diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1537629..c2ad32d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
       "name": "test-framework",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "zod": "4.4.3"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@faker-js/faker": "^9.0.0",
         "@playwright/test": "^1.50.0",
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@
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-        "zod": "^3.24.0"
+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@esbuild/aix-ppc64": {
@@ -749,9 +752,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/zod": {
-      "version": "3.25.76",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.25.76.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gzUt/qt81nXsFGKIFcC3YnfEAx5NkunCfnDlvuBSSFS02bcXu4Lmea0AFIUwbLWxWPx3d9p8S5QoaujKcNQxcQ==",
+      "version": "4.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ytENFjIJFl2UwYglde2jchW2Hwm4GJFLDiSXWdTrJQBIN9Fcyp7n4DhxJEiWNAJMV1/BqWfW/kkg71UDcHJyTQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "funding": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index caf7d69..21b7f66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "ajv": "^8.17.0",
-    "zod": "^3.24.0"
+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22.0.0"