diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 9bec3b2d34..d399e41dca 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
   - name: CodeIgniter Forum
     url: https://forum.codeigniter.com/forum-30.html
-    about: Please ask your support questions in the forums. Thanks!
+    about: Please ask your support questions and/or feature requests in the forums. Thanks!
 
   - name: CodeIgniter Slack channel
     url: https://codeigniterchat.slack.com
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bd2d0a6c4..0000000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Feature request
-about: How to submit a feature request
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-Please submit feature requests to our [forum](https://forum.codeigniter.com/forum-29.html).
-We use github issues to track bugs and planned work.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/planned-work.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/planned-work.md
index 4faa45ed87..3da11a7dbc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/planned-work.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/planned-work.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 name: Planned work
-about: Approved work planning
+about: Maintainers' space. DO NOT use this for your bug reports!
 title: 'Dev: '
 labels: dev
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
-Repo maintainers will create "issues" for planned work, so it can be tracked.
+Maintainers will create "issues" for planned work, so it can be tracked.
diff --git a/.github/mergeable.yml b/.github/mergeable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d23053efa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/mergeable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# https://mergeable.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
+
+version: 2
+mergeable:
+  - when: issues.opened
+    validate:
+      - do: description
+        and:
+          - must_include:
+              regex: '^### PHP Version'
+          - must_include:
+              regex: '^### CodeIgniter4 Version'
+      - do: author
+        and:
+          - must_exclude:
+              regex: 'kenjis'
+          - must_exclude:
+              regex: 'lonnieezell'
+          - must_exclude:
+              regex: 'MGatner'
+          - must_exclude:
+              regex: 'michalsn'
+          - must_exclude:
+              regex: 'paulbalandan'
+          - must_exclude:
+              regex: 'samsonasik'
+    fail:
+      - do: comment
+        payload: |
+          Hi there! :wave:
+
+          It looks like you opened an issue without following the bug report template:
+
+          Bug report ([open an issue](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=Bug%3A+))
+
+          If you are opening a feature request or support question, please do so in the [forums](https://forum.codeigniter.com/forum-30.html).
+
+          The current issue will be closed. This is a precaution to save maintainers' time, I hope you'll understand.
+
+          Sincerely, the mergeable bot 🤖
+      - do: close
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e423ad54d9..d31f829aec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v4.5.7](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/tree/v4.5.7) (2024-12-31)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/compare/v4.5.6...v4.5.7)
+
+### Fixed Bugs
+
+* fix: handle namespaced helper found on Common helper by @samsonasik in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9354
+* fix: `Forge::dropColumn()` always returns `false` on SQLite3 driver by @paulbalandan in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9351
+
+### Refactoring
+
+* refactor: enable AddArrowFunctionReturnTypeRector by @samsonasik in https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/pull/9343
+
 ## [v4.5.6](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/tree/v4.5.6) (2024-12-28)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/compare/v4.5.5...v4.5.6)
 
diff --git a/app/Views/errors/cli/error_exception.php b/app/Views/errors/cli/error_exception.php
index 2bf1459d40..624f3b5b06 100644
--- a/app/Views/errors/cli/error_exception.php
+++ b/app/Views/errors/cli/error_exception.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (defined('SHOW_DEBUG_BACKTRACE') && SHOW_DEBUG_BACKTRACE) {
             $function .= $padClass . $error['function'];
         }
 
-        $args = implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($value) => match (true) {
+        $args = implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($value): string => match (true) {
             is_object($value) => 'Object(' . $value::class . ')',
             is_array($value)  => $value !== [] ? '[...]' : '[]',
             $value === null   => 'null', // return the lowercased version
diff --git a/phpdoc.dist.xml b/phpdoc.dist.xml
index 686c890109..5a287a06f2 100644
--- a/phpdoc.dist.xml
+++ b/phpdoc.dist.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <output>api/build/</output>
         <cache>api/cache/</cache>
     </paths>
-    <version number="4.5.6">
+    <version number="4.5.7">
         <api format="php">
             <source dsn=".">
                 <path>system</path>
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index ee86216918..486685959c 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use Rector\PHPUnit\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\YieldDataProviderRector;
 use Rector\Privatization\Rector\Property\PrivatizeFinalClassPropertyRector;
 use Rector\Strict\Rector\Empty_\DisallowedEmptyRuleFixerRector;
 use Rector\Strict\Rector\If_\BooleanInIfConditionRuleFixerRector;
+use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ArrowFunction\AddArrowFunctionReturnTypeRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddMethodCallBasedStrictParamTypeRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\ReturnNeverTypeRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\Closure\AddClosureVoidReturnTypeWhereNoReturnRector;
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ return RectorConfig::configure()
         TypedPropertyFromAssignsRector::class,
         ClosureReturnTypeRector::class,
         FlipTypeControlToUseExclusiveTypeRector::class,
+        AddArrowFunctionReturnTypeRector::class,
     ])
     ->withConfiguredRule(StringClassNameToClassConstantRector::class, [
         // keep '\\' prefix string on string '\Foo\Bar'
diff --git a/system/CLI/CLI.php b/system/CLI/CLI.php
index 0b5b01b179..9a7e1459e4 100644
--- a/system/CLI/CLI.php
+++ b/system/CLI/CLI.php
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class CLI
             $pattern = preg_match_all('/^\d+(,\d+)*$/', trim($input));
 
             // separate input by comma and convert all to an int[]
-            $inputToArray = array_map(static fn ($value) => (int) $value, explode(',', $input));
+            $inputToArray = array_map(static fn ($value): int => (int) $value, explode(',', $input));
             // find max from key of $options
             $maxOptions = array_key_last($options);
             // find max from input
diff --git a/system/CodeIgniter.php b/system/CodeIgniter.php
index af1ef4ed1e..e92a6a10ae 100644
--- a/system/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/system/CodeIgniter.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class CodeIgniter
     /**
      * The current version of CodeIgniter Framework
      */
-    public const CI_VERSION = '4.5.6';
+    public const CI_VERSION = '4.5.7';
 
     /**
      * App startup time.
diff --git a/system/Commands/Utilities/Routes.php b/system/Commands/Utilities/Routes.php
index a0f81f6b42..d7a6c0b557 100644
--- a/system/Commands/Utilities/Routes.php
+++ b/system/Commands/Utilities/Routes.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Routes extends BaseCommand
 
         // Sort by Handler.
         if ($sortByHandler) {
-            usort($tbody, static fn ($handler1, $handler2) => strcmp($handler1[3], $handler2[3]));
+            usort($tbody, static fn ($handler1, $handler2): int => strcmp($handler1[3], $handler2[3]));
         }
 
         if ($host !== null) {
diff --git a/system/Common.php b/system/Common.php
index b647c9d247..d5880acf03 100644
--- a/system/Common.php
+++ b/system/Common.php
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ if (! function_exists('helper')) {
             if (str_contains($filename, '\\')) {
                 $path = $loader->locateFile($filename, 'Helpers');
 
-                if ($path !== '') {
+                if ($path === false) {
                     throw FileNotFoundException::forFileNotFound($filename);
                 }
 
diff --git a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
index e738a331d6..54d9a8980f 100644
--- a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
+++ b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ class BaseBuilder
             $sql = 'INSERT INTO ' . $table . ' (' . implode(', ', $keys) . ")\n{:_table_:}ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE\n" . implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $table . '.' . $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $table . '.' . $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                         ' = ' . $value :
                         ' = VALUES(' . $value . ')'),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ class BaseBuilder
             if (is_string($set)) {
                 $set = explode(',', $set);
 
-                $set = array_map(static fn ($key) => trim($key), $set);
+                $set = array_map(static fn ($key): string => trim($key), $set);
             }
 
             if ($set instanceof RawSql) {
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ class BaseBuilder
         if (is_string($query)) {
             if ($columns !== null && is_string($columns)) {
                 $columns = explode(',', $columns);
-                $columns = array_map(static fn ($key) => trim($key), $columns);
+                $columns = array_map(static fn ($key): string => trim($key), $columns);
             }
 
             $columns = (array) $columns;
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ class BaseBuilder
      */
     protected function formatValues(array $values): array
     {
-        return array_map(static fn ($index) => '(' . implode(',', $index) . ')', $values);
+        return array_map(static fn ($index): string => '(' . implode(',', $index) . ')', $values);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ class BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                         ' = ' . $value :
                         ' = ' . $alias . '.' . $value),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -2691,8 +2691,8 @@ class BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
@@ -2946,8 +2946,8 @@ class BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
diff --git a/system/Database/Forge.php b/system/Database/Forge.php
index fc9aa54ec1..974c45848d 100644
--- a/system/Database/Forge.php
+++ b/system/Database/Forge.php
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ class Forge
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array|string $columnNames column names to DROP
+     * @param list<string>|string $columnNames column names to DROP
      *
      * @return bool
      *
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ class Forge
                 $columnNamesToDrop = explode(',', $columnNamesToDrop);
             }
 
-            $columnNamesToDrop = array_map(fn ($field) => 'DROP COLUMN ' . $this->db->escapeIdentifiers(trim($field)), $columnNamesToDrop);
+            $columnNamesToDrop = array_map(fn ($field): string => 'DROP COLUMN ' . $this->db->escapeIdentifiers(trim($field)), $columnNamesToDrop);
 
             return $sql . implode(', ', $columnNamesToDrop);
         }
diff --git a/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php b/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php
index 81434bc364..8c1de9d9f9 100644
--- a/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $table . '.' . $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $table . '.' . $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                         ' = ' . $value :
                         ' = ' . $alias . '.' . $value),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
diff --git a/system/Database/OCI8/Builder.php b/system/Database/OCI8/Builder.php
index 24a6bb53b0..5a65ffe9b7 100644
--- a/system/Database/OCI8/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/OCI8/Builder.php
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " FROM DUAL UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
      */
     protected function _replace(string $table, array $keys, array $values): string
     {
-        $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName) => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
+        $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
 
         $uniqueIndexes = array_filter($this->db->getIndexData($table), static function ($index) use ($fieldNames): bool {
             $hasAllFields = count(array_intersect($index->fields, $fieldNames)) === count($index->fields);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 
         $sql = 'MERGE INTO ' . $table . "\n USING (SELECT ";
 
-        $sql .= implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName, $value) => $value . ' ' . $columnName, $keys, $values));
+        $sql .= implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName, $value): string => $value . ' ' . $columnName, $keys, $values));
 
         $sql .= ' FROM DUAL) "_replace" ON ( ';
 
@@ -134,16 +134,16 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
         $onList[] = '1 != 1';
 
         foreach ($uniqueIndexes as $index) {
-            $onList[] = '(' . implode(' AND ', array_map(static fn ($columnName) => $table . '."' . $columnName . '" = "_replace"."' . $columnName . '"', $index->fields)) . ')';
+            $onList[] = '(' . implode(' AND ', array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => $table . '."' . $columnName . '" = "_replace"."' . $columnName . '"', $index->fields)) . ')';
         }
 
         $sql .= implode(' OR ', $onList) . ') WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET ';
 
-        $sql .= implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName) => $columnName . ' = "_replace".' . $columnName, $replaceableFields));
+        $sql .= implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => $columnName . ' = "_replace".' . $columnName, $replaceableFields));
 
         $sql .= ' WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (' . implode(', ', $replaceableFields) . ') VALUES ';
 
-        return $sql . (' (' . implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName) => '"_replace".' . $columnName, $replaceableFields)) . ')');
+        return $sql . (' (' . implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => '"_replace".' . $columnName, $replaceableFields)) . ')');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $table . '.' . $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $table . '.' . $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                     ' = ' . $value :
                     ' = ' . $alias . '.' . $value),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )) . ' FROM DUAL',
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $constraints = $this->QBOptions['constraints'] ?? [];
 
             if (empty($constraints)) {
-                $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName) => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
+                $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
 
                 $uniqueIndexes = array_filter($this->db->getIndexData($table), static function ($index) use ($fieldNames): bool {
                     $hasAllFields = count(array_intersect($index->fields, $fieldNames)) === count($index->fields);
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                     " = {$value}" :
                     " = {$alias}.{$value}"),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= "\nWHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (" . implode(', ', $keys) . ")\nVALUES ";
 
             $sql .= (' ('
-                . implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName) => "{$alias}.{$columnName}", $keys))
+                . implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => "{$alias}.{$columnName}", $keys))
                 . ')');
 
             $this->QBOptions['sql'] = $sql;
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " FROM DUAL UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " FROM DUAL UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
diff --git a/system/Database/OCI8/Result.php b/system/Database/OCI8/Result.php
index 0039e90ae9..1049847b7a 100644
--- a/system/Database/OCI8/Result.php
+++ b/system/Database/OCI8/Result.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Result extends BaseResult
      */
     public function getFieldNames(): array
     {
-        return array_map(fn ($fieldIndex) => oci_field_name($this->resultID, $fieldIndex), range(1, $this->getFieldCount()));
+        return array_map(fn ($fieldIndex): false|string => oci_field_name($this->resultID, $fieldIndex), range(1, $this->getFieldCount()));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php b/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php
index faae0eda8a..21fa222c75 100644
--- a/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                             ' = ' . $value :
                             ' = ' . $that->cast($alias . '.' . $value, $that->getFieldType($table, $key))),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 
         // if this is the first iteration of batch then we need to build skeleton sql
         if ($sql === '') {
-            $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName) => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
+            $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
 
             $constraints = $this->QBOptions['constraints'] ?? [];
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                     " = {$value}" :
                     " = {$alias}.{$value}"),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
diff --git a/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php b/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php
index 4ce2b07635..ad278145af 100644
--- a/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php
+++ b/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class Connection extends BaseConnection
             $obj         = new stdClass();
             $obj->name   = $row->indexname;
             $_fields     = explode(',', preg_replace('/^.*\((.+?)\)$/', '$1', trim($row->indexdef)));
-            $obj->fields = array_map(static fn ($v) => trim($v), $_fields);
+            $obj->fields = array_map(static fn ($v): string => trim($v), $_fields);
 
             if (str_starts_with($row->indexdef, 'CREATE UNIQUE INDEX pk')) {
                 $obj->type = 'PRIMARY';
diff --git a/system/Database/Query.php b/system/Database/Query.php
index ba8e906606..36026817d4 100644
--- a/system/Database/Query.php
+++ b/system/Database/Query.php
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class Query implements QueryInterface, Stringable
          */
         $search = '/\b(?:' . implode('|', $highlight) . ')\b(?![^(&#039;)]*&#039;(?:(?:[^(&#039;)]*&#039;){2})*[^(&#039;)]*$)/';
 
-        return preg_replace_callback($search, static fn ($matches) => '<strong>' . str_replace(' ', '&nbsp;', $matches[0]) . '</strong>', $sql);
+        return preg_replace_callback($search, static fn ($matches): string => '<strong>' . str_replace(' ', '&nbsp;', $matches[0]) . '</strong>', $sql);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
index c1272cdcf3..e320069e80 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 
             $identityInFields = in_array($tableIdentity, $keys, true);
 
-            $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName) => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
+            $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => trim($columnName, '"'), $keys);
 
             if (empty($constraints)) {
                 $tableIndexes = $this->db->getIndexData($table);
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                         ' = ' . $value :
                     " = {$alias}.{$value}"),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
                 '(' . implode(
                     ', ',
                     array_map(
-                        static fn ($columnName) => $columnName === $tableIdentity
+                        static fn ($columnName): string => $columnName === $tableIdentity
                     ? "CASE WHEN {$alias}.{$columnName} IS NULL THEN (SELECT "
                     . 'isnull(IDENT_CURRENT(\'' . $fullTableName . '\')+IDENT_INCR(\''
                     . $fullTableName . "'),1)) ELSE {$alias}.{$columnName} END"
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Connection.php b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Connection.php
index 8ded4cd020..6903f42eeb 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Connection.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Connection.php
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class Connection extends BaseConnection
             $obj->name = $row->index_name;
 
             $_fields     = explode(',', trim($row->index_keys));
-            $obj->fields = array_map(static fn ($v) => trim($v), $_fields);
+            $obj->fields = array_map(static fn ($v): string => trim($v), $_fields);
 
             if (str_contains($row->index_description, 'primary key located on')) {
                 $obj->type = 'PRIMARY';
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Forge.php b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Forge.php
index df3d55c779..18d792a6ee 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Forge.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Forge.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class Forge extends BaseForge
 
             $sql = 'ALTER TABLE ' . $fullTable . ' DROP ';
 
-            $fields = array_map(static fn ($item) => 'COLUMN [' . trim($item) . ']', (array) $columnNamesToDrop);
+            $fields = array_map(static fn ($item): string => 'COLUMN [' . trim($item) . ']', (array) $columnNamesToDrop);
 
             return $sql . implode(',', $fields);
         }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class Forge extends BaseForge
                 // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/data-types/char-and-varchar-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16#remarks
                 $maxLength = max(
                     array_map(
-                        static fn ($value) => strlen($value),
+                        static fn ($value): int => strlen($value),
                         $attributes['CONSTRAINT']
                     )
                 );
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
index 15fc2529aa..744b64448f 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $constraints = $this->QBOptions['constraints'] ?? [];
 
             if (empty($constraints)) {
-                $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName) => trim($columnName, '`'), $keys);
+                $fieldNames = array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => trim($columnName, '`'), $keys);
 
                 $allIndexes = array_filter($this->db->getIndexData($table), static function ($index) use ($fieldNames): bool {
                     $hasAllFields = count(array_intersect($index->fields, $fieldNames)) === count($index->fields);
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 
             $sql = 'INSERT INTO ' . $table . ' (';
 
-            $sql .= implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName) => $columnName, $keys));
+            $sql .= implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($columnName): string => $columnName, $keys));
 
             $sql .= ")\n";
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $sql .= implode(
                 ",\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($key, $value) => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
+                    static fn ($key, $value): string => $key . ($value instanceof RawSql ?
                         " = {$value}" :
                         " = {$alias}.{$value}"),
                     array_keys($updateFields),
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
             $data = implode(
                 " UNION ALL\n",
                 array_map(
-                    static fn ($value) => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
-                        static fn ($key, $index) => $index . ' ' . $key,
+                    static fn ($value): string => 'SELECT ' . implode(', ', array_map(
+                        static fn ($key, $index): string => $index . ' ' . $key,
                         $keys,
                         $value
                     )),
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Forge.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Forge.php
index 48e9abcc42..03120dd7a0 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Forge.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Forge.php
@@ -110,6 +110,31 @@ class Forge extends BaseForge
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param list<string>|string $columnNames
+     *
+     * @throws DatabaseException
+     */
+    public function dropColumn(string $table, $columnNames): bool
+    {
+        $columns = is_array($columnNames) ? $columnNames : array_map(trim(...), explode(',', $columnNames));
+        $result  = (new Table($this->db, $this))
+            ->fromTable($this->db->DBPrefix . $table)
+            ->dropColumn($columns)
+            ->run();
+
+        if (! $result && $this->db->DBDebug) {
+            throw new DatabaseException(sprintf(
+                'Failed to drop column%s "%s" on "%s" table.',
+                count($columns) > 1 ? 's' : '',
+                implode('", "', $columns),
+                $table,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array|string $processedFields Processed column definitions
      *                                      or column names to DROP
@@ -121,17 +146,6 @@ class Forge extends BaseForge
     protected function _alterTable(string $alterType, string $table, $processedFields)
     {
         switch ($alterType) {
-            case 'DROP':
-                $columnNamesToDrop = $processedFields;
-
-                $sqlTable = new Table($this->db, $this);
-
-                $sqlTable->fromTable($table)
-                    ->dropColumn($columnNamesToDrop)
-                    ->run();
-
-                return ''; // Why empty string?
-
             case 'CHANGE':
                 $fieldsToModify = [];
 
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Table.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Table.php
index 5db002a106..61d4aee753 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Table.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Table.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Table
         $this->keys = array_merge($this->keys, $this->formatKeys($this->db->getIndexData($table)));
 
         // if primary key index exists twice then remove psuedo index name 'primary'.
-        $primaryIndexes = array_filter($this->keys, static fn ($index) => $index['type'] === 'primary');
+        $primaryIndexes = array_filter($this->keys, static fn ($index): bool => $index['type'] === 'primary');
 
         if ($primaryIndexes !== [] && count($primaryIndexes) > 1 && array_key_exists('primary', $this->keys)) {
             unset($this->keys['primary']);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Table
      */
     public function dropPrimaryKey(): Table
     {
-        $primaryIndexes = array_filter($this->keys, static fn ($index) => strtolower($index['type']) === 'primary');
+        $primaryIndexes = array_filter($this->keys, static fn ($index): bool => strtolower($index['type']) === 'primary');
 
         foreach (array_keys($primaryIndexes) as $key) {
             unset($this->keys[$key]);
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class Table
      */
     public function addPrimaryKey(array $fields): Table
     {
-        $primaryIndexes = array_filter($this->keys, static fn ($index) => strtolower($index['type']) === 'primary');
+        $primaryIndexes = array_filter($this->keys, static fn ($index): bool => strtolower($index['type']) === 'primary');
 
         // if primary key already exists we can't add another one
         if ($primaryIndexes !== []) {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Table
 
         $this->keys = array_filter(
             $this->keys,
-            static fn ($index) => count(array_intersect($index['fields'], $fieldNames)) === count($index['fields'])
+            static fn ($index): bool => count(array_intersect($index['fields'], $fieldNames)) === count($index['fields'])
         );
 
         // Unique/Index keys
diff --git a/system/Debug/Toolbar/Collectors/Database.php b/system/Debug/Toolbar/Collectors/Database.php
index 1a923a3551..32f7f07091 100644
--- a/system/Debug/Toolbar/Collectors/Database.php
+++ b/system/Debug/Toolbar/Collectors/Database.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Database extends BaseCollector
         $this->getConnections();
 
         $queryCount      = count(static::$queries);
-        $uniqueCount     = count(array_filter(static::$queries, static fn ($query) => $query['duplicate'] === false));
+        $uniqueCount     = count(array_filter(static::$queries, static fn ($query): bool => $query['duplicate'] === false));
         $connectionCount = count($this->connections);
 
         return sprintf(
diff --git a/system/Entity/Entity.php b/system/Entity/Entity.php
index 464992af62..ff2fba1f70 100644
--- a/system/Entity/Entity.php
+++ b/system/Entity/Entity.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Entity implements JsonSerializable
     {
         $this->_cast = $cast;
 
-        $keys = array_filter(array_keys($this->attributes), static fn ($key) => ! str_starts_with($key, '_'));
+        $keys = array_filter(array_keys($this->attributes), static fn ($key): bool => ! str_starts_with($key, '_'));
 
         if (is_array($this->datamap)) {
             $keys = array_unique(
diff --git a/system/Files/FileCollection.php b/system/Files/FileCollection.php
index f131079586..179bbc1d49 100644
--- a/system/Files/FileCollection.php
+++ b/system/Files/FileCollection.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class FileCollection implements Countable, IteratorAggregate
             $pattern = "#\\A{$pattern}\\z#";
         }
 
-        return array_filter($files, static fn ($value) => (bool) preg_match($pattern, basename($value)));
+        return array_filter($files, static fn ($value): bool => (bool) preg_match($pattern, basename($value)));
     }
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/HTTP/URI.php b/system/HTTP/URI.php
index d0d23a3d26..2b386797fe 100644
--- a/system/HTTP/URI.php
+++ b/system/HTTP/URI.php
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ class URI implements Stringable
         // Encode characters
         $path = preg_replace_callback(
             '/(?:[^' . static::CHAR_UNRESERVED . ':@&=\+\$,\/;%]+|%(?![A-Fa-f0-9]{2}))/',
-            static fn (array $matches) => rawurlencode($matches[0]),
+            static fn (array $matches): string => rawurlencode($matches[0]),
             $path
         );
 
@@ -1167,9 +1167,9 @@ class URI implements Stringable
         $return = [];
         $query  = explode('&', $query);
 
-        $params = array_map(static fn (string $chunk) => preg_replace_callback(
+        $params = array_map(static fn (string $chunk): ?string => preg_replace_callback(
             '/^(?<key>[^&=]+?)(?:\[[^&=]*\])?=(?<value>[^&=]+)/',
-            static fn (array $match) => str_replace($match['key'], bin2hex($match['key']), $match[0]),
+            static fn (array $match): string => str_replace($match['key'], bin2hex($match['key']), $match[0]),
             urldecode($chunk)
         ), $query);
 
diff --git a/system/Helpers/Array/ArrayHelper.php b/system/Helpers/Array/ArrayHelper.php
index 4bbd34427f..fc5bc46295 100644
--- a/system/Helpers/Array/ArrayHelper.php
+++ b/system/Helpers/Array/ArrayHelper.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ final class ArrayHelper
         );
 
         return array_map(
-            static fn ($key) => str_replace('\.', '.', $key),
+            static fn ($key): string => str_replace('\.', '.', $key),
             $segments
         );
     }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ final class ArrayHelper
                 $answer[] = self::arraySearchDot($indexes, $value);
             }
 
-            $answer = array_filter($answer, static fn ($value) => $value !== null);
+            $answer = array_filter($answer, static fn ($value): bool => $value !== null);
 
             if ($answer !== []) {
                 // If array only has one element, we return that element for BC.
diff --git a/system/Helpers/form_helper.php b/system/Helpers/form_helper.php
index 7e11388841..679008c973 100644
--- a/system/Helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/Helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -739,10 +739,10 @@ if (! function_exists('validation_show_error')) {
         $config = config(Validation::class);
         $view   = service('renderer');
 
-        $errors = array_filter(validation_errors(), static fn ($key) => preg_match(
+        $errors = array_filter(validation_errors(), static fn ($key): bool => preg_match(
             '/^' . str_replace(['\.\*', '\*\.'], ['\..+', '.+\.'], preg_quote($field, '/')) . '$/',
             $key
-        ), ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+        ) === 1, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
 
         if ($errors === []) {
             return '';
diff --git a/system/Language/Language.php b/system/Language/Language.php
index 1ab2c52691..cbea4a5332 100644
--- a/system/Language/Language.php
+++ b/system/Language/Language.php
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ class Language
 
             $argsString = implode(
                 ', ',
-                array_map(static fn ($element) => '"' . $element . '"', $args)
+                array_map(static fn ($element): string => '"' . $element . '"', $args)
             );
             $argsUrlEncoded = implode(
                 ', ',
-                array_map(static fn ($element) => '"' . rawurlencode($element) . '"', $args)
+                array_map(static fn ($element): string => '"' . rawurlencode($element) . '"', $args)
             );
 
             log_message(
diff --git a/system/Router/AutoRouter.php b/system/Router/AutoRouter.php
index ce40f5cdc4..cad9ecbc17 100644
--- a/system/Router/AutoRouter.php
+++ b/system/Router/AutoRouter.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ final class AutoRouter implements AutoRouterInterface
      */
     private function scanControllers(array $segments): array
     {
-        $segments = array_filter($segments, static fn ($segment) => $segment !== '');
+        $segments = array_filter($segments, static fn ($segment): bool => $segment !== '');
         // numerically reindex the array, removing gaps
         $segments = array_values($segments);
 
diff --git a/system/Router/AutoRouterImproved.php b/system/Router/AutoRouterImproved.php
index 63cdd77026..6160c0555d 100644
--- a/system/Router/AutoRouterImproved.php
+++ b/system/Router/AutoRouterImproved.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ final class AutoRouterImproved implements AutoRouterInterface
     private function createSegments(string $uri): array
     {
         $segments = explode('/', $uri);
-        $segments = array_filter($segments, static fn ($segment) => $segment !== '');
+        $segments = array_filter($segments, static fn ($segment): bool => $segment !== '');
 
         // numerically reindex the array, removing gaps
         return array_values($segments);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ final class AutoRouterImproved implements AutoRouterInterface
             }
 
             $namespaces = array_map(
-                fn ($segment) => $this->translateURI($segment),
+                fn ($segment): string => $this->translateURI($segment),
                 $segments
             );
 
diff --git a/system/Router/RouteCollection.php b/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
index 13cbba4499..faee291a82 100644
--- a/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
+++ b/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ class RouteCollection implements RouteCollectionInterface
             for ($i = (int) $options['offset'] + 1; $i < (int) $options['offset'] + 7; $i++) {
                 $to = preg_replace_callback(
                     '/\$X/',
-                    static fn ($m) => '$' . $i,
+                    static fn ($m): string => '$' . $i,
                     $to,
                     1
                 );
diff --git a/system/Router/Router.php b/system/Router/Router.php
index 0cd1614991..4e8c08852f 100644
--- a/system/Router/Router.php
+++ b/system/Router/Router.php
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class Router implements RouterInterface
      */
     protected function scanControllers(array $segments): array
     {
-        $segments = array_filter($segments, static fn ($segment) => $segment !== '');
+        $segments = array_filter($segments, static fn ($segment): bool => $segment !== '');
         // numerically reindex the array, removing gaps
         $segments = array_values($segments);
 
diff --git a/system/Test/ReflectionHelper.php b/system/Test/ReflectionHelper.php
index a1b7ee99c6..988fe94900 100644
--- a/system/Test/ReflectionHelper.php
+++ b/system/Test/ReflectionHelper.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ trait ReflectionHelper
         $refMethod = new ReflectionMethod($obj, $method);
         $obj       = (gettype($obj) === 'object') ? $obj : null;
 
-        return static fn (...$args) => $refMethod->invokeArgs($obj, $args);
+        return static fn (...$args): mixed => $refMethod->invokeArgs($obj, $args);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/Validation/DotArrayFilter.php b/system/Validation/DotArrayFilter.php
index c7a401e158..62da95cb61 100644
--- a/system/Validation/DotArrayFilter.php
+++ b/system/Validation/DotArrayFilter.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ final class DotArrayFilter
 
         foreach ($indexes as $index) {
             $segments = preg_split('/(?<!\\\\)\./', $index, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
-            $segments = array_map(static fn ($key) => str_replace('\.', '.', $key), $segments);
+            $segments = array_map(static fn ($key): string => str_replace('\.', '.', $key), $segments);
 
             $filteredArray = self::filter($segments, $array);
 
diff --git a/system/Validation/Validation.php b/system/Validation/Validation.php
index c00329d670..5b51b403fe 100644
--- a/system/Validation/Validation.php
+++ b/system/Validation/Validation.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Validation implements ValidationInterface
 
                 $values = array_filter(
                     $flattenedArray,
-                    static fn ($key) => preg_match(self::getRegex($field), $key),
+                    static fn ($key): bool => preg_match(self::getRegex($field), $key) === 1,
                     ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY
                 );
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Validation implements ValidationInterface
             }
 
             // Otherwise remove the if_exist rule and continue the process
-            $rules = array_filter($rules, static fn ($rule) => $rule instanceof Closure || $rule !== 'if_exist');
+            $rules = array_filter($rules, static fn ($rule): bool => $rule instanceof Closure || $rule !== 'if_exist');
         }
 
         return $rules;
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class Validation implements ValidationInterface
                 }
             }
 
-            $rules = array_filter($rules, static fn ($rule) => $rule instanceof Closure || $rule !== 'permit_empty');
+            $rules = array_filter($rules, static fn ($rule): bool => $rule instanceof Closure || $rule !== 'permit_empty');
         }
 
         return $rules;
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ class Validation implements ValidationInterface
 
         $errors = array_filter(
             $this->getErrors(),
-            static fn ($key) => preg_match(self::getRegex($field), $key),
+            static fn ($key): bool => preg_match(self::getRegex($field), $key) === 1,
             ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY
         );
 
diff --git a/system/View/Table.php b/system/View/Table.php
index 9eb29578a6..a063e71c5a 100644
--- a/system/View/Table.php
+++ b/system/View/Table.php
@@ -228,13 +228,13 @@ class Table
             $missingKeys = array_diff_key($keyIndex, $tmpRow);
 
             // Remove all keys which don't exist in $keyIndex
-            $tmpRow = array_filter($tmpRow, static fn ($k) => array_key_exists($k, $keyIndex), ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+            $tmpRow = array_filter($tmpRow, static fn ($k): bool => array_key_exists($k, $keyIndex), ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
 
             // add missing keys to row, but use $this->emptyCells
-            $tmpRow = array_merge($tmpRow, array_map(fn ($v) => ['data' => $this->emptyCells], $missingKeys));
+            $tmpRow = array_merge($tmpRow, array_map(fn ($v): array => ['data' => $this->emptyCells], $missingKeys));
 
             // order keys by $keyIndex values
-            uksort($tmpRow, static fn ($k1, $k2) => $keyIndex[$k1] <=> $keyIndex[$k2]);
+            uksort($tmpRow, static fn ($k1, $k2): int => $keyIndex[$k1] <=> $keyIndex[$k2]);
         }
         $this->rows[] = $tmpRow;
 
diff --git a/tests/_support/Config/Routes.php b/tests/_support/Config/Routes.php
index 9b3ead4fd6..c6286056e0 100644
--- a/tests/_support/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/tests/_support/Config/Routes.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Tests\Support\Config;
 
 // This is a simple file to include for testing the RouteCollection class.
 $routes->add('testing', 'TestController::index', ['as' => 'testing-index']);
-$routes->get('closure', static fn () => 'closure test');
+$routes->get('closure', static fn (): string => 'closure test');
 $routes->get('/', 'Blog::index', ['hostname' => 'blog.example.com']);
 $routes->get('/', 'Sub::index', ['subdomain' => 'sub']);
 $routes->get('/all', 'AllDomain::index', ['subdomain' => '*']);
diff --git a/tests/system/AutoReview/FrameworkCodeTest.php b/tests/system/AutoReview/FrameworkCodeTest.php
index b8b155bbbf..7473d26e58 100644
--- a/tests/system/AutoReview/FrameworkCodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/AutoReview/FrameworkCodeTest.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ final class FrameworkCodeTest extends TestCase
 
         $testClasses = array_filter(
             $testClasses,
-            static fn (string $class) => is_subclass_of($class, TestCase::class)
+            static fn (string $class): bool => is_subclass_of($class, TestCase::class)
         );
 
         sort($testClasses);
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/DummyHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/DummyHandlerTest.php
index 1b6fa3aa77..c9c8a0fa09 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/DummyHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/DummyHandlerTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ final class DummyHandlerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testRemember(): void
     {
-        $dummyHandler = $this->handler->remember('key', 2, static fn () => 'value');
+        $dummyHandler = $this->handler->remember('key', 2, static fn (): string => 'value');
 
         $this->assertNull($dummyHandler);
     }
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php
index 9a7213374d..47223198ca 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ final class FileHandlerTest extends AbstractHandlerTestCase
      */
     public function testRemember(): void
     {
-        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn () => 'value');
+        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn (): string => 'value');
 
         $this->assertSame('value', $this->handler->get(self::$key1));
         $this->assertNull($this->handler->get(self::$dummy));
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/MemcachedHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/MemcachedHandlerTest.php
index 45a44b64fe..36c8c220aa 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/MemcachedHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/MemcachedHandlerTest.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ final class MemcachedHandlerTest extends AbstractHandlerTestCase
      */
     public function testRemember(): void
     {
-        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn () => 'value');
+        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn (): string => 'value');
 
         $this->assertSame('value', $this->handler->get(self::$key1));
         $this->assertNull($this->handler->get(self::$dummy));
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandlerTest.php
index 6d88d6e3f6..9b11c23b06 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandlerTest.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ final class PredisHandlerTest extends AbstractHandlerTestCase
      */
     public function testRemember(): void
     {
-        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn () => 'value');
+        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn (): string => 'value');
 
         $this->assertSame('value', $this->handler->get(self::$key1));
         $this->assertNull($this->handler->get(self::$dummy));
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandlerTest.php
index 8aa2339b06..0eee45f570 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandlerTest.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ final class RedisHandlerTest extends AbstractHandlerTestCase
      */
     public function testRemember(): void
     {
-        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn () => 'value');
+        $this->handler->remember(self::$key1, 2, static fn (): string => 'value');
 
         $this->assertSame('value', $this->handler->get(self::$key1));
         $this->assertNull($this->handler->get(self::$dummy));
diff --git a/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php b/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
index 735aed3895..afddc7dbb3 100644
--- a/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ final class CodeIgniterTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $routes = service('routes');
         $routes->add(
             'pages/(:segment)',
-            static fn ($segment) => 'You want to see "' . esc($segment) . '" page.'
+            static fn ($segment): string => 'You want to see "' . esc($segment) . '" page.'
         );
         $router = service('router', $routes, service('incomingrequest'));
         Services::injectMock('router', $router);
diff --git a/tests/system/CommonHelperTest.php b/tests/system/CommonHelperTest.php
index db304ecfdb..8a41f7972a 100644
--- a/tests/system/CommonHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CommonHelperTest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace CodeIgniter;
 
+use CodeIgniter\Autoloader\Autoloader;
 use CodeIgniter\Autoloader\FileLocator;
+use CodeIgniter\Files\Exceptions\FileNotFoundException;
 use CodeIgniter\Test\CIUnitTestCase;
 use Config\Services;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversFunction;
@@ -148,4 +150,33 @@ final class CommonHelperTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $this->assertSame($this->dummyHelpers[0], foo_bar_baz());
     }
+
+    public function testNamespacedHelperNotFound(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(FileNotFoundException::class);
+
+        $locator = $this->getMockLocator();
+        Services::injectMock('locator', $locator);
+
+        helper('foo\barbaz');
+    }
+
+    public function testNamespacedHelperFound(): void
+    {
+        $autoloader = new Autoloader();
+        $autoloader->addNamespace('Tests\Support\Helpers', TESTPATH . '_support/Helpers');
+        $locator = new FileLocator($autoloader);
+
+        Services::injectMock('locator', $locator);
+
+        $found = true;
+
+        try {
+            helper('Tests\Support\Helpers\baguette');
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException) {
+            $found = false;
+        }
+
+        $this->assertTrue($found);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Builder/UnionTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Builder/UnionTest.php
index bd498e2e2c..5711c6c3cb 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Builder/UnionTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Builder/UnionTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ final class UnionTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $builder = $this->db->table('test');
 
-        $builder->union(static fn ($builder) => $builder->from('test'));
+        $builder->union(static fn ($builder): BaseBuilder => $builder->from('test'));
         $this->assertSame($expected, $this->buildSelect($builder));
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ final class UnionTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $builder = $db->table('users');
 
-        $builder->union(static fn ($builder) => $builder->from('users'));
+        $builder->union(static fn ($builder): BaseBuilder => $builder->from('users'));
         $this->assertSame($expected, $this->buildSelect($builder));
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php
index 16ea6b528c..0ab672e720 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php
@@ -1319,8 +1319,7 @@ final class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->forge->createTable('forge_test_two');
 
         $this->assertTrue($this->db->fieldExists('name', 'forge_test_two'));
-
-        $this->forge->dropColumn('forge_test_two', 'name');
+        $this->assertTrue($this->forge->dropColumn('forge_test_two', 'name'));
 
         $this->db->resetDataCache();
 
@@ -1707,7 +1706,7 @@ final class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // check that db_actions_name key exists
         $indexes = array_filter(
             $allIndexes,
-            static fn ($index) => ($index->name === 'db_actions_name')
+            static fn ($index): bool => ($index->name === 'db_actions_name')
                     && ($index->fields === [0 => 'name'])
         );
         $this->assertCount(1, $indexes);
@@ -1715,7 +1714,7 @@ final class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // check that db_actions_category_name key exists
         $indexes = array_filter(
             $allIndexes,
-            static fn ($index) => ($index->name === 'db_actions_category_name')
+            static fn ($index): bool => ($index->name === 'db_actions_category_name')
                     && ($index->fields === [0 => 'category', 1 => 'name'])
         );
         $this->assertCount(1, $indexes);
@@ -1723,7 +1722,7 @@ final class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // check that the primary key exists
         $indexes = array_filter(
             $allIndexes,
-            static fn ($index) => $index->type === 'PRIMARY'
+            static fn ($index): bool => $index->type === 'PRIMARY'
         );
         $this->assertCount(1, $indexes);
 
@@ -1755,7 +1754,7 @@ final class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // check that db_actions_name key exists
         $indexes = array_filter(
             $allIndexes,
-            static fn ($index) => ($index->name === 'db_actions_name')
+            static fn ($index): bool => ($index->name === 'db_actions_name')
                 && ($index->fields === [0 => 'name'])
         );
         $this->assertCount(1, $indexes);
@@ -1781,7 +1780,7 @@ final class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // check that the primary key exists
         $indexes = array_filter(
             $allIndexes,
-            static fn ($index) => $index->type === 'PRIMARY'
+            static fn ($index): bool => $index->type === 'PRIMARY'
         );
         $this->assertCount(1, $indexes);
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Debug/TimerTest.php b/tests/system/Debug/TimerTest.php
index 09bf0d535b..c7b02678e4 100644
--- a/tests/system/Debug/TimerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Debug/TimerTest.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ final class TimerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     public function testRecordArrowFunction(): void
     {
         $timer       = new Timer();
-        $returnValue = $timer->record('longjohn', static fn () => strlen('CI4'));
+        $returnValue = $timer->record('longjohn', static fn (): int => strlen('CI4'));
 
         $this->assertLessThan(0.1, $timer->getElapsedTime('longjohn'));
         $this->assertSame(3, $returnValue);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ final class TimerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testCommonNoNameCallableExpectTimer(): void
     {
-        $returnValue = timer(null, static fn () => strlen('CI4'));
+        $returnValue = timer(null, static fn (): int => strlen('CI4'));
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Timer::class, $returnValue);
     }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ final class TimerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testCommonCallableExpectWithReturn(): void
     {
-        $returnValue = timer('common', static fn () => strlen('CI4'));
+        $returnValue = timer('common', static fn (): int => strlen('CI4'));
 
         $this->assertNotInstanceOf(Timer::class, $returnValue);
         $this->assertSame(3, $returnValue);
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php
index 596fbfcf0b..c1d90554fc 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ final class ContentSecurityPolicyTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $result     = $this->work($body);
         $nonceStyle = array_filter(
             $this->getPrivateProperty($this->csp, 'styleSrc'),
-            static fn ($value) => str_starts_with($value, 'nonce-')
+            static fn ($value): bool => str_starts_with($value, 'nonce-')
         );
 
         $this->assertStringContainsString('nonce=', $this->response->getBody());
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ final class ContentSecurityPolicyTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $result      = $this->work($body);
         $nonceScript = array_filter(
             $this->getPrivateProperty($this->csp, 'scriptSrc'),
-            static fn ($value) => str_starts_with($value, 'nonce-')
+            static fn ($value): bool => str_starts_with($value, 'nonce-')
         );
 
         $this->assertStringContainsString('nonce=', $this->response->getBody());
diff --git a/tests/system/Router/DefinedRouteCollectorTest.php b/tests/system/Router/DefinedRouteCollectorTest.php
index 3c1d29abc0..2ec354c888 100644
--- a/tests/system/Router/DefinedRouteCollectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Router/DefinedRouteCollectorTest.php
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ final class DefinedRouteCollectorTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $routes->get('journals', 'Blogs');
         $routes->get('100', 'Home::index');
         $routes->get('product/(:num)', 'Catalog::productLookupByID/$1');
-        $routes->get('feed', static fn () => 'A Closure route.');
-        $routes->get('200', static fn () => 'A Closure route.');
+        $routes->get('feed', static fn (): string => 'A Closure route.');
+        $routes->get('200', static fn (): string => 'A Closure route.');
         $routes->view('about', 'pages/about');
 
         $collector = new DefinedRouteCollector($routes);
diff --git a/tests/system/Router/RouterTest.php b/tests/system/Router/RouterTest.php
index 5ce347e07f..4ad823dda8 100644
--- a/tests/system/Router/RouterTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Router/RouterTest.php
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ final class RouterTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             'posts/(:num)'                                    => 'Blog::show/$1',
             'posts/(:num)/edit'                               => 'Blog::edit/$1',
             'books/(:num)/(:alpha)/(:num)'                    => 'Blog::show/$3/$1',
-            'closure/(:num)/(:alpha)'                         => static fn ($num, $str) => $num . '-' . $str,
-            'closure-dash/(:num)/(:alpha)'                    => static fn ($num, $str) => $num . '-' . $str,
+            'closure/(:num)/(:alpha)'                         => static fn ($num, $str): string => $num . '-' . $str,
+            'closure-dash/(:num)/(:alpha)'                    => static fn ($num, $str): string => $num . '-' . $str,
             '{locale}/pages'                                  => 'App\Pages::list_all',
             'test/(:any)/lang/{locale}'                       => 'App\Pages::list_all',
             'admin/admins'                                    => 'App\Admin\Admins::list_all',
diff --git a/tests/system/Test/FeatureTestTraitTest.php b/tests/system/Test/FeatureTestTraitTest.php
index 47aaea07d1..349d1af233 100644
--- a/tests/system/Test/FeatureTestTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Test/FeatureTestTraitTest.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'GET',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello World',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello World',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->get('home');
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'GET',
                 'foo/bar/1/2/3',
-                static fn () => 'Hello World',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello World',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->get('foo/bar/1/2/3');
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'GET',
                 'admin',
-                static fn () => 'Admin Area',
+                static fn (): string => 'Admin Area',
                 ['filter' => 'test-redirectfilter'],
             ],
         ]);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'POST',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello Mars',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello Mars',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->post('home');
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'POST',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello ' . service('request')->getPost('foo') . '!',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello ' . service('request')->getPost('foo') . '!',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->post('home', ['foo' => 'Mars']);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'PUT',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello Pluto',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello Pluto',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->put('home');
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'PATCH',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello Jupiter',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello Jupiter',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->patch('home');
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'OPTIONS',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello George',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello George',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->options('home');
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'DELETE',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Hello Wonka',
+                static fn (): string => 'Hello Wonka',
             ],
         ]);
         $response = $this->delete('home');
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'GET',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Home',
+                static fn (): string => 'Home',
             ],
         ])->withSession([
             'fruit'    => 'apple',
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ final class FeatureTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             [
                 'GET',
                 'home',
-                static fn () => 'Home',
+                static fn (): string => 'Home',
             ],
         ])->withSession()->get('home');
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Validation/RulesTest.php b/tests/system/Validation/RulesTest.php
index a7e3e985de..b0b23c00f6 100644
--- a/tests/system/Validation/RulesTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Validation/RulesTest.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class RulesTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ],
             // Testing with closure
             [
-                ['foo' => ['if_exist', static fn ($value) => true]],
+                ['foo' => ['if_exist', static fn ($value): bool => true]],
                 ['foo' => []],
                 true,
             ],
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class RulesTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ],
             [
                 // Testing with closure
-                ['foo' => ['permit_empty', static fn ($value) => true]],
+                ['foo' => ['permit_empty', static fn ($value): bool => true]],
                 ['foo' => ''],
                 true,
             ],
diff --git a/tests/system/Validation/StrictRules/RulesTest.php b/tests/system/Validation/StrictRules/RulesTest.php
index 7589360d0e..de06bfe576 100644
--- a/tests/system/Validation/StrictRules/RulesTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Validation/StrictRules/RulesTest.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ final class RulesTest extends TraditionalRulesTest
             ],
             // Testing with closure
             [
-                ['foo' => ['permit_empty', static fn ($value) => true]],
+                ['foo' => ['permit_empty', static fn ($value): bool => true]],
                 ['foo' => ''],
                 true,
             ],
diff --git a/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php b/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php
index 5906e2ac54..f6d7252dc1 100644
--- a/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class ValidationTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $this->validation->setRules(
             [
-                'foo' => ['required', static fn ($value) => $value === 'abc'],
+                'foo' => ['required', static fn ($value): bool => $value === 'abc'],
             ],
             [
                 // Errors
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class ValidationTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->validation->setRules([
             'secret' => [
                 'label'  => 'シークレット',
-                'rules'  => ['required', static fn ($value) => $value === 'abc'],
+                'rules'  => ['required', static fn ($value): bool => $value === 'abc'],
                 'errors' => [
                     // Specify the array key for the closure rule.
                     1 => 'The {field} is invalid',
diff --git a/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php b/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php
index 33ff7880f8..27a3100ce8 100644
--- a/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ final class ParserTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     public function testParserPluginClosure(): void
     {
         $config                   = $this->config;
-        $config->plugins['hello'] = static fn (array $params = []) => 'Hello, ' . trim($params[0]);
+        $config->plugins['hello'] = static fn (array $params = []): string => 'Hello, ' . trim($params[0]);
 
         $this->parser = new Parser($config, $this->viewsDir, $this->loader);
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ final class ParserTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testParserSingleTag(): void
     {
-        $this->parser->addPlugin('hit:it', static fn () => 'Hip to the Hop', false);
+        $this->parser->addPlugin('hit:it', static fn (): string => 'Hip to the Hop', false);
 
         $template = '{+ hit:it +}';
 
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ final class ParserTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testParserSingleTagWithParams(): void
     {
-        $this->parser->addPlugin('hit:it', static fn (array $params = []) => "{$params['first']} to the {$params['last']}", false);
+        $this->parser->addPlugin('hit:it', static fn (array $params = []): string => "{$params['first']} to the {$params['last']}", false);
 
         $template = '{+ hit:it first=foo last=bar +}';
 
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ final class ParserTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testParserSingleTagWithSingleParams(): void
     {
-        $this->parser->addPlugin('hit:it', static fn (array $params = []) => "{$params[0]} to the {$params[1]}", false);
+        $this->parser->addPlugin('hit:it', static fn (array $params = []): string => "{$params[0]} to the {$params[1]}", false);
 
         $template = '{+ hit:it foo bar +}';
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/index.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/index.rst
index a4d102ada2..e4185217c9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/index.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/index.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ See all the changes.
 .. toctree::
     :titlesonly:
 
+    v4.5.7
     v4.5.6
     v4.5.5
     v4.5.4
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.7.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.7.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b57dea4abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.7.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#############
+Version 4.5.7
+#############
+
+Release Date: December 31, 2024
+
+**4.5.7 release of CodeIgniter4**
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :depth: 3
+
+**********
+Bugs Fixed
+**********
+
+- **Common:** Fixed a bug where the ``helper()`` method may throw `FileNotFoundException` on valid namespaced helper.
+- **Forge:** Fixed an issue where `SQLite3`'s Forge always returns `false` when calling ``dropColumn()``.
+
+See the repo's
+`CHANGELOG.md <https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md>`_
+for a complete list of bugs fixed.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/conf.py b/user_guide_src/source/conf.py
index c5960c23a3..4effd4c7b8 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/conf.py
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ copyright = '2019-' + str(year_now) + ' CodeIgniter Foundation'
 version = '4.5'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.5.6'
+release = '4.5.7'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php
index f674f7c7cc..61c743fdfd 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-$pQuery = $db->prepare(static function ($db) {
-    return $db->table('user')->insert([
-        'name'    => 'x',
-        'email'   => 'y',
-        'country' => 'US',
-    ]);
-});
+$pQuery = $db->prepare(static fn ($db) => $db->table('user')->insert([
+    'name'    => 'x',
+    'email'   => 'y',
+    'country' => 'US',
+]));
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php
index 28729f2e48..8157a5d0f4 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 // Prepare the Query
-$pQuery = $db->prepare(static function ($db) {
-    return $db->table('user')->insert([
-        'name'    => 'x',
-        'email'   => 'y',
-        'country' => 'US',
-    ]);
-});
+$pQuery = $db->prepare(static fn ($db) => $db->table('user')->insert([
+    'name'    => 'x',
+    'email'   => 'y',
+    'country' => 'US',
+]));
 
 // Collect the Data
 $name    = 'John Doe';
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_457.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_457.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d919c81871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_457.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#############################
+Upgrading from 4.5.6 to 4.5.7
+#############################
+
+Please refer to the upgrade instructions corresponding to your installation method.
+
+- :ref:`Composer Installation App Starter Upgrading <app-starter-upgrading>`
+- :ref:`Composer Installation Adding CodeIgniter4 to an Existing Project Upgrading <adding-codeigniter4-upgrading>`
+- :ref:`Manual Installation Upgrading <installing-manual-upgrading>`
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :depth: 2
+
+*************
+Project Files
+*************
+
+Some files in the **project space** (root, app, public, writable) received updates. Due to
+these files being outside of the **system** scope they will not be changed without your intervention.
+
+.. note:: There are some third-party CodeIgniter modules available to assist
+    with merging changes to the project space:
+    `Explore on Packagist <https://packagist.org/explore/?query=codeigniter4%20updates>`_.
+
+All Changes
+===========
+
+This is a list of all files in the **project space** that received changes;
+many will be simple comments or formatting that have no effect on the runtime:
+
+- app/Views/errors/cli/error_exception.php
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrading.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrading.rst
index 0b489abb91..a8dffd3660 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrading.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrading.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ See also :doc:`./backward_compatibility_notes`.
 
     backward_compatibility_notes
 
+    upgrade_457
     upgrade_456
     upgrade_455
     upgrade_454
diff --git a/utils/phpstan-baseline/missingType.iterableValue.neon b/utils/phpstan-baseline/missingType.iterableValue.neon
index 812228800d..6abf970718 100644
--- a/utils/phpstan-baseline/missingType.iterableValue.neon
+++ b/utils/phpstan-baseline/missingType.iterableValue.neon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# total 1686 errors
+# total 1685 errors
 
 parameters:
     ignoreErrors:
@@ -1697,11 +1697,6 @@ parameters:
             count: 1
             path: ../../system/Database/Forge.php
 
-        -
-            message: '#^Method CodeIgniter\\Database\\Forge\:\:dropColumn\(\) has parameter \$columnNames with no value type specified in iterable type array\.$#'
-            count: 1
-            path: ../../system/Database/Forge.php
-
         -
             message: '#^Method CodeIgniter\\Database\\Forge\:\:modifyColumn\(\) has parameter \$fields with no value type specified in iterable type array\.$#'
             count: 1