diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 764cfb0..56610cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   composer:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 2775009..0dac0c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   pest:
@@ -14,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         php:
-          - "8.2"
           - "8.3"
           - "8.4"
+          - "8.5"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ae5ec6..a702861 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Replace every placeholder before publishing:
 | `{{ namespace }}` | PHP namespace, for example `Acme\\MobileBattery`. |
 | `{{ description }}` | Short package description. |
 
-## NativePHP Mobile v3 and v4\n\nThe template supports `nativephp/mobile` v3 and v4. The manifest format and bridge source layout are shared by the versions supported here.\n\nKeep the generated package dependency as `^3.0|^4.0` unless the plugin intentionally targets a single NativePHP Mobile version.\n\n## How NativePHP Plugins Work
+## NativePHP Mobile v3 and v4\n\nThe template supports `nativephp/mobile` v3 and v4 and requires PHP 8.3 or newer. The manifest format and bridge source layout are shared by the versions supported here.\n\nKeep the generated package dependency as `^3.0|^4.0` unless the plugin intentionally targets a single NativePHP Mobile version.\n\n## How NativePHP Plugins Work
 
 NativePHP Mobile plugins are Composer packages with `type: nativephp-plugin`.
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 74015ef..4b16e5f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "source": "https://github.com/{{ vendor }}/{{ package }}"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": "^8.2",
+        "php": "^8.3",
         "illuminate/contracts": "^11.0|^12.0",
         "illuminate/support": "^11.0|^12.0",
         "nativephp/mobile": "^3.0|^4.0"
diff --git a/configure.php b/configure.php
index fb60506..ac36622 100644
--- a/configure.php
+++ b/configure.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ private function rewriteComposerJson(
                 'source' => 'https://github.com/'.$github.'/'.$package,
             ],
             'require' => [
-                'php' => '^8.2',
+                'php' => '^8.3',
                 'illuminate/contracts' => '^11.0|^12.0',
                 'illuminate/support' => '^11.0|^12.0',
                 'nativephp/mobile' => '^3.0|^4.0',
diff --git a/pint.json b/pint.json
index d559909..5181c3f 100644
--- a/pint.json
+++ b/pint.json
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
         "android",
         "ios",
         "resources",
-        "stubs"
+        "stubs",
+        ".github"
     ],
     "notPath": [
-        "vendor"
+        "vendor",
+        "rector.php"
     ],
     "rules": {
         "declare_strict_types": true,
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 6da6224..810956c 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@
         __DIR__.'/src',
         __DIR__.'/tests',
     ])
-    ->withPhpSets(php82: true)
+    ->withPhpSets(php83: true)
     ->withPreparedSets(
         deadCode: true,
         codeQuality: true,
         typeDeclarations: true,
         privatization: true,
         earlyReturn: true,
-        strictBooleans: true,
     )
     ->withSkip([
         __DIR__.'/stubs',
diff --git a/src/Contracts/{{ plugin }}Contract.php b/src/Contracts/{{ plugin }}Contract.php
index 83bba11..507c5df 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/{{ plugin }}Contract.php	
+++ b/src/Contracts/{{ plugin }}Contract.php	
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ interface {{ plugin }}Contract
      * Invoke the template bridge function and return the normalized native response.
      *
      * @param array<string, mixed> $payload
-     *
      * @return array<string, mixed>
      */
     public function example(array $payload = []): array;
diff --git a/src/Events/{{ plugin }}Event.php b/src/Events/{{ plugin }}Event.php
index 3103f2a..ef17514 100644
--- a/src/Events/{{ plugin }}Event.php	
+++ b/src/Events/{{ plugin }}Event.php	
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Events\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
 
-final class {{ plugin }}Event
+final readonly class {{ plugin }}Event
 {
     use Dispatchable;
     use SerializesModels;
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ final class {{ plugin }}Event
      * @param array<string, mixed> $payload
      */
     public function __construct(
-        public readonly string $name,
-        public readonly array $payload = [],
-    ) {
-    }
+        public string $name,
+        public array $payload = [],
+    ) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugin.php b/src/Plugin.php
index ce64319..9332ba6 100644
--- a/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin.php
@@ -4,18 +4,17 @@
 
 namespace {{ namespace }};
 
+use {{ namespace }}\Contracts\{{ plugin }}Contract;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use RuntimeException;
-use {{ namespace }}\Contracts\{{ plugin }}Contract;
 
-final class Plugin implements {{ plugin }}Contract
+final readonly class Plugin implements {{ plugin }}Contract
 {
     public function __construct(
-        private readonly Application $app,
-    ) {
-    }
+        private Application $app,
+    ) {}
 
     public function example(array $payload = []): array
     {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public function example(array $payload = []): array
 
     public function manifest(): array
     {
-        $path = dirname(__DIR__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'nativephp.json';
+        $path = __DIR__.'/../nativephp.json';
 
         if (! File::exists($path)) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('The {{ vendor }}/{{ package }} NativePHP manifest is missing.');
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ public function isAvailable(): bool
 
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $payload
-     *
      * @return array<string, mixed>
      */
     private function callBridge(string $function, array $payload): array
diff --git a/src/Providers/{{ plugin }}ServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/{{ plugin }}ServiceProvider.php
index fbcacef..12ad51c 100644
--- a/src/Providers/{{ plugin }}ServiceProvider.php	
+++ b/src/Providers/{{ plugin }}ServiceProvider.php	
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace {{ namespace }}\Providers;
 
-use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use {{ namespace }}\Contracts\{{ plugin }}Contract;
 use {{ namespace }}\Plugin;
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
 final class {{ plugin }}ServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function register(): void
     public function boot(): void
     {
         $this->publishes([
-            dirname(__DIR__, 2).'/nativephp.json' => base_path('nativephp/{{ package }}.json'),
+            __DIR__.'/../../nativephp.json' => base_path('nativephp/{{ package }}.json'),
         ], '{{ package }}-nativephp-manifest');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Support/Manifest.php b/src/Support/Manifest.php
index ca454d3..a110df4 100644
--- a/src/Support/Manifest.php
+++ b/src/Support/Manifest.php
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 
-final class Manifest
+final readonly class Manifest
 {
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $manifest
      */
     public function __construct(
-        private readonly array $manifest,
-    ) {
-    }
+        private array $manifest,
+    ) {}
 
     public function namespace(): string
     {
diff --git a/src/Testing/BridgeFake.php b/src/Testing/BridgeFake.php
index 2003964..f7394ff 100644
--- a/src/Testing/BridgeFake.php
+++ b/src/Testing/BridgeFake.php
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ final class BridgeFake
     /**
      * @param array<string, array<string, mixed>|Closure> $responses
      */
-    public function __construct(private array $responses = [])
-    {
-    }
+    public function __construct(private array $responses = []) {}
 
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $payload
diff --git a/tests/ManifestTest.php b/tests/ManifestTest.php
index 9939424..31116a3 100644
--- a/tests/ManifestTest.php
+++ b/tests/ManifestTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use {{ namespace }}\Support\Manifest;
 
 it('ships a valid NativePHP manifest', function (): void {
-    $path = dirname(__DIR__).'/nativephp.json';
+    $path = __DIR__.'/../nativephp.json';
 
     expect($path)->toBeFile();
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 
 it('documents every required replacement placeholder', function (): void {
     $files = [
-        dirname(__DIR__).'/composer.json',
-        dirname(__DIR__).'/nativephp.json',
-        dirname(__DIR__).'/docs/manifest-fields.md',
+        __DIR__.'/../composer.json',
+        __DIR__.'/../nativephp.json',
+        __DIR__.'/../docs/manifest-fields.md',
     ];
 
     foreach (['{{ vendor }}', '{{ package }}', '{{ plugin }}', '{{ namespace }}', '{{ description }}'] as $placeholder) {
diff --git a/tests/PluginTest.php b/tests/PluginTest.php
index d3c992e..8fb1cf3 100644
--- a/tests/PluginTest.php
+++ b/tests/PluginTest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     {
         /**
          * @param array<string, mixed> $payload
-         *
          * @return array<string, mixed>
          */
         public function call(string $function, array $payload): array
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index d4da75b..73d7cd3 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 namespace {{ namespace }}\Tests;
 
-use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase as Orchestra;
 use {{ namespace }}\Providers\{{ plugin }}ServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase as Orchestra;
 
 abstract class TestCase extends Orchestra
 {
     /**
-     * @param \Illuminate\Foundation\Application $app
-     *
+     * @param Application $app
      * @return list<class-string>
      */
     protected function getPackageProviders($app): array