo.toml b/starters/saas/Cargo.toml
index a9eaa5931..c4193b7e4 100644
--- a/starters/saas/Cargo.toml
+++ b/starters/saas/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ default-run = "loco_starter_template-cli"
 
 [dependencies]
 
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1" }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0" }
 migration = { path = "migration" }
 
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ required-features = []
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "3.1.1"
 rstest = "0.21.0"
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["testing"] }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0", features = ["testing"] }
 insta = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["redactions", "yaml", "filters"] }
diff --git a/starters/saas/migration/Cargo.toml b/starters/saas/migration/Cargo.toml
index 8e740c33a..723b73ccf 100644
--- a/starters/saas/migration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/starters/saas/migration/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1", features = ["attributes", "tokio1"] }
-loco-rs = { version = "0.8.1" }
+loco-rs = { version = "0.9.0" }
 
 [dependencies.sea-orm-migration]
 version = "1.0.0"