diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b19b6304..732e62a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1297,6 +1297,9 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "mdbook-core"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mdbook-preprocessor"
@@ -1309,6 +1312,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "mdbook-remove-emphasis"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "mdbook",
  "pulldown-cmark 0.12.2",
  "pulldown-cmark-to-cmark",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fef052e1..ee570234 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook"
 rust-version = "1.85.0" # Keep in sync with installation.md and .github/workflows/main.yml
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.98"
 mdbook-core = { path = "crates/mdbook-core" }
 
 [package]
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ description = "Creates a book from markdown files"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.71"
+anyhow.workspace = true
 chrono = { version = "0.4.24", default-features = false, features = ["clock"] }
 clap = { version = "4.3.12", features = ["cargo", "wrap_help"] }
 clap_complete = "4.3.2"
diff --git a/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml
index b8888e9c..301bfe87 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ repository.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/mdbook-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/mdbook-core/src/lib.rs
index 152102dd..d7298926 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/mdbook-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
 /// This is provided as a way for custom preprocessors and renderers to do
 /// compatibility checks.
 pub const MDBOOK_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+/// The error types used in mdbook.
+pub mod errors {
+    pub use anyhow::{Error, Result};
+}
diff --git a/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs b/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs
index ae593afc..f85fd820 100644
--- a/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs
+++ b/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //! A basic example of a preprocessor that does nothing.
 
 use crate::nop_lib::Nop;
+use anyhow::Error;
 use clap::{Arg, ArgMatches, Command};
 use mdbook::book::Book;
-use mdbook::errors::Error;
 use mdbook::preprocess::{CmdPreprocessor, Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
 use semver::{Version, VersionReq};
 use std::io;
diff --git a/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/Cargo.toml b/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/Cargo.toml
index 44f9bdd0..cd3e8c83 100644
--- a/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
 mdbook = { path = "../../.." }
 pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.12.2", default-features = false }
 pulldown-cmark-to-cmark = "18.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/src/main.rs b/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/src/main.rs
index 6112a692..88f58506 100644
--- a/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/remove-emphasis/mdbook-remove-emphasis/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //! This is a demonstration of an mdBook preprocessor which parses markdown
 //! and removes any instances of emphasis.
 
+use anyhow::Error;
 use mdbook::BookItem;
 use mdbook::book::{Book, Chapter};
-use mdbook::errors::Error;
 use mdbook::preprocess::{CmdPreprocessor, Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
 use pulldown_cmark::{Event, Parser, Tag, TagEnd};
 use std::io;
diff --git a/src/book/book.rs b/src/book/book.rs
index fe5c3f38..769c503d 100644
--- a/src/book/book.rs
+++ b/src/book/book.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use super::summary::{Link, SectionNumber, Summary, SummaryItem, parse_summary};
 use crate::config::BuildConfig;
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::utils::bracket_escape;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
diff --git a/src/book/init.rs b/src/book/init.rs
index faca1d09..b7372e33 100644
--- a/src/book/init.rs
+++ b/src/book/init.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use super::MDBook;
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::theme;
 use crate::utils::fs::write_file;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
 
 /// A helper for setting up a new book and its directory structure.
diff --git a/src/book/mod.rs b/src/book/mod.rs
index 7c3f0b4c..117d6ed6 100644
--- a/src/book/mod.rs
+++ b/src/book/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub use self::book::{Book, BookItem, BookItems, Chapter, load_book};
 pub use self::init::BookBuilder;
 pub use self::summary::{Link, SectionNumber, Summary, SummaryItem, parse_summary};
 
+use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result, bail};
 use log::{debug, error, info, log_enabled, trace, warn};
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::io::{IsTerminal, Write};
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ use tempfile::Builder as TempFileBuilder;
 use toml::Value;
 use topological_sort::TopologicalSort;
 
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::preprocess::{
     CmdPreprocessor, IndexPreprocessor, LinkPreprocessor, Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext,
 };
diff --git a/src/book/summary.rs b/src/book/summary.rs
index 01d6f5f6..72021842 100644
--- a/src/book/summary.rs
+++ b/src/book/summary.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::errors::*;
+use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result, bail};
 use log::{debug, trace, warn};
 use memchr::Memchr;
 use pulldown_cmark::{DefaultBrokenLinkCallback, Event, HeadingLevel, Tag, TagEnd};
diff --git a/src/cmd/build.rs b/src/cmd/build.rs
index 53792e4e..05b0bfd2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/build.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/build.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::command_prelude::*;
 use crate::{get_book_dir, open};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
-use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
diff --git a/src/cmd/clean.rs b/src/cmd/clean.rs
index ec77537e..5a06bc6f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/clean.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/clean.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::command_prelude::*;
 use crate::get_book_dir;
 use anyhow::Context;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
 use std::mem::take;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn make_subcommand() -> Command {
 }
 
 // Clean command implementation
-pub fn execute(args: &ArgMatches) -> mdbook::errors::Result<()> {
+pub fn execute(args: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     let book_dir = get_book_dir(args);
     let book = MDBook::load(book_dir)?;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct Clean {
 }
 
 impl Clean {
-    fn new(dir: &PathBuf) -> mdbook::errors::Result<Clean> {
+    fn new(dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<Clean> {
         let mut files = vec![dir.clone()];
         let mut children = Vec::new();
         let mut num_files_removed = 0;
diff --git a/src/cmd/init.rs b/src/cmd/init.rs
index b31beee9..ddfeaad4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/init.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::get_book_dir;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{ArgMatches, Command as ClapCommand, arg};
 use mdbook::MDBook;
 use mdbook::config;
-use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::process::Command;
diff --git a/src/cmd/serve.rs b/src/cmd/serve.rs
index e3a0abdd..85866260 100644
--- a/src/cmd/serve.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/serve.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use super::command_prelude::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "watch")]
 use super::watch;
 use crate::{get_book_dir, open};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use axum::Router;
 use axum::extract::ws::{Message, WebSocket, WebSocketUpgrade};
 use axum::routing::get;
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ use clap::builder::NonEmptyStringValueParser;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use futures_util::sink::SinkExt;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
-use mdbook::errors::*;
 use mdbook::utils::fs::get_404_output_file;
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, ToSocketAddrs};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
diff --git a/src/cmd/test.rs b/src/cmd/test.rs
index d32410f6..fecbc8b0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/test.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/test.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use super::command_prelude::*;
 use crate::get_book_dir;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::ArgAction;
 use clap::builder::NonEmptyStringValueParser;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
-use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
diff --git a/src/cmd/watch.rs b/src/cmd/watch.rs
index b20cbd11..8050079e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/watch.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/watch.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::command_prelude::*;
 use crate::{get_book_dir, open};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
-use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 mod native;
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ef0f5dfd..394154ae 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! # Examples
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! # use mdbook::errors::*;
+//! # use anyhow::Result;
 //! use std::path::PathBuf;
 //! use std::str::FromStr;
 //! use mdbook::Config;
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 //! # run().unwrap()
 //! ```
 
+use crate::utils::{self, toml_ext::TomlExt};
+use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result, bail};
 use log::{debug, trace, warn};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -58,9 +60,6 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use toml::Value;
 use toml::value::Table;
 
-use crate::errors::*;
-use crate::utils::{self, toml_ext::TomlExt};
-
 /// The overall configuration object for MDBook, essentially an in-memory
 /// representation of `book.toml`.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/src/front-end/mod.rs b/src/front-end/mod.rs
index 8fd09fc2..fe7b4a2f 100644
--- a/src/front-end/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front-end/mod.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 #![allow(missing_docs)]
 
-pub mod playground_editor;
-
-pub mod fonts;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "search")]
-pub mod searcher;
-
+use anyhow::Result;
+use log::warn;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use crate::errors::*;
-use log::warn;
+pub mod fonts;
+pub mod playground_editor;
+#[cfg(feature = "search")]
+pub mod searcher;
+
 pub static INDEX: &[u8] = include_bytes!("templates/index.hbs");
 pub static HEAD: &[u8] = include_bytes!("templates/head.hbs");
 pub static REDIRECT: &[u8] = include_bytes!("templates/redirect.hbs");
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 73195279..7abd2e15 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,9 +93,3 @@ pub use crate::book::MDBook;
 pub use crate::config::Config;
 pub use crate::renderer::Renderer;
 pub use mdbook_core::MDBOOK_VERSION;
-
-/// The error types used through out this crate.
-pub mod errors {
-    pub(crate) use anyhow::{Context, bail, ensure};
-    pub use anyhow::{Error, Result};
-}
diff --git a/src/preprocess/cmd.rs b/src/preprocess/cmd.rs
index 149dabda..dfd0681e 100644
--- a/src/preprocess/cmd.rs
+++ b/src/preprocess/cmd.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
 use crate::book::Book;
-use crate::errors::*;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail, ensure};
 use log::{debug, trace, warn};
 use shlex::Shlex;
 use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
diff --git a/src/preprocess/index.rs b/src/preprocess/index.rs
index 1e58e294..3b2666d7 100644
--- a/src/preprocess/index.rs
+++ b/src/preprocess/index.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{path::Path, sync::LazyLock};
 
 use super::{Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
 use crate::book::{Book, BookItem};
-use crate::errors::*;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use log::warn;
 
 /// A preprocessor for converting file name `README.md` to `index.md` since
diff --git a/src/preprocess/links.rs b/src/preprocess/links.rs
index 93eaf813..d431ea20 100644
--- a/src/preprocess/links.rs
+++ b/src/preprocess/links.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::utils::{
     take_anchored_lines, take_lines, take_rustdoc_include_anchored_lines,
     take_rustdoc_include_lines,
 };
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use regex::{CaptureMatches, Captures, Regex};
 use std::fs;
 use std::ops::{Bound, Range, RangeBounds, RangeFrom, RangeFull, RangeTo};
diff --git a/src/preprocess/mod.rs b/src/preprocess/mod.rs
index df01a3db..98daf94e 100644
--- a/src/preprocess/mod.rs
+++ b/src/preprocess/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod links;
 
 use crate::book::Book;
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::errors::*;
+use anyhow::Result;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
diff --git a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs
index 98203b60..4bef3cb3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::book::{Book, BookItem};
 use crate::config::{BookConfig, Code, Config, HtmlConfig, Playground, RustEdition};
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::renderer::html_handlebars::StaticFiles;
 use crate::renderer::html_handlebars::helpers;
 use crate::renderer::{RenderContext, Renderer};
 use crate::theme::{self, Theme};
 use crate::utils;
+use crate::utils::fs::get_404_output_file;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
-use crate::utils::fs::get_404_output_file;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use handlebars::Handlebars;
 use log::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 use regex::{Captures, Regex};
diff --git a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/search.rs b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/search.rs
index ea8ae422..3299257d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/search.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/search.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use elasticlunr::{Index, IndexBuilder};
+use log::{debug, warn};
 use pulldown_cmark::*;
+use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::book::{Book, BookItem, Chapter};
 use crate::config::{Search, SearchChapterSettings};
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::renderer::html_handlebars::StaticFiles;
 use crate::theme::searcher;
 use crate::utils;
-use log::{debug, warn};
-use serde::Serialize;
 
 const MAX_WORD_LENGTH_TO_INDEX: usize = 80;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/static_files.rs b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/static_files.rs
index a3cd1322..1b6aa9f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/html_handlebars/static_files.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/html_handlebars/static_files.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //! Support for writing static files.
 
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use log::{debug, warn};
 
 use crate::config::HtmlConfig;
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::renderer::html_handlebars::helpers::resources::ResourceHelper;
 use crate::theme::{self, Theme, playground_editor};
 use crate::utils;
diff --git a/src/renderer/markdown_renderer.rs b/src/renderer/markdown_renderer.rs
index 4a5a5c2a..ac80aaa2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/markdown_renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/markdown_renderer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::book::BookItem;
-use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::renderer::{RenderContext, Renderer};
 use crate::utils;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use log::trace;
 use std::fs;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/mod.rs b/src/renderer/mod.rs
index 1c97f8f2..b06983d2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -11,26 +11,24 @@
 //! [For Developers]: https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/for_developers/index.html
 //! [RenderContext]: struct.RenderContext.html
 
-pub use self::html_handlebars::HtmlHandlebars;
-pub use self::markdown_renderer::MarkdownRenderer;
-
-mod html_handlebars;
-mod markdown_renderer;
-
+use crate::book::Book;
+use crate::config::Config;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
+use log::{error, info, trace, warn};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use shlex::Shlex;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, ErrorKind, Read};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
-
-use crate::book::Book;
-use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::errors::*;
-use log::{error, info, trace, warn};
 use toml::Value;
 
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+pub use self::html_handlebars::HtmlHandlebars;
+pub use self::markdown_renderer::MarkdownRenderer;
+
+mod html_handlebars;
+mod markdown_renderer;
 
 /// An arbitrary `mdbook` backend.
 ///
diff --git a/src/utils/fs.rs b/src/utils/fs.rs
index 4d07f8fc..3d126b7a 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs.rs
+++ b/src/utils/fs.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Filesystem utilities and helpers.
 
-use crate::errors::*;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use log::{debug, trace};
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::io::Write;
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 14fdd0ad..50feb025 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 //! Various helpers and utilities.
 
-pub mod fs;
-mod string;
-pub(crate) mod toml_ext;
-use crate::errors::Error;
+use anyhow::Error;
 use log::error;
 use pulldown_cmark::{CodeBlockKind, CowStr, Event, Options, Parser, Tag, TagEnd, html};
 use regex::Regex;
-
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
+pub mod fs;
+mod string;
+pub(crate) mod toml_ext;
+
 pub use self::string::{
     take_anchored_lines, take_lines, take_rustdoc_include_anchored_lines,
     take_rustdoc_include_lines,
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/preprocessor.rs b/tests/testsuite/preprocessor.rs
index db8322af..b2188db1 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/preprocessor.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/preprocessor.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Tests for custom preprocessors.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use mdbook::book::Book;
-use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use mdbook::preprocess::{CmdPreprocessor, Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/renderer.rs b/tests/testsuite/renderer.rs
index 1e162447..45739d09 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/renderer.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/renderer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Tests for custom renderers.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use mdbook::errors::Result;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use mdbook::renderer::{RenderContext, Renderer};
 use snapbox::IntoData;
 use std::fs::File;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/toc.rs b/tests/testsuite/toc.rs
index eafbdc48..35b5e5ab 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/toc.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/toc.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use anyhow::Context;
-use mdbook::errors::*;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use select::document::Document;
 use select::predicate::{Attr, Class, Name, Predicate};
 use std::fs;