diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 814e99c43..abd06009e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 		"sort-package-json": "^3.5.0",
 		"title-case": "^4.3.2",
 		"trash-cli": "^7.0.0",
-		"zod": "^3.25.76",
+		"zod": "^4.0.0",
 		"zod-package-json": "^1.2.0",
 		"zod-tsconfig": "^0.2.0"
 	},
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 15488c58b..7a114644f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ importers:
         version: 0.5.6
       bingo-stratum:
         specifier: ^0.5.13
-        version: 0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@3.25.76)
+        version: 0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@4.1.13)
       cached-factory:
         specifier: ^0.1.0
         version: 0.1.0
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^7.0.0
         version: 7.0.0
       zod:
-        specifier: ^3.25.76
-        version: 3.25.76
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.1.13
       zod-package-json:
         specifier: ^1.2.0
         version: 1.2.0
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ importers:
         version: 0.5.6
       bingo-stratum-testers:
         specifier: 0.5.10
-        version: 0.5.10(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-stratum@0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@3.25.76))(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)
+        version: 0.5.10(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-stratum@0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@4.1.13))(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)
       bingo-testers:
         specifier: 0.5.8
         version: 0.5.8(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)
@@ -5797,14 +5797,14 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@octokit/types': 16.0.0
 
-  bingo-stratum-testers@0.5.10(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-stratum@0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@3.25.76))(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2):
+  bingo-stratum-testers@0.5.10(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-stratum@0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@4.1.13))(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2):
     dependencies:
       bingo: 0.9.2
       bingo-fs: 0.5.6
-      bingo-stratum: 0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@3.25.76)
+      bingo-stratum: 0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@4.1.13)
       bingo-systems: 0.5.5
 
-  bingo-stratum@0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@3.25.76):
+  bingo-stratum@0.5.13(bingo-fs@0.5.6)(bingo-systems@0.5.5)(bingo@0.9.2)(zod@4.1.13):
     dependencies:
       all-properties-lazy: 0.1.0
       bingo: 0.9.2
@@ -5816,7 +5816,7 @@ snapshots:
       octokit: 5.0.5
       slugify: 1.6.6
       without-undefined-properties: 0.1.2
-      zod: 3.25.76
+      zod: 4.1.13
 
   bingo-systems@0.5.5:
     dependencies:
@@ -8642,7 +8642,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   zod-tsconfig@0.2.0:
     dependencies:
-      zod: 3.25.76
+      zod: 4.1.13
 
   zod@3.25.76: {}