diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a11db5534..15bd1fd2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,72 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [8.14.0] - 2024-11-13
+
+### Added
+
+* Test that ensures the `RequestMustBeJson` middleware throws `BadRequestHttpException`, when no `content-type` is set in the request headers.
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+## [8.13.0] - 2024-10-29
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+### Fixed
+
+* `TypeError` thrown in `CaptureFieldsToSelect` middleware, when "select" query parameter is not a string. [#197](https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/issues/197).
+
+## [8.12.0] - 2024-10-21
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+## [8.11.0] - 2024-10-02
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+### Fixed
+
+* `DatabaseAdapter` fails when attempting to move or copy to the same destination as the source (_adapter now skips performing `move()` or `copy()`, if source and destination are the same_). [#195](https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/issues/195).
+
+## [8.10.0] - 2024-09-23
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+## [8.9.0] - 2024-09-04
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Incorrect `port` argument, in `BrowserTestCase` (_`--port` expected, but `port` was given as argument_).
+
+## [8.8.0] - 2024-08-07
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+## [8.7.0] - 2024-07-22
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updated dependencies (_service update_).
+
+## [8.6.0] - 2024-06-27
+
 ### Changed
 
 * Updated dependencies (_service update_).
@@ -1482,7 +1548,16 @@ It will high-jack the `app` binding, which will cause your application to behave
 
 * Please review commits on [GitHub](https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/commits/master)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.5.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.14.0...HEAD
+[8.14.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.13.0...8.14.0
+[8.13.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.12.0...8.13.0
+[8.12.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.11.0...8.12.0
+[8.11.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.10.0...8.11.0
+[8.10.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.9.0...8.10.0
+[8.9.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.8.0...8.9.0
+[8.8.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.7.0...8.8.0
+[8.7.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.6.0...8.7.0
+[8.6.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.5.0...8.6.0
 [8.5.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.4.0...8.5.0
 [8.4.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.3.0...8.4.0
 [8.3.0]: https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/compare/8.2.0...8.3.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aebd79248..b2eab4c17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _A configuration loader, supporting *.ini, *.json, *.php, *.yml, *.toml, and *.n
 
 **[Core](https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/archive/current/core/)**
 
-_A custom Laravel Application implementation, intended to be testing, tinkering or developing non-essential custom applications._
+_A custom Laravel Application implementation, intended for testing, tinkering or development of non-essential custom applications._
 
 **[Circuits](https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/archive/current/circuits)**
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cfc0d1029..8b17ce1b2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -14,35 +14,35 @@
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+        "illuminate/collections": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/config": "^v11.31.0",
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+        "illuminate/contracts": "^v11.31.0",
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+        "illuminate/filesystem": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/http": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/pipeline": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/support": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/translation": "^v11.31.0",
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@@ -111,40 +111,17 @@
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-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "8.5.0",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "8.5.0"
+    "extra": {
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+            "dev-master": "8.15.x-dev"
+        },
+        "extra": {
+            "bamarni-bin": {
+                "bin-links": false,
+                "target-directory": "vendor-bin",
+                "forward-command": false
+            }
+        }
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     "scripts": {
         "post-install-cmd": [
@@ -174,17 +151,40 @@
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-                "target-directory": "vendor-bin",
-                "forward-command": false
-            }
-        }
+    "replace": {
+        "aedart/athenaeum-acl": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-antivirus": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-audit": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-auth": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-circuits": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-collections": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-config": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-console": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-core": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-dto": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-etags": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-events": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-filters": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-flysystem-db": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-api": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-clients": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-cookies": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-messages": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-maintenance-modes": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-mime-types": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-pagination": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-properties": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-redmine": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-service": "8.14.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-streams": "8.14.0",
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diff --git a/monorepo-builder.php b/monorepo-builder.php
index dea18b43e..83bd893f3 100644
--- a/monorepo-builder.php
+++ b/monorepo-builder.php
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
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+            'orchestra/testbench-dusk' => '^v9.8.1',
+            'illuminate/testing' => '^v11.31.0'
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diff --git a/packages/Acl/composer.json b/packages/Acl/composer.json
index 1db726e6b..7d065606b 100644
--- a/packages/Acl/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Acl/composer.json
@@ -11,35 +11,35 @@
     ],
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-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
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-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "^8.6",
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-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/auth": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/auth": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
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             "Aedart\\Acl\\": "src"
         }
     },
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-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Antivirus/composer.json b/packages/Antivirus/composer.json
index c8cba82ac..ba01f626e 100644
--- a/packages/Antivirus/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Antivirus/composer.json
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
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     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
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-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
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-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/events": "^v11.13.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-streams": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.15",
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@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
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+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
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 }
diff --git a/packages/Audit/composer.json b/packages/Audit/composer.json
index c50ef8064..3b82a54c1 100644
--- a/packages/Audit/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Audit/composer.json
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
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diff --git a/packages/Auth/composer.json b/packages/Auth/composer.json
index de5fddd6e..63b85f7db 100644
--- a/packages/Auth/composer.json
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@@ -7,34 +7,34 @@
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             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
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         }
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diff --git a/packages/Circuits/composer.json b/packages/Circuits/composer.json
index cab30e2ed..73437ad41 100644
--- a/packages/Circuits/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Circuits/composer.json
@@ -7,34 +7,34 @@
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         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
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 }
diff --git a/packages/Collections/composer.json b/packages/Collections/composer.json
index 6fdd32bb2..3ea7da200 100644
--- a/packages/Collections/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Collections/composer.json
@@ -8,37 +8,37 @@
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             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
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+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/collections": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/collections": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Collections\\": "src"
         }
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "suggest": {
         "symfony/var-dumper": "symfony/var-dumper: Required to use the dd and dump functions."
     },
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
-    "extra": {
-        "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
-        }
-    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Config/composer.json b/packages/Config/composer.json
index c2d29586b..5803725f8 100644
--- a/packages/Config/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Config/composer.json
@@ -14,24 +14,24 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/config": "^v11.13.0",
-        "illuminate/filesystem": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/config": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/filesystem": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "nette/neon": "^3.4.1",
-        "symfony/yaml": "^v7.1.1",
+        "nette/neon": "^3.4.4",
+        "symfony/yaml": "^v7.1.6",
         "yosymfony/toml": "^1.0.4"
     },
     "autoload": {
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
             "Aedart\\Config\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Console/composer.json b/packages/Console/composer.json
index 3c2572aa4..3fc582e6e 100644
--- a/packages/Console/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Console/composer.json
@@ -9,34 +9,34 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "dragonmantank/cron-expression": "^3.3.3",
-        "illuminate/cache": "^v11.13.0",
-        "illuminate/console": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "dragonmantank/cron-expression": "^3.4.0",
+        "illuminate/cache": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/console": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Console\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Container/composer.json b/packages/Container/composer.json
index 06a766932..5d1ac340d 100644
--- a/packages/Container/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Container/composer.json
@@ -9,32 +9,32 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/container": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/container": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Container\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Contracts/composer.json b/packages/Contracts/composer.json
index 912bbe000..1d37bf3df 100644
--- a/packages/Contracts/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Contracts/composer.json
@@ -8,30 +8,30 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "illuminate/contracts": "^v11.13.0"
+        "illuminate/contracts": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Contracts\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Core/composer.json b/packages/Core/composer.json
index 0d55c6ead..85e349acc 100644
--- a/packages/Core/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Core/composer.json
@@ -8,33 +8,33 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-config": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-console": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-dto": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-events": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-maintenance-modes": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-service": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/cache": "^v11.13.0",
-        "illuminate/filesystem": "^v11.13.0",
-        "psr/log": "^3.0.0",
-        "symfony/console": "^v7.1.1",
-        "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^5.6.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-config": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-console": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-dto": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-events": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-maintenance-modes": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-service": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/cache": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/filesystem": "^v11.31.0",
+        "psr/log": "^3.0.2",
+        "symfony/console": "^v7.1.7",
+        "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^5.6.1"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "symfony/var-dumper": "^v7.1.1"
+        "symfony/var-dumper": "^v7.1.7"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
             "helpers/paths.php"
         ]
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Database/composer.json b/packages/Database/composer.json
index 2ff58c8fc..1bddd6b74 100644
--- a/packages/Database/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Database/composer.json
@@ -8,33 +8,33 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/database": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/database": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Database\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Dto/composer.json b/packages/Dto/composer.json
index 51f3e12f8..820611da1 100644
--- a/packages/Dto/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Dto/composer.json
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-properties": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-properties": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/ETags/composer.json b/packages/ETags/composer.json
index 62e679d98..7f71b76ce 100644
--- a/packages/ETags/composer.json
+++ b/packages/ETags/composer.json
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-streams": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/http": "^v11.13.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-streams": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/http": "^v11.31.0",
         "ramsey/http-range": "^1.1.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
             "Aedart\\ETags\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Events/composer.json b/packages/Events/composer.json
index 6cd724ff5..1a467c3b7 100644
--- a/packages/Events/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Events/composer.json
@@ -9,31 +9,31 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/events": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/events": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Events\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Filters/composer.json b/packages/Filters/composer.json
index 7792615bf..d5307aef3 100644
--- a/packages/Filters/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Filters/composer.json
@@ -10,36 +10,36 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/http": "^v11.13.0",
-        "illuminate/pipeline": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/http": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/pipeline": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Filters\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Flysystem/Db/composer.json b/packages/Flysystem/Db/composer.json
index 47da6a0b8..c006aaa71 100644
--- a/packages/Flysystem/Db/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Flysystem/Db/composer.json
@@ -10,40 +10,40 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-streams": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/console": "^v11.13.0",
-        "league/flysystem": "^3.28.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-database": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-streams": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/console": "^v11.31.0",
+        "league/flysystem": "^3.29.1"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "league/flysystem-adapter-test-utilities": "^3.28.0"
+        "league/flysystem-adapter-test-utilities": "^3.29.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Flysystem\\Db\\": "src"
         }
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "bin": [
         "bin/table_schemas"
     ],
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
-    "extra": {
-        "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
-        }
-    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Flysystem/Db/src/Adapters/DatabaseAdapter.php b/packages/Flysystem/Db/src/Adapters/DatabaseAdapter.php
index 97b7569bc..56b4f74e3 100644
--- a/packages/Flysystem/Db/src/Adapters/DatabaseAdapter.php
+++ b/packages/Flysystem/Db/src/Adapters/DatabaseAdapter.php
@@ -471,6 +471,11 @@ public function listContents(string $path, bool $deep): iterable
      */
     public function move(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
     {
+        // Skip when source and destination are the same...
+        if ($source === $destination) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         try {
             // Copy the file
             $this->performCopy($source, $destination, $config);
@@ -487,6 +492,11 @@ public function move(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
      */
     public function copy(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
     {
+        // Skip when source and destination are the same...
+        if ($source === $destination) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         try {
             $this->performCopy($source, $destination, $config);
         } catch (Throwable $e) {
diff --git a/packages/Http/Api/composer.json b/packages/Http/Api/composer.json
index 2d6d025a8..a6d11cc5d 100644
--- a/packages/Http/Api/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Http/Api/composer.json
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-etags": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/http": "^v11.13.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-etags": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-validation": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/http": "^v11.31.0",
         "shrikeh/teapot": "^2.3.1"
     },
     "autoload": {
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@
             "Aedart\\Http\\Api\\": "src"
         }
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "suggest": {
         "laravel/framework": "Required if you want to make use of API Request abstractions"
     },
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
-    "extra": {
-        "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
-        }
-    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Http/Api/src/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelect.php b/packages/Http/Api/src/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelect.php
index a92a3192b..860e53d86 100644
--- a/packages/Http/Api/src/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelect.php
+++ b/packages/Http/Api/src/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelect.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
 
 /**
  * Capture Fields To Select Middleware
@@ -97,17 +98,22 @@ protected function cleanup(): void
     /**
      * Prepares the selected fields
      *
-     * @param  string  $input Raw query parameter value
+     * @param mixed $input Raw query parameter value
      *
-     * @return string[]
+     * @return array
      *
      * @throws ValidationException
+     * @throws BadRequestHttpException
      */
-    protected function prepareSelectedFields(string $input): array
+    protected function prepareSelectedFields(mixed $input): array
     {
-        $fields = $this->validateSelectedFields(
-            explode(',', $input)
-        );
+        $input = match (true) {
+            is_string($input) => explode(',', $input),
+            is_array($input) => $input,
+            default => throw new BadRequestHttpException(sprintf('Malformed %s query parameter', $this->selectQueryKey))
+        };
+
+        $fields = $this->validateSelectedFields($input);
 
         return array_map(function ($field) {
             return strtolower(trim($field));
diff --git a/packages/Http/Clients/composer.json b/packages/Http/Clients/composer.json
index d7777148e..7a85c887d 100644
--- a/packages/Http/Clients/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Http/Clients/composer.json
@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-http-cookies": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-http-messages": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.8.1",
-        "illuminate/pipeline": "^v11.13.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-cookies": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-messages": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.9.2",
+        "illuminate/pipeline": "^v11.31.0",
         "psr/http-client": "^1.0.3",
         "psr/http-factory": "^1.1.0",
         "psr/http-message": "^1.1",
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
             "Aedart\\Http\\Clients\\": "src"
         }
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "suggest": {
         "symfony/var-dumper": "Required for using debugging utilities",
         "illuminate/log": "Required for logging requests / response"
@@ -43,11 +48,6 @@
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
-    "extra": {
-        "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
-        }
-    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Http/Cookies/composer.json b/packages/Http/Cookies/composer.json
index 4d1feec25..05b640167 100644
--- a/packages/Http/Cookies/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Http/Cookies/composer.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/Http/Messages/composer.json b/packages/Http/Messages/composer.json
index fd3fb921e..ba132886a 100644
--- a/packages/Http/Messages/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Http/Messages/composer.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
         "psr/http-message": "^1.1"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/packages/Maintenance/Modes/composer.json b/packages/Maintenance/Modes/composer.json
index 4fdb189c0..da11f5d90 100644
--- a/packages/Maintenance/Modes/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Maintenance/Modes/composer.json
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/MimeTypes/composer.json b/packages/MimeTypes/composer.json
index 5591395bc..6184c0cc7 100644
--- a/packages/MimeTypes/composer.json
+++ b/packages/MimeTypes/composer.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
         "ext-fileinfo": "*",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/Pagination/composer.json b/packages/Pagination/composer.json
index 179fcbbc1..d46f86d54 100644
--- a/packages/Pagination/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Pagination/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/Properties/composer.json b/packages/Properties/composer.json
index 7b55f9ce1..202412995 100644
--- a/packages/Properties/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Properties/composer.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/Redmine/composer.json b/packages/Redmine/composer.json
index 773acdf25..d2559264d 100644
--- a/packages/Redmine/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Redmine/composer.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
         "ext-json": "*",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-dto": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-http-clients": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-pagination": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-dto": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-http-clients": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-pagination": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/Service/composer.json b/packages/Service/composer.json
index 94504e263..e54449757 100644
--- a/packages/Service/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Service/composer.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/packages/Streams/composer.json b/packages/Streams/composer.json
index 10e45013b..b5232af65 100644
--- a/packages/Streams/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Streams/composer.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-mime-types": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-mime-types": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
         "psr/http-message": "^1.1"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/packages/Support/composer.json b/packages/Support/composer.json
index b4850e96b..222d14aad 100644
--- a/packages/Support/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Support/composer.json
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/config": "^v11.13.0",
-        "illuminate/support": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/config": "^v11.31.0",
+        "illuminate/support": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "predis/predis": "^2.2.2",
-        "symfony/console": "^v7.1.1",
-        "twig/twig": "^3.10.3"
+        "symfony/console": "^v7.1.7",
+        "twig/twig": "^3.14.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
             "helpers/properties.php"
         ]
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "bin": [
         "aware-of"
     ],
@@ -46,11 +51,6 @@
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
-    "extra": {
-        "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
-        }
-    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Testing/composer.json b/packages/Testing/composer.json
index b8ce09c65..b5beb95f1 100644
--- a/packages/Testing/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Testing/composer.json
@@ -7,38 +7,38 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-container": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
         "codeception/codeception": "^5.1.2",
         "codeception/module-asserts": "^3.0.0",
-        "fakerphp/faker": "^v1.23.1",
-        "illuminate/testing": "^v11.13.0",
+        "fakerphp/faker": "^v1.24.0",
+        "illuminate/testing": "^v11.31.0",
         "mockery/mockery": "1.6.*",
-        "orchestra/testbench": "^v9.1.2",
-        "orchestra/testbench-dusk": "^v9.3.0"
+        "orchestra/testbench": "^v9.5.2",
+        "orchestra/testbench-dusk": "^v9.8.1"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Testing\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Testing/src/TestCases/BrowserTestCase.php b/packages/Testing/src/TestCases/BrowserTestCase.php
index 2b0902741..dc9da9571 100644
--- a/packages/Testing/src/TestCases/BrowserTestCase.php
+++ b/packages/Testing/src/TestCases/BrowserTestCase.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static function prepare()
         ConsoleDebugger::output('Starting Chrome Driver');
 
         static::startChromeDriver([
-            'port' => 9515,
+            '--port' => 9515,
             // '--verbose'
         ]);
     }
diff --git a/packages/Translation/composer.json b/packages/Translation/composer.json
index 1f48fa6b7..f025ae9a3 100644
--- a/packages/Translation/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Translation/composer.json
@@ -8,32 +8,32 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/translation": "^v11.13.0",
-        "symfony/finder": "^7.1.1"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/translation": "^v11.31.0",
+        "symfony/finder": "^7.1.6"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Translation\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Utils/composer.json b/packages/Utils/composer.json
index 6ab180458..a9593a575 100644
--- a/packages/Utils/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Utils/composer.json
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
         "composer-runtime-api": "^2.2.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/support": "^v11.13.0",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/support": "^v11.31.0",
         "mockery/mockery": "1.6.*"
     },
     "autoload": {
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
             "Aedart\\Utils\\": "src"
         }
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "bin": [
         "bin/build-version"
     ],
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
-    "extra": {
-        "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
-        }
-    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/Validation/composer.json b/packages/Validation/composer.json
index 6afda9805..2f209335b 100644
--- a/packages/Validation/composer.json
+++ b/packages/Validation/composer.json
@@ -7,33 +7,33 @@
     ],
     "homepage": "https://aedart.github.io/athenaeum/",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "type": "library",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Alin Eugen Deac",
             "email": "aedart@gmail.com"
         }
     ],
+    "type": "library",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.6",
-        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.6",
-        "illuminate/validation": "^v11.13.0"
+        "aedart/athenaeum-contracts": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-support": "^8.15",
+        "aedart/athenaeum-utils": "^8.15",
+        "illuminate/validation": "^v11.31.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
             "Aedart\\Validation\\": "src"
         }
     },
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-master": "7.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelectMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelectMiddlewareTest.php
index 8f9413140..902df3c1b 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelectMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/CaptureFieldsToSelectMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 use Aedart\Tests\TestCases\Http\ApiResourcesTestCase;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
 
 /**
  * CaptureFieldsToSelectMiddlewareTest
@@ -158,8 +160,67 @@ public function failsWhenRequestedFieldNamesAreInvalid(): void
 
         $request = new Request([ 'select' => implode(',', $requestedFields) ]);
 
-        (new CaptureFieldsToSelect())->handle($request, function () use (&$result) {
+        (new CaptureFieldsToSelect())->handle($request, function () {
+            $result = IoCFacade::tryMake(SelectedFieldsCollection::class);
+            return new Response();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function doesNotFailWhenFieldsRequestedAsAnArray(): void
+    {
+        // @see https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/issues/197
+
+        /** @var SelectedFieldsCollection|null $result */
+        $result = null;
+
+        Route::get('/users', function (Request $request) use (&$result) {
             $result = IoCFacade::tryMake(SelectedFieldsCollection::class);
+
+            return new Response();
+        })
+            ->middleware(CaptureFieldsToSelect::class)
+            ->name('users.index');
+
+        Route::getRoutes()->refreshNameLookups();
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+
+        $url = route('users.index') . '?select[0]=id&select[1]=user&select[2]=details';
+        $this
+            ->getJson($url)
+            ->assertOk();
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+
+        ConsoleDebugger::output($result);
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($result, 'no fields collection registered');
+        $this->assertTrue($result->has('id'), '"id" field not available');
+        $this->assertTrue($result->has('user'), '"user" field not available');
+        $this->assertTrue($result->has('details'), '"details" field not available');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     *
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws ValidationException
+     */
+    public function failsWhenFieldsRequestedAreMalformed(): void
+    {
+        // @see https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/issues/197
+
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestHttpException::class);
+
+        $request = new Request([ 'select' => true ]); // NOTE: This should result in a "400 Bad Request" being thrown.
+
+        (new CaptureFieldsToSelect())->handle($request, function () {
             return new Response();
         });
     }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/RequestMustBeJsonMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/RequestMustBeJsonMiddlewareTest.php
index 4f001a8d1..c14975da2 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/RequestMustBeJsonMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Http/Api/Middleware/RequestMustBeJsonMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@ public function rejectsWhenContentTypeHeaderNotValid(): void
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function rejectsWhenContentTypeMissingForContentModificationMethod(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestHttpException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid content-type header. Request can only process JSON content type, e.g. application/json');
+
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->setMethod('POST');
+        // No Content-Type header here - should be rejected.
+
+        /** @var Response $response */
+        (new RequestMustBeJson())->handle($request, function () {
+            return new Response();
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      *
diff --git a/vendor-bin/cs/composer.json b/vendor-bin/cs/composer.json
index aa66c5696..e86868281 100644
--- a/vendor-bin/cs/composer.json
+++ b/vendor-bin/cs/composer.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "require": {
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.9.0",
-        "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^12.1.14",
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.11.0",
+        "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^12.3.6",
         "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "^9.3.5",
         "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^1.0.0",
         "symplify/config-transformer": "^12.3.4"
diff --git a/vendor-bin/monorepo/composer.json b/vendor-bin/monorepo/composer.json
index 2661e2df7..b3028e8f7 100644
--- a/vendor-bin/monorepo/composer.json
+++ b/vendor-bin/monorepo/composer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "require": {
-        "symplify/monorepo-builder": "^11.2.20",
-        "symfony/console": "^6.2"
+        "symplify/monorepo-builder": "^11.2.22",
+        "symfony/console": "^6.4.14"
     }
 }