diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
index 74da23679f..c90bbe5ac1 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ async fn query(mut req: Request<(Arc<Session>, String)>) -> tide::Result<Respons
                 .content_type()
                 .map(|m| Encoding::from(m.to_string()))
                 .unwrap_or_default();
-            query = query.with_value(Value::from(body).with_encoding(encoding));
+            query = query.with_value(Value::from(body).encoding(encoding));
         }
         match query.res().await {
             Ok(receiver) => {
@@ -464,13 +464,7 @@ async fn write(mut req: Request<(Arc<Session>, String)>) -> tide::Result<Respons
             // @TODO: Define the right congestion control value
             let session = &req.state().0;
             let res = match method_to_kind(req.method()) {
-                SampleKind::Put => {
-                    session
-                        .put(&key_expr, bytes)
-                        .with_encoding(encoding)
-                        .res()
-                        .await
-                }
+                SampleKind::Put => session.put(&key_expr, bytes).encoding(encoding).res().await,
                 SampleKind::Delete => session.delete(&key_expr).res().await,
             };
             match res {
diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/align_queryable.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/align_queryable.rs
index 973fb89abe..b2d2bdc399 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/align_queryable.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/align_queryable.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl AlignQueryable {
                         AlignData::Data(k, (v, ts)) => {
                             query
                                 .reply(k, v.payload)
-                                .with_encoding(v.encoding)
+                                .encoding(v.encoding)
                                 .timestamp(ts)
                                 .res()
                                 .await
diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs
index 9d5257e53f..6527d54c66 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl Aligner {
                     payload, encoding, ..
                 } = value;
                 let sample = PutSampleBuilder::new(key, payload)
-                    .with_encoding(encoding)
+                    .encoding(encoding)
                     .timestamp(ts)
                     .res_sync();
                 log::debug!("[ALIGNER] Adding {:?} to storage", sample);
diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
index 6d31c9710a..8e60ee320e 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl StorageService {
                             payload, encoding, ..
                         } = data.value;
                         PutSampleBuilder::new(KeyExpr::from(k.clone()), payload)
-                            .with_encoding(encoding)
+                            .encoding(encoding)
                             .timestamp(data.timestamp)
                             .res_sync()
                     }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ impl StorageService {
                             .put(
                                 stripped_key,
                                 Value::new(sample_to_store.payload().clone())
-                                    .with_encoding(sample_to_store.encoding().clone()),
+                                    .encoding(sample_to_store.encoding().clone()),
                                 *sample_to_store.timestamp().unwrap(),
                             )
                             .await
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl StorageService {
                             } = entry.value;
                             if let Err(e) = q
                                 .reply(key.clone(), payload)
-                                .with_encoding(encoding)
+                                .encoding(encoding)
                                 .timestamp(entry.timestamp)
                                 .res_async()
                                 .await
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ impl StorageService {
                         } = entry.value;
                         if let Err(e) = q
                             .reply(q.key_expr().clone(), payload)
-                            .with_encoding(encoding)
+                            .encoding(encoding)
                             .timestamp(entry.timestamp)
                             .res_async()
                             .await
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ fn construct_update(data: String) -> Update {
     for slice in result.3 {
         payload.push_zslice(slice.to_vec().into());
     }
-    let value = Value::new(payload).with_encoding(result.2);
+    let value = Value::new(payload).encoding(result.2);
     let data = StoredData {
         value,
         timestamp: Timestamp::from_str(&result.1).unwrap(), // @TODO: remove the unwrap()
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs
index caeeb5c89b..070b3bcd3a 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl Primitives for AdminSpace {
                         parameters,
                         value: query
                             .ext_body
-                            .map(|b| Value::from(b.payload).with_encoding(b.encoding)),
+                            .map(|b| Value::from(b.payload).encoding(b.encoding)),
                         qid: msg.id,
                         zid,
                         primitives,
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fn router_data(context: &AdminContext, query: Query) {
     };
     if let Err(e) = query
         .reply(reply_key, payload)
-        .with_encoding(Encoding::APPLICATION_JSON)
+        .encoding(Encoding::APPLICATION_JSON)
         .res_sync()
     {
         log::error!("Error sending AdminSpace reply: {:?}", e);
diff --git a/zenoh/src/publication.rs b/zenoh/src/publication.rs
index 0e93350222..8f52d5e4fa 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/publication.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/publication.rs
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ impl SampleBuilderTrait for DeleteBuilder<'_, '_> {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for PutBuilder<'_, '_> {
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             encoding: encoding.into(),
             ..self
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
+    fn payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
     where
         IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
     {
@@ -782,14 +782,14 @@ impl SampleBuilderTrait for PutPublication<'_> {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for PutPublication<'_> {
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             encoding: encoding.into(),
             ..self
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
+    fn payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
     where
         IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
     {
diff --git a/zenoh/src/query.rs b/zenoh/src/query.rs
index 05f9a3557f..837ed69f22 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/query.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/query.rs
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ impl QoSBuilderTrait for GetBuilder<'_, '_, DefaultHandler> {
 }
 
 impl<Handler> ValueBuilderTrait for GetBuilder<'_, '_, Handler> {
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
-        let value = Some(self.value.unwrap_or_default().with_encoding(encoding));
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+        let value = Some(self.value.unwrap_or_default().encoding(encoding));
         Self { value, ..self }
     }
 
-    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
-        let value = Some(self.value.unwrap_or_default().with_payload(payload));
+    fn payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
+        let value = Some(self.value.unwrap_or_default().payload(payload));
         Self { value, ..self }
     }
 }
diff --git a/zenoh/src/queryable.rs b/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
index 4f478e1ce7..37f914d0e0 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl<'a> ReplySampleBuilder<'a> {
             query: self.query,
             sample_builder: self.sample_builder.into(),
         };
-        builder.with_payload(payload)
+        builder.payload(payload)
     }
     pub fn delete(self) -> ReplyDelBuilder<'a> {
         ReplyDelBuilder {
@@ -366,16 +366,16 @@ impl QoSBuilderTrait for ReplyBuilder<'_> {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for ReplyBuilder<'_> {
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self {
-            sample_builder: self.sample_builder.with_encoding(encoding),
+            sample_builder: self.sample_builder.encoding(encoding),
             ..self
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
+    fn payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         Self {
-            sample_builder: self.sample_builder.with_payload(payload),
+            sample_builder: self.sample_builder.payload(payload),
             ..self
         }
     }
diff --git a/zenoh/src/sample.rs b/zenoh/src/sample.rs
index 163ae2090a..813bc1c63e 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/sample.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/sample.rs
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ impl Sample {
 
 impl From<Sample> for Value {
     fn from(sample: Sample) -> Self {
-        Value::new(sample.payload).with_encoding(sample.encoding)
+        Value::new(sample.payload).encoding(sample.encoding)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs b/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs
index a113a9c953..0996f17cf9 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ pub trait SampleBuilderTrait {
 
 pub trait ValueBuilderTrait {
     /// Set the [`Encoding`]
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self;
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self;
     /// Sets the payload
-    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self;
+    fn payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ impl QoSBuilderTrait for PutSampleBuilder {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for PutSampleBuilder {
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self(SampleBuilder(Sample {
             encoding: encoding.into(),
             ..self.0 .0
         }))
     }
-    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
+    fn payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         Self(SampleBuilder(Sample {
             payload: payload.into(),
             ..self.0 .0
diff --git a/zenoh/src/value.rs b/zenoh/src/value.rs
index 2e288c64ad..6d4de1366c 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/value.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/value.rs
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ impl Value {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for Value {
-    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+    fn encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             encoding: encoding.into(),
             ..self
         }
     }
-    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
+    fn payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             payload: payload.into(),
             ..self