diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 93ef3c9..6ea616d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -947,12 +947,12 @@ export interface Rules {
    * Value must be valid as per uuid format. Optionally you can
    * define a uuid version
    */
-  uuid(options?: { version?: validatorJs.default.UUIDVersion }): Rule
+  uuid(options?: { version?: validatorJs.UUIDVersion }): Rule
 
   /**
    * Value must pass the mobile regex rule
    */
-  mobile(options?: { strict?: boolean; locale?: validatorJs.default.MobilePhoneLocale[] }): Rule
+  mobile(options?: { strict?: boolean; locale?: validatorJs.MobilePhoneLocale[] }): Rule
 
   /**
    * Length of string or array must be below or same as the defined length
diff --git a/src/validations/string/email.ts b/src/validations/string/email.ts
index 676bba0..53205bd 100644
--- a/src/validations/string/email.ts
+++ b/src/validations/string/email.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const DEFAULT_MESSAGE = 'email validation failed'
  * Shape of compiled options. It is a merged copy of
  * sanitization and validation options
  */
-type CompiledOptions = validatorJs.default.IsEmailOptions & {
-  sanitize?: validatorJs.default.NormalizeEmailOptions
+type CompiledOptions = validatorJs.IsEmailOptions & {
+  sanitize?: validatorJs.NormalizeEmailOptions
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/validations/string/mobile.ts b/src/validations/string/mobile.ts
index 157d6b7..fc52c12 100644
--- a/src/validations/string/mobile.ts
+++ b/src/validations/string/mobile.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const DEFAULT_MESSAGE = 'mobile validation failed'
  */
 export const mobile: SyncValidation<{
   strict: boolean
-  locale?: validatorJs.default.MobilePhoneLocale[]
+  locale?: validatorJs.MobilePhoneLocale[]
 }> = {
   compile: wrapCompile(RULE_NAME, ['string'], ([options]) => {
     options = Object.assign({}, options)
diff --git a/src/validations/string/normalize_email.ts b/src/validations/string/normalize_email.ts
index 22b1944..3b5a9e7 100644
--- a/src/validations/string/normalize_email.ts
+++ b/src/validations/string/normalize_email.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const RULE_NAME = 'normalizeEmail'
 /**
  * Normalize email address
  */
-export const normalizeEmail: SyncValidation<validatorJs.default.NormalizeEmailOptions> = {
+export const normalizeEmail: SyncValidation<validatorJs.NormalizeEmailOptions> = {
   compile: wrapCompile(RULE_NAME, ['string'], (args) => {
     const options = Object.assign({}, args[0]) as EmailNormalizationOptions
 
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ export const normalizeEmail: SyncValidation<validatorJs.default.NormalizeEmailOp
       compiledOptions: Object.keys(options).reduce((result, key) => {
         const validatorKey = string.snakeCase(
           key
-        ) as keyof validatorJs.default.NormalizeEmailOptions
+        ) as keyof validatorJs.NormalizeEmailOptions
         result[validatorKey] = options[key as keyof EmailNormalizationOptions]
         return result
-      }, {} as validatorJs.default.NormalizeEmailOptions),
+      }, {} as validatorJs.NormalizeEmailOptions),
     }
   }),
   validate(value, compiledOptions, { mutate }) {
diff --git a/src/validations/string/url.ts b/src/validations/string/url.ts
index 96c2dfe..6b22856 100644
--- a/src/validations/string/url.ts
+++ b/src/validations/string/url.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type CompiledOptions = {
     normalizeProtocol?: boolean
     stripWWW?: boolean
   }
-  validationOptions: validatorJs.default.IsURLOptions
+  validationOptions: validatorJs.IsURLOptions
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/validations/string/uuid.ts b/src/validations/string/uuid.ts
index 9be307c..8e125bb 100644
--- a/src/validations/string/uuid.ts
+++ b/src/validations/string/uuid.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const RULE_NAME = 'uuid'
  * Validation signature for the "uuid" rule. Non-string values are
  * ignored.
  */
-export const uuid: SyncValidation<{ version?: validatorJs.default.UUIDVersion }> = {
+export const uuid: SyncValidation<{ version?: validatorJs.UUIDVersion }> = {
   compile: wrapCompile(RULE_NAME, ['string'], ([options]) => {
     return {
       compiledOptions: {
diff --git a/tests/validations/mobile.spec.ts b/tests/validations/mobile.spec.ts
index 0bdbb71..59c7378 100644
--- a/tests/validations/mobile.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/validations/mobile.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { MessagesBag } from '../../src/messages_bag/index.js'
 import { ApiErrorReporter } from '../../src/error_reporter/index.js'
 import { mobile } from '../../src/validations/string/mobile.js'
 
-function compile(options?: { strict?: boolean; locale?: validator.default.MobilePhoneLocale[] }) {
+function compile(options?: { strict?: boolean; locale?: validator.MobilePhoneLocale[] }) {
   return mobile.compile('literal', 'string', rules.mobile(options).options, {})
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/validations/uuid.spec.ts b/tests/validations/uuid.spec.ts
index 3e14ce3..931c22e 100644
--- a/tests/validations/uuid.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/validations/uuid.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from '@japa/runner'
-import { UUIDVersion } from 'class-validator'
+import { UUIDVersion } from 'validator'
 
 import { rules } from '../../src/rules/index.js'
 import { validate } from '../fixtures/rules/index.js'