diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index bc379fc..c17301d 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -12415,16 +12415,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "webware/webware-tools",
-            "version": "1.0.0-beta.9",
+            "version": "1.0.0-rc.3",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/webinertia/webware-tools.git",
-                "reference": "bec8ccaa8ca17896d2ee22b3a7067e53c33b79e2"
+                "reference": "9fbca6e240d850f258caeea0619c6b44df0a2a86"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/webinertia/webware-tools/zipball/bec8ccaa8ca17896d2ee22b3a7067e53c33b79e2",
-                "reference": "bec8ccaa8ca17896d2ee22b3a7067e53c33b79e2",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/webinertia/webware-tools/zipball/9fbca6e240d850f258caeea0619c6b44df0a2a86",
+                "reference": "9fbca6e240d850f258caeea0619c6b44df0a2a86",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -12453,9 +12453,9 @@
             ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/webinertia/webware-tools/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/webinertia/webware-tools/tree/1.0.0-beta.9"
+                "source": "https://github.com/webinertia/webware-tools/tree/1.0.0-rc.3"
             },
-            "time": "2026-10-03T14:52:08+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-10-10T01:33:39+00:00"
         }
     ],
     "aliases": [],
diff --git a/test/integration/ConfigProviderIntegrationTest.php b/test/integration/ConfigProviderIntegrationTest.php
index 60adf03..af8fdd0 100644
--- a/test/integration/ConfigProviderIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/test/integration/ConfigProviderIntegrationTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function configProviderCanBeInvokedMultipleTimes(): void
     #[Test]
     public function configProviderDoesNotRegisterTheAclService(): void
     {
-        $config = (new ConfigProvider())();
+        $config = new ConfigProvider()();
 
         // The ACL implementation itself is supplied by the consuming
         // application (e.g. webware-acl aliased to the laminas AclInterface);
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ public function getViewHelpersReturnsExpectedConfig(): void
     #[Test]
     public function invokeReturnsExpectedConfig(): void
     {
-        static::assertSame(ExpectedConfig::getExpectedConfig(), (new ConfigProvider())());
+        static::assertSame(ExpectedConfig::getExpectedConfig(), new ConfigProvider()());
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/Container/RouteProviderFactoryTest.php b/test/unit/Container/RouteProviderFactoryTest.php
index 09d97d5..3aae121 100644
--- a/test/unit/Container/RouteProviderFactoryTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/Container/RouteProviderFactoryTest.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static function (
                 $this->createStub(MiddlewareInterface::class),
             );
 
-        (new RouteProviderFactory())($container)->registerRoutes($collector, $middlewareFactory);
+        new RouteProviderFactory()($container)->registerRoutes($collector, $middlewareFactory);
 
         return $registered;
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/View/Helper/AdminUrlFactoryTest.php b/test/unit/View/Helper/AdminUrlFactoryTest.php
index f229b7f..998dc9a 100644
--- a/test/unit/View/Helper/AdminUrlFactoryTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/View/Helper/AdminUrlFactoryTest.php
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ private function resolveUrl(string $routeName, array $config, string $expectedRo
             ->with($expectedRoute)
             ->willReturn('/admin');
 
-        return (new AdminUrlFactory())($this->container($config, $urlHelper))($routeName);
+        return new AdminUrlFactory()($this->container($config, $urlHelper))($routeName);
     }
 }