diff --git a/apps/dashboard/package.json b/apps/dashboard/package.json
index c5fdcdae..7cfa9a07 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/package.json
+++ b/apps/dashboard/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^4.2.4",
     "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
     "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^6.1.1",
-    "zod": "^4.4.3"
+    "zod": "^4.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tanstack/devtools-vite": "^0.8.5",
diff --git a/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json b/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json
index 94db5006..b58ccceb 100644
--- a/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "postgres": "^3.4.9",
     "valibot": "^1.4.2",
     "yup": "^1.7.1",
-    "zod": "^4.4.3"
+    "zod": "^4.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "tsx": "^4.23.12"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a35ceee..0164208b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         "tailwindcss": "^4.2.4",
         "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
         "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^6.1.1",
-        "zod": "^4.4.3"
+        "zod": "^4.5.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "dashboard": "bin.mjs"
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
         "postgres": "^3.4.9",
         "valibot": "^1.4.2",
         "yup": "^1.7.1",
-        "zod": "^4.4.3"
+        "zod": "^4.5.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "tsx": "^4.23.12"
@@ -12884,9 +12884,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/zod": {
-      "version": "4.4.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.4.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ytENFjIJFl2UwYglde2jchW2Hwm4GJFLDiSXWdTrJQBIN9Fcyp7n4DhxJEiWNAJMV1/BqWfW/kkg71UDcHJyTQ==",
+      "version": "4.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P3GqeAEOEDqKvafVGLezbg+39YW/ze4xrD4qdS0adOY8eoI3zfjv1PQM4UwQzgT8mZKXEbqtVt8K+ZKGqkMFKg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
@@ -12909,7 +12909,7 @@
         "valibot": "^1.4.2",
         "vitest": "^4.0.18",
         "yup": "^1.7.1",
-        "zod": "^4.4.3"
+        "zod": "^4.5.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=20"
diff --git a/packages/openworkflow/package.json b/packages/openworkflow/package.json
index 5fe5ee1a..536b1e15 100644
--- a/packages/openworkflow/package.json
+++ b/packages/openworkflow/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "valibot": "^1.4.2",
     "vitest": "^4.0.18",
     "yup": "^1.7.1",
-    "zod": "^4.4.3"
+    "zod": "^4.5.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "postgres": "^3.4.9"