diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cde1d52..22eb984 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -177,10 +177,11 @@ interface CachifiedOptions<Value> {
   /**
    * Validator that checks every cached and fresh value to ensure type safety
    *
-   * Can be a zod schema or a custom validator function
+   * Can be a standard schema validator or a custom validator function
+   * @see https://github.com/standard-schema/standard-schema?tab=readme-ov-file#what-schema-libraries-implement-the-spec
    *
    * Value considered ok when:
-   *  - zod schema.parseAsync succeeds
+   *  - schema succeeds
    *  - validator returns
    *    - true
    *    - migrate(newValue)
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ interface CachifiedOptions<Value> {
    *    - null
    *
    * Value considered bad when:
-   *  - zod schema.parseAsync throws
+   *  - schema throws
    *  - validator:
    *    - returns false
    *    - returns reason as string
@@ -200,7 +201,10 @@ interface CachifiedOptions<Value> {
    *
    * Default: `undefined` - no validation
    */
-  checkValue?: CheckValue<Value> | Schema<Value, unknown>;
+  checkValue?:
+    | CheckValue<Value>
+    | StandardSchemaV1<unknown, Value>
+    | Schema<Value, unknown>;
   /**
    * Set true to not even try reading the currently cached value
    *
@@ -406,9 +410,9 @@ console.log(await getUserById(1));
 
 > ℹ️ `checkValue` is also invoked with the return value of `getFreshValue`
 
-### Type-safety with [zod](https://github.com/colinhacks/zod)
+### Type-safety with [schema libraries](https://github.com/standard-schema/standard-schema?tab=readme-ov-file#what-schema-libraries-implement-the-spec)
 
-We can also use zod schemas to ensure correct types
+We can also use zod, valibot or other libraries implementing the standard schema spec to ensure correct types
 
 <!-- type-safety-zod -->
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 462cdeb..f956f44 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "jest": "29.7.0",
         "ts-jest": "29.2.5",
         "typescript": "5.7.3",
-        "zod": "3.24.1"
+        "zod-legacy": "npm:zod@3.23.5"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
@@ -4144,10 +4144,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/zod": {
-      "version": "3.24.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.24.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-muH7gBL9sI1nciMZV67X5fTKKBLtwpZ5VBp1vsOQzj1MhrBZ4wlVCm3gedKZWLp0Oyel8sIGfeiz54Su+OVT+A==",
+    "node_modules/zod-legacy": {
+      "name": "zod",
+      "version": "3.23.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.23.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fkwiq0VIQTksNNA131rDOsVJcns0pfVUjHzLrNBiF/O/Xxb5lQyEXkhZWcJ7npWsYlvs+h0jFWXXy4X46Em1JA==",
       "dev": true,
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
@@ -7127,10 +7128,10 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "zod": {
-      "version": "3.24.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.24.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-muH7gBL9sI1nciMZV67X5fTKKBLtwpZ5VBp1vsOQzj1MhrBZ4wlVCm3gedKZWLp0Oyel8sIGfeiz54Su+OVT+A==",
+    "zod-legacy": {
+      "version": "npm:zod@3.23.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.23.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fkwiq0VIQTksNNA131rDOsVJcns0pfVUjHzLrNBiF/O/Xxb5lQyEXkhZWcJ7npWsYlvs+h0jFWXXy4X46Em1JA==",
       "dev": true
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c1085a..06255b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "ts-jest": "29.2.5",
     "typescript": "5.7.3",
-    "zod": "3.24.1"
+    "zod-legacy": "npm:zod@3.23.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/StandardSchemaV1.ts b/src/StandardSchemaV1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f77d7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StandardSchemaV1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/** The Standard Schema interface. */
+export interface StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+  /** The Standard Schema properties. */
+  readonly '~standard': StandardSchemaV1.Props<Input, Output>;
+}
+
+export declare namespace StandardSchemaV1 {
+  /** The Standard Schema properties interface. */
+  export interface Props<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+    /** The version number of the standard. */
+    readonly version: 1;
+    /** The vendor name of the schema library. */
+    readonly vendor: string;
+    /** Validates unknown input values. */
+    readonly validate: (
+      value: unknown,
+    ) => Result<Output> | Promise<Result<Output>>;
+    /** Inferred types associated with the schema. */
+    readonly types?: Types<Input, Output> | undefined;
+  }
+
+  /** The result interface of the validate function. */
+  export type Result<Output> = SuccessResult<Output> | FailureResult;
+
+  /** The result interface if validation succeeds. */
+  export interface SuccessResult<Output> {
+    /** The typed output value. */
+    readonly value: Output;
+    /** The non-existent issues. */
+    readonly issues?: undefined;
+  }
+
+  /** The result interface if validation fails. */
+  export interface FailureResult {
+    /** The issues of failed validation. */
+    readonly issues: ReadonlyArray<Issue>;
+  }
+
+  /** The issue interface of the failure output. */
+  export interface Issue {
+    /** The error message of the issue. */
+    readonly message: string;
+    /** The path of the issue, if any. */
+    readonly path?: ReadonlyArray<PropertyKey | PathSegment> | undefined;
+  }
+
+  /** The path segment interface of the issue. */
+  export interface PathSegment {
+    /** The key representing a path segment. */
+    readonly key: PropertyKey;
+  }
+
+  /** The Standard Schema types interface. */
+  export interface Types<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+    /** The input type of the schema. */
+    readonly input: Input;
+    /** The output type of the schema. */
+    readonly output: Output;
+  }
+
+  /** Infers the input type of a Standard Schema. */
+  export type InferInput<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1> = NonNullable<
+    Schema['~standard']['types']
+  >['input'];
+
+  /** Infers the output type of a Standard Schema. */
+  export type InferOutput<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1> = NonNullable<
+    Schema['~standard']['types']
+  >['output'];
+}
diff --git a/src/cachified.spec.ts b/src/cachified.spec.ts
index 3d77f55..243e894 100644
--- a/src/cachified.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cachified.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import z from 'zod';
+/*
+ TODO(next-major): remove zod-legacy in favor of zod@>3.24
+ and update tests to only use standard schema
+*/
+import z from 'zod-legacy';
 import {
   cachified,
   CachifiedOptions,
@@ -12,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from './index';
 import { Deferred } from './createBatch';
 import { delay, report } from './testHelpers';
+import { StandardSchemaV1 } from './StandardSchemaV1';
 import { configure } from './configure';
 
 jest.mock('./index', () => {
@@ -389,6 +394,52 @@ describe('cachified', () => {
     expect(await getValue()).toBe(123);
   });
 
+  it('supports Standard Schema as validators', async () => {
+    //  Implement the schema interface
+    const checkValue: StandardSchemaV1<string, number> = {
+      '~standard': {
+        version: 1,
+        vendor: 'cachified-test',
+        validate(value) {
+          return typeof value === 'string'
+            ? { value: parseInt(value, 10) }
+            : { issues: [{ message: '🙅' }] };
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const cache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>();
+
+    const value = await cachified({
+      cache,
+      key: 'test',
+      checkValue,
+      getFreshValue() {
+        return '123';
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(value).toBe(123);
+
+    const invalidValue = cachified({
+      cache,
+      key: 'test-2',
+      checkValue,
+      getFreshValue() {
+        return { invalid: 'value' };
+      },
+    });
+
+    await expect(invalidValue).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `"check failed for fresh value of test-2"`,
+    );
+    await ignoreNode14(() =>
+      expect(
+        invalidValue.catch((err) => err.cause[0].message),
+      ).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"🙅"`),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('supports migrating cached values', async () => {
     const cache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>();
     const reporter = createReporter();
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index 956538f..7f3c5e1 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { CreateReporter, Reporter } from './reporter';
+import { StandardSchemaV1 } from './StandardSchemaV1';
 
 export interface CacheMetadata {
   createdTime: number;
@@ -51,10 +52,17 @@ export type ValueCheckResultInvalid = false | string;
 export type ValueCheckResult<Value> =
   | ValueCheckResultOk<Value>
   | ValueCheckResultInvalid;
+
 export type CheckValue<Value> = (
   value: unknown,
   migrate: (value: Value, updateCache?: boolean) => MigratedValue<Value>,
 ) => ValueCheckResult<Value> | Promise<ValueCheckResult<Value>>;
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated use a library supporting Standard Schema
+ * @see https://github.com/standard-schema/standard-schema?tab=readme-ov-file#what-schema-libraries-implement-the-spec
+ * @todo remove in next major version
+ */
 export interface Schema<Value, InputValue> {
   _input: InputValue;
   parseAsync(value: unknown): Promise<Value>;
@@ -122,10 +130,11 @@ export interface CachifiedOptions<Value> {
   /**
    * Validator that checks every cached and fresh value to ensure type safety
    *
-   * Can be a zod schema or a custom validator function
+   * Can be a standard schema validator or a custom validator function
+   * @see https://github.com/standard-schema/standard-schema?tab=readme-ov-file#what-schema-libraries-implement-the-spec
    *
    * Value considered ok when:
-   *  - zod schema.parseAsync succeeds
+   *  - schema succeeds
    *  - validator returns
    *    - true
    *    - migrate(newValue)
@@ -133,7 +142,7 @@ export interface CachifiedOptions<Value> {
    *    - null
    *
    * Value considered bad when:
-   *  - zod schema.parseAsync throws
+   *  - schema throws
    *  - validator:
    *    - returns false
    *    - returns reason as string
@@ -141,11 +150,14 @@ export interface CachifiedOptions<Value> {
    *
    * A validator function receives two arguments:
    *  1. the value
-   *  2. a migrate callback, see https://github.com/Xiphe/cachified#migrating-values
+   *  2. a migrate callback, see https://github.com/epicweb-dev/cachified#migrating-values
    *
    * Default: `undefined` - no validation
    */
-  checkValue?: CheckValue<Value> | Schema<Value, unknown>;
+  checkValue?:
+    | CheckValue<Value>
+    | StandardSchemaV1<unknown, Value>
+    | Schema<Value, unknown>;
   /**
    * Set true to not even try reading the currently cached value
    *
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ export type CachifiedOptionsWithSchema<Value, InternalValue> = Omit<
   CachifiedOptions<Value>,
   'checkValue' | 'getFreshValue'
 > & {
-  checkValue: Schema<Value, InternalValue>;
+  checkValue: StandardSchemaV1<unknown, Value> | Schema<Value, InternalValue>;
   getFreshValue: GetFreshValue<InternalValue>;
 };
 
@@ -210,6 +222,33 @@ export interface Context<Value>
   metadata: CacheMetadata;
 }
 
+function validateWithSchema<Value>(
+  checkValue: StandardSchemaV1<unknown, Value> | Schema<Value, unknown>,
+): CheckValue<Value> {
+  return async (value, migrate) => {
+    let validatedValue;
+
+    /* Standard Schema validation
+       https://github.com/standard-schema/standard-schema?tab=readme-ov-file#how-do-i-accept-standard-schemas-in-my-library */
+    if ('~standard' in checkValue) {
+      let result = checkValue['~standard'].validate(value);
+      if (result instanceof Promise) result = await result;
+
+      if (result.issues) {
+        throw result.issues;
+      }
+
+      validatedValue = result.value;
+    } else {
+      /* Legacy Schema validation for zod only
+         TODO: remove in next major version */
+      validatedValue = await checkValue.parseAsync(value);
+    }
+
+    return migrate(validatedValue, false);
+  };
+}
+
 export function createContext<Value>(
   { fallbackToCache, checkValue, ...options }: CachifiedOptions<Value>,
   reporter?: CreateReporter<Value>,
@@ -220,8 +259,7 @@ export function createContext<Value>(
     typeof checkValue === 'function'
       ? checkValue
       : typeof checkValue === 'object'
-      ? (value, migrate) =>
-          checkValue.parseAsync(value).then((v) => migrate(v, false))
+      ? validateWithSchema(checkValue)
       : () => true;
 
   const contextWithoutReport = {