diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index f1a19263f5..0fe723458c 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/11.5/configuration.html -->
+<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/12.0/configuration.html -->
 <phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"
@@ -18,17 +18,12 @@
         <server name="APP_ENV" value="test" force="true" />
         <server name="SHELL_VERBOSITY" value="-1" />
         <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_REMOVE" value="" />
-        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="11.5" />
+        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="12.0" />
     </php>
 
     <testsuites>
-        <testsuite name="Zikula Bundle Tests">
-            <directory>./src/Zikula/*/Tests/</directory>
-        </testsuite>
         <testsuite name="Zikula System Tests">
             <directory>./src/system/*/Tests/</directory>
-            <!-- CategoriesTypeTest currently not functioning cah 2020/1/1 -->
-            <exclude>./src/system/CategoriesModule/Tests/Form/Type/CategoriesTypeTest.php</exclude>
         </testsuite>
     </testsuites>
 
diff --git a/src/system/CoreBundle/phpunit.xml.dist b/src/system/CoreBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
index 4550818d75..86d7be3299 100644
--- a/src/system/CoreBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/src/system/CoreBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/11.5/configuration.html -->
+<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/12.0/configuration.html -->
 <phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          bootstrap="../../../../tests/bootstrap.php"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <server name="APP_ENV" value="test" force="true" />
         <server name="SHELL_VERBOSITY" value="-1" />
         <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_REMOVE" value=""/>
-        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="11.5"/>
+        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="12.0"/>
     </php>
     <testsuites>
         <testsuite name="CoreBundle Test Suite">
diff --git a/src/system/LegalBundle/phpunit.xml.dist b/src/system/LegalBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
index 3337410367..ab309d13be 100644
--- a/src/system/LegalBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/src/system/LegalBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/11.5/configuration.html -->
+<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/12.0/configuration.html -->
 <phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          bootstrap="../../../../tests/bootstrap.php"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <server name="APP_ENV" value="test" force="true" />
         <server name="SHELL_VERBOSITY" value="-1" />
         <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_REMOVE" value=""/>
-        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="11.5"/>
+        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="12.0"/>
     </php>
     <testsuites>
         <testsuite name="Zikula Legal Bundle Test Suite">
diff --git a/src/system/ThemeBundle/phpunit.xml.dist b/src/system/ThemeBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
index 0a37c962ca..8a48b3f001 100644
--- a/src/system/ThemeBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/src/system/ThemeBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/11.5/configuration.html -->
+<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/12.0/configuration.html -->
 <phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          bootstrap="../../../../tests/bootstrap.php"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <server name="APP_ENV" value="test" force="true" />
         <server name="SHELL_VERBOSITY" value="-1" />
         <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_REMOVE" value=""/>
-        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="11.5"/>
+        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="12.0"/>
     </php>
     <testsuites>
         <testsuite name="Zikula Theme Bundle Test Suite">
diff --git a/src/system/UsersBundle/phpunit.xml.dist b/src/system/UsersBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
index e9787b0e23..234a84d1fa 100644
--- a/src/system/UsersBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/src/system/UsersBundle/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/11.5/configuration.html -->
+<!-- https://docs.phpunit.de/en/12.0/configuration.html -->
 <phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          bootstrap="../../../../tests/bootstrap.php"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <server name="APP_ENV" value="test" force="true" />
         <server name="SHELL_VERBOSITY" value="-1" />
         <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_REMOVE" value=""/>
-        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="11.5"/>
+        <server name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="12.0"/>
     </php>
     <testsuites>
         <testsuite name="Zikula Users Bundle Test Suite">