diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 605a4d08..3a7a45fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "*.x"
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml"
+      - "composer.*"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "phpunit.xml.dist"
+      - "tests/**"
   push:
     branches:
       - "*.x"
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml"
+      - "composer.*"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "phpunit.xml.dist"
+      - "tests/**"
 
 jobs:
   phpunit:
@@ -17,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         php-version:
-          - "8.0"
           - "8.1"
           - "8.2"
           - "8.3"
@@ -30,19 +41,19 @@ jobs:
           - true
           - false
         include:
-          - php-version: "8.0"
+          - php-version: "8.1"
             dbal-version: "2.13.0"
             dependencies: "lowest"
             optional-dependencies: false
-          - php-version: "8.0"
+          - php-version: "8.1"
             dbal-version: "3.3.0"
             dependencies: "lowest"
             optional-dependencies: false
-          - php-version: "8.0"
+          - php-version: "8.1"
             dbal-version: "2.13.0"
             dependencies: "lowest"
             optional-dependencies: true
-          - php-version: "8.0"
+          - php-version: "8.1"
             dbal-version: "3.3.0"
             dependencies: "lowest"
             optional-dependencies: true
@@ -61,26 +72,31 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v2"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
-      - name: "Install PHP"
+      - name: "Install PHP with PCOV"
         uses: "shivammathur/setup-php@v2"
         with:
           php-version: "${{ matrix.php-version }}"
           coverage: "pcov"
-          ini-values: "error_reporting=E_ALL, zend.assertions=1"
+          ini-values: "zend.assertions=1"
           extensions: "pdo_mysql"
 
+      - name: "Set COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION"
+        run: |
+          echo "COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION=${{ inputs.composer-root-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        if: "${{ inputs.composer-root-version }}"
+
       - name: "Require specific DBAL version"
         run: "composer require doctrine/dbal ^${{ matrix.dbal-version }} --no-update"
 
       - name: "Install dependencies with Composer"
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v1"
+        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v3"
         with:
           dependency-versions: "${{ matrix.dependencies }}"
-          composer-options: "--prefer-dist --no-suggest"
+          composer-options: "${{ inputs.composer-options }}"
 
       - name: "Remove optional dependencies"
         if: "! matrix.optional-dependencies"
@@ -103,29 +119,31 @@ jobs:
         run: "./ci/run-cli-migrations.sh"
 
       - name: "Upload coverage file"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v2"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v4"
         with:
-          name: "phpunit-${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ matrix.dependencies }}-${{ matrix.dbal-version }}.coverage"
+          name: "phpunit-${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ matrix.dependencies }}-${{ matrix.optional-dependencies }}-${{ matrix.dbal-version }}.coverage"
           path: "coverage.xml"
 
   upload_coverage:
     name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     needs:
       - "phpunit"
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v2"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
       - name: "Download coverage files"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7"
+        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
         with:
           path: "reports"
 
       - name: "Upload to Codecov"
-        uses: "codecov/codecov-action@v1"
+        uses: "codecov/codecov-action@v5"
         with:
           directory: "reports"
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5c873cd0..6d1f77d9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,55 +1,17 @@
 {
     "name": "doctrine/doctrine-orm-module",
     "description": "Laminas Module that provides Doctrine ORM functionality",
-    "type": "library",
     "license": "MIT",
+    "type": "library",
     "keywords": [
         "doctrine",
         "orm",
         "module",
         "laminas"
     ],
-    "homepage": "http://www.doctrine-project.org/",
-    "authors": [
-        {
-            "name":     "Kyle Spraggs",
-            "email":    "theman@spiffyjr.me",
-            "homepage": "http://www.spiffyjr.me/"
-        },
-        {
-            "name":     "Marco Pivetta",
-            "email":    "ocramius@gmail.com",
-            "homepage": "http://marco-pivetta.com/"
-        },
-        {
-            "name":     "Evan Coury",
-            "email":    "me@evancoury.com",
-            "homepage": "http://blog.evan.pro/"
-        },
-        {
-            "name":  "Guilherme Blanco",
-            "email": "guilhermeblanco@hotmail.com"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "Tom H Anderson",
-            "email": "tom.h.anderson@gmail.com"
-        }
-    ],
-    "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true,
-        "allow-plugins": {
-            "composer/package-versions-deprecated": true,
-            "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
-        }
-    },
-    "extra": {
-        "laminas": {
-            "config-provider": "DoctrineORMModule\\ConfigProvider",
-            "module": "DoctrineORMModule"
-        }
-    },
+    "homepage": "https://www.doctrine-project.org/",
     "require": {
-        "php": "~8.0.0 || ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0",
+        "php": "~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "doctrine/dbal": "^2.13.7 || ^3.3.2",
         "doctrine/doctrine-laminas-hydrator": "^3.0.0",
@@ -88,9 +50,9 @@
         "doctrine/migrations": "<3.3"
     },
     "suggest": {
-        "laminas/laminas-form": "if you want to use form elements backed by Doctrine",
+        "doctrine/migrations": "doctrine migrations if you want to keep your schema definitions versioned",
         "laminas/laminas-developer-tools": "laminas-developer-tools if you want to profile operations executed by the ORM during development",
-        "doctrine/migrations": "doctrine migrations if you want to keep your schema definitions versioned"
+        "laminas/laminas-form": "if you want to use form elements backed by Doctrine"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -102,6 +64,19 @@
             "DoctrineORMModuleTest\\": "tests/"
         }
     },
+    "config": {
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "composer/package-versions-deprecated": true,
+            "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
+        },
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
+    "extra": {
+        "laminas": {
+            "config-provider": "DoctrineORMModule\\ConfigProvider",
+            "module": "DoctrineORMModule"
+        }
+    },
     "scripts": {
         "check": [
             "@cs-check",
diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml
index c9a242d5..76202979 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     <arg name="cache" value=".phpcs.cache"/>
     <arg name="colors"/>
 
-    <!-- set minimal required PHP version (8.0) -->
-    <config name="php_version" value="80000"/>
+    <!-- set minimal required PHP version (8.1) -->
+    <config name="php_version" value="80100"/>
 
     <!-- Ignore warnings, show progress of the run and show sniff names -->
     <arg value="nps"/>