diff --git a/cargo-near/Cargo.toml b/cargo-near/Cargo.toml
index 4b7e6564..37544a04 100644
--- a/cargo-near/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cargo-near/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ clap = { version = "3.2", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 colored = "2.0"
 env_logger = "0.9"
 log = "0.4"
-toml = "0.5"
 serde_json = "1.0"
 symbolic-debuginfo = "8.8"
 schemars = "0.8"
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/abi.rs b/cargo-near/src/abi.rs
index 6ceb557e..0813d9c7 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/abi.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/abi.rs
@@ -27,24 +27,48 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_abi(
     crate_metadata: &CrateMetadata,
     generate_docs: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<AbiRoot> {
-    fs::create_dir_all(&crate_metadata.target_directory)?;
+    let root_node = crate_metadata
+        .raw_metadata
+        .resolve
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|dep_graph| {
+            dep_graph
+            .nodes
+            .iter()
+            .find(|node| node.id == crate_metadata.root_package.id)
+        })
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("unable to appropriately resolve the dependency graph, perhaps your `Cargo.toml` file is malformed"))?;
+
+    let near_sdk_dep = root_node
+        .deps
+        .iter()
+        .find(|dep| dep.name == "near_sdk")
+        .and_then(|near_sdk| {
+            crate_metadata
+                .raw_metadata
+                .packages
+                .iter()
+                .find(|pkg| pkg.id == near_sdk.pkg)
+        })
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("`near-sdk` dependency not found"))?;
+
+    for required_feature in ["__abi-generate", "__abi-embed"] {
+        if !near_sdk_dep.features.contains_key(required_feature) {
+            anyhow::bail!("unsupported `near-sdk` version. expected 4.1.* or higher");
+        }
+    }
 
-    let original_cargo_toml: toml::value::Table =
-        toml::from_slice(&fs::read(&crate_metadata.manifest_path.path)?)?;
-
-    if !original_cargo_toml
-        .get("dependencies")
-        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("[dependencies] section not found"))?
-        .get("near-sdk")
-        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("near-sdk dependency not found"))?
-        .as_table()
-        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("near-sdk dependency should be a table"))?
-        .get("features")
-        .and_then(|features| features.as_array())
-        .map(|features| features.contains(&toml::Value::String("abi".to_string())))
-        .unwrap_or(false)
+    if !crate_metadata
+        .root_package
+        .dependencies
+        .iter()
+        .find(|dep| dep.name == "near-sdk")
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("`near-sdk` dependency not found"))?
+        .features
+        .iter()
+        .any(|feature| feature == "abi")
     {
-        anyhow::bail!("Unable to generate ABI: NEAR SDK \"abi\" feature is not enabled")
+        anyhow::bail!("`near-sdk` dependency must have the `abi` feature enabled")
     }
 
     let dylib_artifact = util::compile_project(
@@ -88,6 +112,8 @@ pub(crate) fn write_to_file(
         )?,
     };
 
+    fs::create_dir_all(&crate_metadata.target_directory)?;
+
     let out_path_abi = crate_metadata.target_directory.join(format!(
         "{}_abi.{}",
         crate_metadata.root_package.name.replace('-', "_"),
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/cargo/metadata.rs b/cargo-near/src/cargo/metadata.rs
index 82cdee5f..7d81a0c3 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/cargo/metadata.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/cargo/metadata.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub(crate) struct CrateMetadata {
     pub root_package: Package,
     pub target_directory: PathBuf,
     pub manifest_path: CargoManifestPath,
+    pub raw_metadata: cargo_metadata::Metadata,
 }
 
 impl CrateMetadata {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ impl CrateMetadata {
             root_package,
             target_directory: target_directory.into(),
             manifest_path,
+            raw_metadata: metadata,
         };
         Ok(crate_metadata)
     }
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ fn get_cargo_metadata(
     let metadata = cmd
         .manifest_path(&manifest_path.path)
         .exec()
-        .context("Error invoking `cargo metadata`")?;
+        .context("Error invoking `cargo metadata`. Your `Cargo.toml` file is likely malformed")?;
     let root_package_id = metadata
         .resolve
         .as_ref()
diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_malformed.toml b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_malformed.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c50429a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_malformed.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "::name::"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+near-sdk = 4
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+schemars = "0.8"
+
+[workspace]
+members = []
+
+[profile.release]
+codegen-units = 1
+# Tell `rustc` to optimize for small code size.
+opt-level = "z"
+lto = true
+debug = false
+panic = "abort"
diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/_Cargo_no_abi_feature.toml b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_no_abi_feature.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from integration-tests/templates/_Cargo_no_abi_feature.toml
rename to integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_no_abi_feature.toml
diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_not_a_table.toml b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_not_a_table.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3e11c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_not_a_table.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "::name::"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+near-sdk = "4.1.0-pre.3"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+schemars = "0.8"
+
+[workspace]
+members = []
+
+[profile.release]
+codegen-units = 1
+# Tell `rustc` to optimize for small code size.
+opt-level = "z"
+lto = true
+debug = false
+panic = "abort"
diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_old_sdk.toml b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_old_sdk.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9db3c65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/templates/negative/_Cargo_old_sdk.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "::name::"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+near-sdk = "4.0.0"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+schemars = "0.8"
+
+[workspace]
+members = []
+
+[profile.release]
+codegen-units = 1
+# Tell `rustc` to optimize for small code size.
+opt-level = "z"
+lto = true
+debug = false
+panic = "abort"
diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_patch.toml b/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_patch.toml
index ea3e7f40..d8c8fe2e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_patch.toml
+++ b/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_patch.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-near-sdk = { version = "4.1.0-pre.3", features = ["abi"] }
+near-sdk = "4.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 schemars = "0.8"
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_platform_specific.toml b/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_platform_specific.toml
index 8072ff81..7b404b42 100644
--- a/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_platform_specific.toml
+++ b/integration-tests/templates/sdk-dependency/_Cargo_platform_specific.toml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 schemars = "0.8"
 
-[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies.near-sdk]
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 near-sdk = { version = "4.1.0-pre.3", features = ["abi"] }
 
-[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies.near-sdk]
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 near-sdk = { version = "4.1.0-pre.3", features = ["abi"] }
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/abi/negative.rs b/integration-tests/tests/abi/negative.rs
index 04139bf9..a6fdacf5 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/abi/negative.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/abi/negative.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use cargo_near_integration_tests::generate_abi_fn_with;
+use cargo_near_integration_tests::{generate_abi_fn, generate_abi_fn_with};
 use function_name::named;
 
 #[test]
@@ -6,16 +6,94 @@ use function_name::named;
 fn test_abi_feature_not_enabled() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     fn run_test() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         generate_abi_fn_with! {
-            Cargo: "/templates/_Cargo_no_abi_feature.toml";
+            Cargo: "/templates/negative/_Cargo_no_abi_feature.toml";
             Code:
-            pub fn foo(&self, #[callback_unwrap] a: bool, #[callback_unwrap] b: u32) {}
+            pub fn foo(&self, a: u32, b: u32) {}
         };
         Ok(())
     }
 
     assert_eq!(
         run_test().unwrap_err().to_string(),
-        "Unable to generate ABI: NEAR SDK \"abi\" feature is not enabled"
+        "`near-sdk` dependency must have the `abi` feature enabled"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[named]
+fn test_abi_not_a_table() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn run_test() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        generate_abi_fn_with! {
+            Cargo: "/templates/negative/_Cargo_not_a_table.toml";
+            Code:
+            pub fn foo(&self, a: u32, b: u32) {}
+        };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        run_test().unwrap_err().to_string(),
+        "`near-sdk` dependency must have the `abi` feature enabled"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[named]
+fn test_abi_old_sdk() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn run_test() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        generate_abi_fn_with! {
+            Cargo: "/templates/negative/_Cargo_old_sdk.toml";
+            Code:
+            pub fn foo(&self, a: u32, b: u32) {}
+        };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        run_test().unwrap_err().to_string(),
+        "unsupported `near-sdk` version. expected 4.1.* or higher"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[named]
+fn test_abi_weird_version() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn run_test() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        generate_abi_fn_with! {
+            Cargo: "/templates/negative/_Cargo_malformed.toml";
+            Code:
+            pub fn foo(&self, a: u32, b: u32) {}
+        };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        run_test().unwrap_err().to_string(),
+        "Error invoking `cargo metadata`. Your `Cargo.toml` file is likely malformed"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// TODO: Arguably this should not be an error. Feels like generating ABI for a contract
+// with no code should work.
+#[test]
+#[named]
+fn test_abi_no_code() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn run_test() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        generate_abi_fn! {};
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        run_test().unwrap_err().to_string(),
+        "No NEAR ABI symbols found in the dylib"
     );
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/cargo/mod.rs b/integration-tests/tests/cargo/mod.rs
index 96035bb3..37a1701a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/cargo/mod.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/cargo/mod.rs
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ fn test_dependency_multiple_features() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// TODO: Not sure if this even makes sense in the context of NEAR SDK, but in theory could add support for this
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 #[named]
 fn test_dependency_platform_specific() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ fn test_dependency_renamed() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 #[named]
 fn test_dependency_patch() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // [dependencies]
-    // near-sdk = { version = "4.1.0-pre.3", features = ["abi"] }
+    // near-sdk = "4.0.0"
     //
     // [patch.crates-io]
     // near-sdk = { git = "https://github.com/near/near-sdk-rs.git", rev = "792d5eb26d26a0878dbf59e304afa4e19540c317" }