The versioning approach here is a really interesting compromise — especially in the npm ecosystem where breaking changes ripple out so painfully through transit

The versioning approach here is a really interesting compromise — especially in the npm ecosystem where breaking changes ripple out so painfully through transitive dependencies. From a developer ergonomics standpoint though, the shift to zod/v4 imports will definitely create some friction. For teams with IDEs auto-importing from 'zod' and linters enforcing import styles, it might introduce subtle DX issues until workflows are adjusted. That said, the strategy does seem to prioritize ecosystem stability over short-term convenience, which is fair. Would love to see better tooling (maybe even IDE plugins or codemods) to help projects transition cleanly. Really appreciate the thoughtful design behind all of this.