diff --git a/examples/arduino/z_pub.ino b/examples/arduino/z_pub.ino
index df03b0bcf..c487c976b 100644
--- a/examples/arduino/z_pub.ino
+++ b/examples/arduino/z_pub.ino
@@ -99,13 +99,18 @@ void loop() {
     delay(1000);
     char buf[256];
     sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx++, VALUE);
+
     Serial.print("Writing Data ('");
     Serial.print(KEYEXPR);
     Serial.print("': '");
     Serial.print(buf);
     Serial.println("')");
 
-    if (z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL) < 0) {
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+    if (z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), z_bytes_move(&payload), NULL) < 0) {
         Serial.println("Error while publishing data");
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/espidf/z_pub.c b/examples/espidf/z_pub.c
index 53cb2be99..5d1407239 100644
--- a/examples/espidf/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/espidf/z_pub.c
@@ -154,7 +154,12 @@ void app_main() {
         sleep(1);
         sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, VALUE);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", KEYEXPR, buf);
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t*)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
     }
 
     printf("Closing Zenoh Session...");
diff --git a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub.c b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub.c
index f19ddc23e..e86ce07bd 100644
--- a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub.c
@@ -97,9 +97,13 @@ void app_main(void) {
         snprintf(buf, 256, "[%4d] %s", idx, VALUE);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", KEYEXPR, buf);
 
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
         z_publisher_put_options_t options;
         z_publisher_put_options_default(&options);
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), &options);
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), &options);
     }
 
     // Clean-up
diff --git a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub_st.c b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub_st.c
index bfdd22692..6239171b7 100644
--- a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub_st.c
+++ b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_pub_st.c
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ void app_main(void) {
         if (z_clock_elapsed_ms(&now) > 1000) {
             snprintf(buf, 256, "[%4d] %s", idx, VALUE);
             printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", KEYEXPR, buf);
-            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+            // Create payload
+            z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+            z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
             ++idx;
 
             now = z_clock_now();
diff --git a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_put.c b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_put.c
index 092ed503b..192b441bf 100644
--- a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_put.c
+++ b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_put.c
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ void app_main(void) {
     printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", KEYEXPR, VALUE);
     z_put_options_t options;
     z_put_options_default(&options);
-    if (z_put(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), (const uint8_t *)VALUE, strlen(VALUE), &options) < 0) {
+
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, VALUE);
+
+    if (z_put(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), z_move(payload), &options) < 0) {
         printf("Oh no! Put has failed...\n");
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/mbed/z_pub.cpp b/examples/mbed/z_pub.cpp
index 08bfd624b..c709e584a 100644
--- a/examples/mbed/z_pub.cpp
+++ b/examples/mbed/z_pub.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_sleep_s(1);
         sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, VALUE);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", KEYEXPR, buf);
-        z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), z_bytes_move(&payload), NULL);
     }
 
     printf("Closing Zenoh Session...");
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_ping.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_ping.c
index fa7744d64..f12e3b44f 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_ping.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_ping.c
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         z_clock_t warmup_start = z_clock_now();
         unsigned long elapsed_us = 0;
         while (elapsed_us < args.warmup_ms * 1000) {
-            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), data, args.size, NULL);
+            // Create payload
+            z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+            z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, data, args.size);
+
+            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
             z_condvar_wait(&cond, &mutex);
             elapsed_us = z_clock_elapsed_us(&warmup_start);
         }
@@ -114,7 +118,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     unsigned long* results = z_malloc(sizeof(unsigned long) * args.number_of_pings);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < args.number_of_pings; i++) {
         z_clock_t measure_start = z_clock_now();
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), data, args.size, NULL);
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, data, args.size);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
         z_condvar_wait(&cond, &mutex);
         results[i] = z_clock_elapsed_us(&measure_start);
     }
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_pong.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_pong.c
index c7e56e5d0..838da05d6 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_pong.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_pong.c
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ void callback(const z_loaned_sample_t* sample, void* context) {
     const z_loaned_publisher_t* pub = z_loan(*(z_owned_publisher_t*)context);
     z_owned_slice_t value;
     z_bytes_deserialize_into_slice(z_sample_payload(sample), &value);
-    z_publisher_put(pub, z_slice_data(z_loan(value)), z_slice_len(z_loan(value)), NULL);
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, z_slice_data(z_loan(value)), z_slice_len(z_loan(value)));
+    z_publisher_put(pub, z_move(payload), NULL);
     z_drop(z_move(value));
 }
 void drop(void* context) {
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c
index 576edf915..f65f7a172 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
 
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
         // Create encoding
         z_owned_encoding_t encoding;
         zp_encoding_make(&encoding, Z_ENCODING_ID_TEXT_PLAIN, "utf8");
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_publisher_put_options_default(&options);
         options.encoding = z_move(encoding);
 
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), &options);
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), &options);
     }
     // Clean up
     z_undeclare_publisher(z_move(pub));
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_attachment.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_attachment.c
index 5db64ca4e..2376ffd7f 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_attachment.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_attachment.c
@@ -151,13 +151,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_owned_bytes_t attachment;
 
     // Allocate buffer
-    char buf[256];
     char buf_ind[16];
 
     // Publish data
     printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    char buf[256];
     for (int idx = 0; idx < n; ++idx) {
         z_sleep_s(1);
+        sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
+        printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
 
         // Add attachment value
         sprintf(buf_ind, "%d", idx);
@@ -166,9 +172,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         zp_bytes_serialize_from_iter(&attachment, create_attachment_iter, (void *)&ctx, kv_pairs_size(&ctx));
         options.attachment = z_move(attachment);
 
-        sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
-        printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), &options);
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), &options);
     }
     // Clean up
     z_undeclare_publisher(z_move(pub));
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_st.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_st.c
index 51037f4a4..0c6fbe697 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_st.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_st.c
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         sleep(1);
         sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
 
         zp_read(z_loan(s), NULL);
         zp_send_keep_alive(z_loan(s), NULL);
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_thr.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_thr.c
index 228e70f01..a31911ee7 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_thr.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub_thr.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     }
     char *keyexpr = "test/thr";
     size_t len = (size_t)atoi(argv[1]);
-    uint8_t *value = (uint8_t *)malloc(len);
+    uint8_t *value = (uint8_t *)z_malloc(len);
     memset(value, 1, len);
 
     // Set config
@@ -61,14 +61,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     // Send packets
     while (1) {
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)value, len, NULL);
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, (char *)value);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
     }
     // Clean up
     z_undeclare_publisher(z_move(pub));
     zp_stop_read_task(z_loan_mut(s));
     zp_stop_lease_task(z_loan_mut(s));
     z_close(z_move(s));
-    free(value);
+    z_free(value);
     exit(0);
 }
 #else
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_put.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_put.c
index de8b39176..90efbb848 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_put.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_put.c
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, value);
+
     // Create encoding
     z_owned_encoding_t encoding;
     zp_encoding_make(&encoding, Z_ENCODING_ID_TEXT_PLAIN, NULL);
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_put_options_t options;
     z_put_options_default(&options);
     options.encoding = z_move(encoding);
-    if (z_put(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), (const uint8_t *)value, strlen(value), &options) < 0) {
+    if (z_put(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), z_move(payload), &options) < 0) {
         printf("Oh no! Put has failed...\n");
     }
     // Clean up
diff --git a/examples/unix/c99/z_ping.c b/examples/unix/c99/z_ping.c
index 17fe7833c..d74a5b988 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c99/z_ping.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c99/z_ping.c
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         z_clock_t warmup_start = z_clock_now();
         unsigned long elapsed_us = 0;
         while (elapsed_us < args.warmup_ms * 1000) {
-            z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), data, args.size, NULL);
+            // Create payload
+            z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+            z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, data, args.size);
+
+            z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), z_bytes_move(&payload), NULL);
             z_condvar_wait(&cond, &mutex);
             elapsed_us = z_clock_elapsed_us(&warmup_start);
         }
@@ -117,7 +121,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     unsigned long* results = z_malloc(sizeof(unsigned long) * args.number_of_pings);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < args.number_of_pings; i++) {
         z_clock_t measure_start = z_clock_now();
-        z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), data, args.size, NULL);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, data, args.size);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), z_bytes_move(&payload), NULL);
         z_condvar_wait(&cond, &mutex);
         results[i] = z_clock_elapsed_us(&measure_start);
     }
diff --git a/examples/unix/c99/z_pong.c b/examples/unix/c99/z_pong.c
index f5060147f..7ec6528f9 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c99/z_pong.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c99/z_pong.c
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ void callback(const z_loaned_sample_t* sample, void* context) {
     const z_loaned_publisher_t* pub = z_publisher_loan((z_owned_publisher_t*)context);
     z_owned_slice_t value;
     z_bytes_deserialize_into_slice(z_sample_payload(sample), &value);
-    z_publisher_put(pub, z_slice_data(z_slice_loan(&value)), z_slice_len(z_slice_loan(&value)), NULL);
+
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, z_slice_data(z_slice_loan(&value)), z_slice_len(z_slice_loan(&value)));
+
+    z_publisher_put(pub, z_bytes_move(&payload), NULL);
     z_slice_drop(z_slice_move(&value));
 }
 void drop(void* context) {
diff --git a/examples/unix/c99/z_pub.c b/examples/unix/c99/z_pub.c
index 91e5799c2..5395865c3 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c99/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c99/z_pub.c
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         snprintf(buf, 256, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
 
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
         // Create encoding
         z_owned_encoding_t encoding;
         zp_encoding_make(&encoding, Z_ENCODING_ID_TEXT_PLAIN, NULL);
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_publisher_put_options_default(&options);
         options.encoding = z_encoding_move(&encoding);
 
-        z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), &options);
+        z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), z_bytes_move(&payload), &options);
     }
     // Clean up
     z_undeclare_publisher(z_publisher_move(&pub));
diff --git a/examples/unix/c99/z_pub_st.c b/examples/unix/c99/z_pub_st.c
index d5d8220d8..22fc17e79 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c99/z_pub_st.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c99/z_pub_st.c
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         if (z_clock_elapsed_ms(&now) > 1000) {
             snprintf(buf, 256, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
             printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
-            z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+            // Create payload
+            z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+            z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+            z_publisher_put(z_publisher_loan(&pub), z_bytes_move(&payload), NULL);
             ++idx;
 
             now = z_clock_now();
diff --git a/examples/unix/c99/z_put.c b/examples/unix/c99/z_put.c
index 701432fa6..dff0186e1 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c99/z_put.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c99/z_put.c
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, value);
+
     // Create encoding
     z_owned_encoding_t encoding;
     zp_encoding_make(&encoding, Z_ENCODING_ID_TEXT_PLAIN, NULL);
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_put_options_t options;
     z_put_options_default(&options);
     options.encoding = z_encoding_move(&encoding);
-    if (z_put(z_session_loan(&s), z_keyexpr_loan(&ke), (const uint8_t *)value, strlen(value), &options) < 0) {
+    if (z_put(z_session_loan(&s), z_keyexpr_loan(&ke), z_bytes_move(&payload), &options) < 0) {
         printf("Oh no! Put has failed...\n");
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/windows/z_ping.c b/examples/windows/z_ping.c
index 8dfd075ca..e45f7cdc6 100644
--- a/examples/windows/z_ping.c
+++ b/examples/windows/z_ping.c
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         z_clock_t warmup_start = z_clock_now();
         unsigned long elapsed_us = 0;
         while (elapsed_us < args.warmup_ms * 1000) {
-            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), data, args.size, NULL);
+            // Create payload
+            z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+            z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, data, args.size);
+
+            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
             z_condvar_wait(&cond, &mutex);
             elapsed_us = z_clock_elapsed_us(&warmup_start);
         }
@@ -113,7 +117,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     unsigned long* results = z_malloc(sizeof(unsigned long) * args.number_of_pings);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < args.number_of_pings; i++) {
         z_clock_t measure_start = z_clock_now();
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), data, args.size, NULL);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, data, args.size);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
         z_condvar_wait(&cond, &mutex);
         results[i] = z_clock_elapsed_us(&measure_start);
     }
diff --git a/examples/windows/z_pong.c b/examples/windows/z_pong.c
index c7e56e5d0..dd4c23858 100644
--- a/examples/windows/z_pong.c
+++ b/examples/windows/z_pong.c
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ void callback(const z_loaned_sample_t* sample, void* context) {
     const z_loaned_publisher_t* pub = z_loan(*(z_owned_publisher_t*)context);
     z_owned_slice_t value;
     z_bytes_deserialize_into_slice(z_sample_payload(sample), &value);
-    z_publisher_put(pub, z_slice_data(z_loan(value)), z_slice_len(z_loan(value)), NULL);
+
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_slice(&payload, z_slice_data(z_loan(value)), z_slice_len(z_loan(value)));
+
+    z_publisher_put(pub, z_move(payload), NULL);
     z_drop(z_move(value));
 }
 void drop(void* context) {
diff --git a/examples/windows/z_pub.c b/examples/windows/z_pub.c
index 231edeb66..13e748a22 100644
--- a/examples/windows/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/windows/z_pub.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         snprintf(buf, 256, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
 
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
         // Create encoding
         z_owned_encoding_t encoding;
         zp_encoding_make(&encoding, Z_ENCODING_ID_TEXT_PLAIN, NULL);
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_publisher_put_options_default(&options);
         options.encoding = z_move(encoding);
 
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), &options);
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), &options);
     }
 
     // Clean-up
diff --git a/examples/windows/z_pub_st.c b/examples/windows/z_pub_st.c
index 959fb2b6f..75c19e6bd 100644
--- a/examples/windows/z_pub_st.c
+++ b/examples/windows/z_pub_st.c
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         if (z_clock_elapsed_ms(&now) > 1000) {
             snprintf(buf, 256, "[%4d] %s", idx, value);
             printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", keyexpr, buf);
-            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+            // Create payload
+            z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+            z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+            z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
             ++idx;
 
             now = z_clock_now();
diff --git a/examples/windows/z_put.c b/examples/windows/z_put.c
index e3c9b5982..4b3a76dda 100644
--- a/examples/windows/z_put.c
+++ b/examples/windows/z_put.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_close(z_move(s));
         return -1;
     }
+
+    // Create payload
+    z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+    z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, value);
+
     // Create encoding
     z_owned_encoding_t encoding;
     zp_encoding_make(&encoding, Z_ENCODING_ID_TEXT_PLAIN, NULL);
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     z_put_options_t options;
     z_put_options_default(&options);
     options.encoding = z_move(encoding);
-    if (z_put(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), (const uint8_t *)value, strlen(value), &options) < 0) {
+    if (z_put(z_loan(s), z_loan(ke), z_move(payload), &options) < 0) {
         printf("Oh no! Put has failed...\n");
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c b/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c
index 209f91dc5..441342e7a 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_pub.c
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         sleep(1);
         sprintf(buf, "[%4d] %s", idx, VALUE);
         printf("Putting Data ('%s': '%s')...\n", KEYEXPR, buf);
-        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), (const uint8_t *)buf, strlen(buf), NULL);
+
+        // Create payload
+        z_owned_bytes_t payload;
+        z_bytes_serialize_from_string(&payload, buf);
+
+        z_publisher_put(z_loan(pub), z_move(payload), NULL);
     }
 
     printf("Closing Zenoh Session...");