diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b19bb3bf..bf69c418 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aleo"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aleo-rust",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 13f2c8e4..a9ed3e49 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aleo"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.6.2"
 authors = [ "The Aleo Team <hello@aleo.org>" ]
 description = "Aleo"
 homepage = "https://aleo.org"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 members = [ "rust", "rust/develop"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies.aleo-rust]
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.6.2"
 path = "rust"
 default-features = false
 
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 6e8a3792..98c22e59 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aleo-rust"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.6.2"
 authors = [ "The Aleo Team <hello@aleo.org>" ]
 description = "Rust SDK for managing Aleo programs and communicating with the Aleo network"
 homepage = "https://aleo.org"
diff --git a/rust/src/program/execute.rs b/rust/src/program/execute.rs
index 2f613508..3b95752e 100644
--- a/rust/src/program/execute.rs
+++ b/rust/src/program/execute.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ impl<N: Network> ProgramManager<N> {
 
         // Initialize the VM
         if let Some(vm) = vm {
+            let credits_id = ProgramID::<N>::from_str("credits.aleo")?;
+            api_client.get_program_imports_from_source(program)?.iter().try_for_each(|(_, import)| {
+                if import.id() != &credits_id && !vm.process().read().contains_program(import.id()) {
+                    vm.process().write().add_program(import)?
+                }
+                Ok::<_, Error>(())
+            })?;
+
+            // If the initialization is for an execution, add the program. Otherwise, don't add it as
+            // it will be added during the deployment process
+            if !vm.process().read().contains_program(program.id()) {
+                vm.process().write().add_program(program)?;
+            }
             vm.execute(private_key, (program_id, function_name), inputs, fee_record, priority_fee, Some(query), rng)
         } else {
             let vm = Self::initialize_vm(api_client, program, true)?;