diff --git a/packages/arktype-validator/package.json b/packages/arktype-validator/package.json
index 10f03e917..c5bb2c699 100644
--- a/packages/arktype-validator/package.json
+++ b/packages/arktype-validator/package.json
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
     "hono": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "arktype": "^2.0.0-dev.14",
-    "hono": "^3.11.7",
+    "arktype": "^2.1.2",
+    "hono": "^4.7.2",
     "tsup": "^8.0.1",
     "vitest": "^1.0.4"
   }
diff --git a/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.test.ts b/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.test.ts
index 119347361..555ef04ed 100644
--- a/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.test.ts
@@ -88,16 +88,21 @@ describe('Basic', () => {
         age: '20',
       }),
       method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
     })
     const res = await app.request(req)
     expect(res).not.toBeNull()
     expect(res.status).toBe(400)
-    const data = (await res.json()) as { success: boolean }
+    const data = (await res.json()) as { success: boolean, errors: string }
     expect(data['success']).toBe(false)
+    expect(data.errors).toEqual("age must be a number (was a string)")
   })
 })
 
 describe('With Hook', () => {
+
   const app = new Hono()
 
   const schema = type({
diff --git a/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.ts b/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.ts
index 63a45d307..78c5597ac 100644
--- a/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/arktype-validator/src/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const arktypeValidator = <
       return c.json(
         {
           success: false,
-          errors: out,
+          errors: out.summary,
         },
         400
       )
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 645bf3b1e..5edab1ab0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@ark/schema@npm:0.44.0":
+  version: 0.44.0
+  resolution: "@ark/schema@npm:0.44.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ark/util": "npm:0.44.0"
+  checksum: 3f7f9d5a0077f3c042d0c0f84a0dcf3135252afff330c54589db7745e9014c2a4d9abb3fa4ea13fcbd74a2af7b35a5fe780a1f2eba0781689a9076e7b5b8c723
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@ark/util@npm:0.26.0":
   version: 0.26.0
   resolution: "@ark/util@npm:0.26.0"
@@ -50,19 +59,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@arktype/schema@npm:0.1.4-cjs":
-  version: 0.1.4-cjs
-  resolution: "@arktype/schema@npm:0.1.4-cjs"
-  dependencies:
-    "@arktype/util": "npm:0.0.41-cjs"
-  checksum: dd83edcbd29ab8b1faf4c8aee3d03b7d75a4cc7848c44cffd0580b89cfa0cabd280916fcd94317b89fc9d730a0fb6c9e7f53db9088788f54dd9077d5479c1b2f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@arktype/util@npm:0.0.41-cjs":
-  version: 0.0.41-cjs
-  resolution: "@arktype/util@npm:0.0.41-cjs"
-  checksum: 77013353924d4f1d81eacc782b7bf07ac21fd5e96368505e05f75dfc822933cb3fc65ba055cc60105f5a86f89c9f4d60aa8be8f0942ebee93f0165cbe4e4b2b9
+"@ark/util@npm:0.44.0":
+  version: 0.44.0
+  resolution: "@ark/util@npm:0.44.0"
+  checksum: 4e37b0568280bd778eb30ee84f56d1cbe57c09cf82d3915d20a95f7aa9522c40742c6715107b04b92c4b113b12bf1d0f40c920837eae69792a647ac44bfcde3b
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -2372,8 +2372,8 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@hono/arktype-validator@workspace:packages/arktype-validator"
   dependencies:
-    arktype: "npm:^2.0.0-dev.14"
-    hono: "npm:^3.11.7"
+    arktype: "npm:^2.1.2"
+    hono: "npm:^4.7.2"
     tsup: "npm:^8.0.1"
     vitest: "npm:^1.0.4"
   peerDependencies:
@@ -5972,16 +5972,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"arktype@npm:^2.0.0-dev.14":
-  version: 2.0.0-dev.12-cjs
-  resolution: "arktype@npm:2.0.0-dev.12-cjs"
-  dependencies:
-    "@arktype/schema": "npm:0.1.4-cjs"
-    "@arktype/util": "npm:0.0.41-cjs"
-  checksum: b0e7fc182bb6d4d0d4e125744a5b8233295d2ca30715f1bafdd158d37ed8abffafe0f5ef28ff8f99f82ffb1b8d1f36fcc282035c4ef4b909a748c1d520044afc
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "arktype@npm:^2.0.0-rc.26":
   version: 2.0.0-rc.26
   resolution: "arktype@npm:2.0.0-rc.26"
@@ -5992,6 +5982,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"arktype@npm:^2.1.2":
+  version: 2.1.5
+  resolution: "arktype@npm:2.1.5"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ark/schema": "npm:0.44.0"
+    "@ark/util": "npm:0.44.0"
+  checksum: 743ef0459f2572da9b2177b92fff113ee0ffc7a247e1ed425309f893b668306f75e3470a5490cd2b41588e3ecc9de12934dd92b08098d47e8f6685db6e7538da
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "array-buffer-byte-length@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "array-buffer-byte-length@npm:1.0.0"
@@ -11136,6 +11136,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"hono@npm:^4.7.2":
+  version: 4.7.4
+  resolution: "hono@npm:4.7.4"
+  checksum: b189c5b75527a0b2c6669a8b2d46a2c522c9f429c08da801373b13d25b476f20e639f667a9dac2fe42074e9b6f851d542d28026f158c5728b20034b9b0e3e738
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "hosted-git-info@npm:^2.1.4":
   version: 2.8.9
   resolution: "hosted-git-info@npm:2.8.9"