diff --git a/bytestream.go b/bytestream.go
index f8fb482..98e9618 100644
--- a/bytestream.go
+++ b/bytestream.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
 
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonutils"
 )
 
 func defaultCloser() error { return nil }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func ByteStreamProducer(opts ...byteStreamOpt) Producer {
 				return err
 
 			case t.Kind() == reflect.Struct || t.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
-				b, err := swag.WriteJSON(data)
+				b, err := jsonutils.WriteJSON(data)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 397d8a4..1bc6aab 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 package runtime
 
-import "github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+import "github.com/go-openapi/swag/fileutils"
 
-type File = swag.File
+type File = fileutils.File
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e6d6590..064d006 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/loads v0.22.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.21.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/strfmt v0.23.0
-	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.24.1
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag/fileutils v0.24.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.24.0
 	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.22.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.21.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.24.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/cmdutils v0.24.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/swag/conv v0.24.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/swag/fileutils v0.24.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag/conv v0.24.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonname v0.24.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonutils v0.24.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonutils v0.24.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/loading v0.24.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/mangling v0.24.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/netutils v0.24.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils v0.24.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils v0.24.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/typeutils v0.24.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag/yamlutils v0.24.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/middleware/parameter.go b/middleware/parameter.go
index 7da9b17..fb1b14b 100644
--- a/middleware/parameter.go
+++ b/middleware/parameter.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/errors"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/spec"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/conv"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/validate"
-
-	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
 )
 
 const defaultMaxMemory = 32 << 20
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (p *untypedParamBinder) setFieldValue(target reflect.Value, defaultValue in
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
-		b, err := swag.ConvertBool(data)
+		b, err := conv.ConvertBool(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func (p *untypedParamBinder) readFormattedSliceFieldValue(data string, target re
 		return nil, true, nil
 	}
 
-	return swag.SplitByFormat(data, p.parameter.CollectionFormat), false, nil
+	return stringutils.SplitByFormat(data, p.parameter.CollectionFormat), false, nil
 }
 
 func (p *untypedParamBinder) setSliceFieldValue(target reflect.Value, defaultValue interface{}, data []string, hasKey bool) error {
diff --git a/middleware/router.go b/middleware/router.go
index 96b748e..0f93179 100644
--- a/middleware/router.go
+++ b/middleware/router.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime/security"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/spec"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils"
 )
 
 // RouteParam is a object to capture route params in a framework agnostic way.
@@ -460,11 +460,11 @@ func (d *defaultRouteBuilder) AddRoute(method, path string, operation *spec.Oper
 		parameters := d.analyzer.ParamsFor(method, strings.TrimPrefix(path, bp))
 
 		// add API defaults if not part of the spec
-		if defConsumes := d.api.DefaultConsumes(); defConsumes != "" && !swag.ContainsStringsCI(consumes, defConsumes) {
+		if defConsumes := d.api.DefaultConsumes(); defConsumes != "" && !stringutils.ContainsStringsCI(consumes, defConsumes) {
 			consumes = append(consumes, defConsumes)
 		}
 
-		if defProduces := d.api.DefaultProduces(); defProduces != "" && !swag.ContainsStringsCI(produces, defProduces) {
+		if defProduces := d.api.DefaultProduces(); defProduces != "" && !stringutils.ContainsStringsCI(produces, defProduces) {
 			produces = append(produces, defProduces)
 		}
 
diff --git a/middleware/string_conversion_test.go b/middleware/string_conversion_test.go
index 2265b51..93bcae2 100644
--- a/middleware/string_conversion_test.go
+++ b/middleware/string_conversion_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/spec"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ func TestSliceConversion(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, tags)
 	}
 
-	assert.Nil(t, swag.SplitByFormat("yada", "multi"))
-	assert.Nil(t, swag.SplitByFormat("", ""))
+	assert.Nil(t, stringutils.SplitByFormat("yada", "multi"))
+	assert.Nil(t, stringutils.SplitByFormat("", ""))
 
 	categoriesField := val.FieldByName("Categories")
 	binder := &untypedParamBinder{
diff --git a/middleware/validation.go b/middleware/validation.go
index e581cd7..3879d75 100644
--- a/middleware/validation.go
+++ b/middleware/validation.go
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/errors"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
-
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils"
 )
 
 type validation struct {
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ type validation struct {
 	result  []error
 	request *http.Request
 	route   *MatchedRoute
-	bound   map[string]interface{}
+	bound   map[string]any
 }
 
 // ContentType validates the content type of a request
@@ -42,14 +41,14 @@ func validateContentType(allowed []string, actual string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.InvalidContentType(actual, allowed)
 	}
-	if swag.ContainsStringsCI(allowed, mt) {
+	if stringutils.ContainsStringsCI(allowed, mt) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if swag.ContainsStringsCI(allowed, "*/*") {
+	if stringutils.ContainsStringsCI(allowed, "*/*") {
 		return nil
 	}
 	parts := strings.Split(actual, "/")
-	if len(parts) == 2 && swag.ContainsStringsCI(allowed, parts[0]+"/*") {
+	if len(parts) == 2 && stringutils.ContainsStringsCI(allowed, parts[0]+"/*") {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return errors.InvalidContentType(actual, allowed)
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func validateRequest(ctx *Context, request *http.Request, route *MatchedRoute) *
 		context: ctx,
 		request: request,
 		route:   route,
-		bound:   make(map[string]interface{}),
+		bound:   make(map[string]any),
 	}
 	validate.debugLogf("validating request %s %s", request.Method, request.URL.EscapedPath())
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ func (v *validation) parameters() {
 	v.debugLogf("validating request parameters for %s %s", v.request.Method, v.request.URL.EscapedPath())
 	if result := v.route.Binder.Bind(v.request, v.route.Params, v.route.Consumer, v.bound); result != nil {
 		if result.Error() == "validation failure list" {
-			for _, e := range result.(*errors.Validation).Value.([]interface{}) {
+			for _, e := range result.(*errors.Validation).Value.([]any) {
 				v.result = append(v.result, e.(error))
 			}
 			return
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index 3235201..203dab2 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils"
 )
 
 // CanHaveBody returns true if this method can have a body
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ func ReadSingleValue(values Gettable, name string) string {
 // ReadCollectionValue reads a collection value from a string data source
 func ReadCollectionValue(values Gettable, name, collectionFormat string) []string {
 	v := ReadSingleValue(values, name)
-	return swag.SplitByFormat(v, collectionFormat)
+	return stringutils.SplitByFormat(v, collectionFormat)
 }
diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index f33320b..d8dee94 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
 
-	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonutils"
 )
 
 // TextConsumer creates a new text consumer
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TextProducer() Producer {
 
 		v := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(data))
 		if t := v.Type(); t.Kind() == reflect.Struct || t.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-			b, err := swag.WriteJSON(data)
+			b, err := jsonutils.WriteJSON(data)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}