diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 329c033..1c9c806 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: '8.4'
+          php-version: '8.5'
           extensions: swoole, redis
           tools: composer:v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
index 6b49fac..38b8f94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: '8.4'
+          php-version: '8.5'
           extensions: swoole, redis, sockets, ffi
           tools: composer:v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0a19f77..ac14706 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: '8.4'
+          php-version: '8.5'
           extensions: swoole, redis, sockets, pcov
           tools: composer:v2
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: '8.4'
+          php-version: '8.5'
           extensions: swoole, redis, sockets, pcov
           tools: composer:v2
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a7e0e9a..7ae690a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   runtime image loads via src/Sockmap/Loader.php. We use clang in a
 #   throwaway image so the runtime doesn't carry the LLVM toolchain.
 #
-# Stage 2 (runtime): slim PHP 8.4 Alpine image with swoole + ffi + libbpf
+# Stage 2 (runtime): slim PHP 8.5 Alpine image with swoole + ffi + libbpf
 #   + libjemalloc installed. The sockmap BPF object from stage 1 is
 #   copied in at /opt/proxy/relay.bpf.o and referenced by TCP_SOCKMAP_BPF_OBJECT.
 #
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ RUN clang -O2 -g -target bpf \
     ls -la relay.bpf.o
 
 # ------------- stage 2: runtime -------------
-FROM php:8.4.18-cli-alpine3.23
+FROM php:8.5-cli-alpine3.23
 
 RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk add --no-cache \
     autoconf \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index 227e8cb..f724791 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM php:8.4-cli-alpine AS test
+FROM php:8.5-cli-alpine AS test
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     autoconf \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5117326..ec64522 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ C load generators at `benchmarks/tcpbench.c` and `benchmarks/httpbench/`.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- PHP >= 8.4
+- PHP >= 8.5
 - ext-swoole >= 6.0
 - ext-redis
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b8bef3e..dcc9872 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=8.4",
+        "php": ">=8.5",
         "ext-redis": "*",
         "ext-swoole": ">=6.0",
         "utopia-php/console": "*",
-        "utopia-php/validators": "*"
+        "utopia-php/validators": "^0.6"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "12.*",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         "check": "phpstan analyse --level=max --memory-limit=2G src tests"
     },
     "config": {
-        "php": "8.4",
+        "php": "8.5",
         "optimize-autoloader": true,
         "sort-packages": true,
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 0a32f41..1f1c8c7 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "99280271f19e528293e79946fe10614f",
+    "content-hash": "fb3633da57057dab5e56dc1e5fdabfed",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "utopia-php/console",
@@ -56,25 +56,20 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "utopia-php/validators",
-            "version": "0.2.0",
+            "version": "0.6.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/utopia-php/validators.git",
-                "reference": "30b6030a5b100fc1dff34506e5053759594b2a20"
+                "reference": "7afdde56a7a635f0cb3d8a5e22ebbef40baf31dc"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/utopia-php/validators/zipball/30b6030a5b100fc1dff34506e5053759594b2a20",
-                "reference": "30b6030a5b100fc1dff34506e5053759594b2a20",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/utopia-php/validators/zipball/7afdde56a7a635f0cb3d8a5e22ebbef40baf31dc",
+                "reference": "7afdde56a7a635f0cb3d8a5e22ebbef40baf31dc",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "php": ">=8.0"
-            },
-            "require-dev": {
-                "laravel/pint": "1.*",
-                "phpstan/phpstan": "2.*",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "11.*"
+                "php": ">=8.5"
             },
             "type": "library",
             "autoload": {
@@ -95,9 +90,9 @@
             ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/utopia-php/validators/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/utopia-php/validators/tree/0.2.0"
+                "source": "https://github.com/utopia-php/validators/tree/0.6.0"
             },
-            "time": "2026-01-13T09:16:51+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-08-27T04:46:08+00:00"
         }
     ],
     "packages-dev": [
@@ -1900,10 +1895,10 @@
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": {
-        "php": ">=8.4",
+        "php": ">=8.5",
         "ext-redis": "*",
         "ext-swoole": ">=6.0"
     },
     "platform-dev": {},
-    "plugin-api-version": "2.6.0"
+    "plugin-api-version": "2.9.0"
 }