diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8dddee7..b263b4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - New `PublicPathMatcher` service for path pattern matching.
   - New `PublicAccessListener` (priority 84) in the request pipeline.
 
+### Changed
+- **Upgraded Symfony 7.4 → 8.1** — All `symfony/*` components bumped to
+  `8.1.*` (resolved to 8.1.2–8.1.6). The 7.4 deprecation sweep was clean
+  (test suite runs with `failOnDeprecation`), so the major-version jump
+  required no application code changes. See
+  `docs/symfony-8.1-upgrade-plan.md`.
+
+### Removed
+- **`runtime/frankenphp-symfony`** — No longer needed: `symfony/runtime`
+  8.1 handles FrankenPHP worker mode natively via its built-in
+  `FrankenPhpWorkerRunner`. The `extra.runtime` override in
+  `composer.json` was removed so the runtime auto-detects FrankenPHP.
+  Note: the old package's `FRANKENPHP_LOOP_MAX` env var (default 500
+  requests per worker) is no longer read; worker lifecycle is now managed
+  by FrankenPHP itself.
+
 ## [1.0.0] — v1.0 Release
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index f5263f8..0a49503 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authentication — it's a gate that prevents outsiders from even seeing
 what service is running.
 
 - **Location:** `projects/preauth/`
-- **Framework:** Symfony 7.4 (PHP ≥ 8.4)
+- **Framework:** Symfony 8.1 (PHP ≥ 8.4)
 - **Serving:** FrankenPHP (Docker image)
 - **Cache:** Dual-layer — APCu (in-memory) + file-based persistence
 - **Auth:** TOTP (single secret) + single-use backup codes
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ struggle with TOTP apps.
   command or initial-setup flow to register a passkey).
 
 - [ ] Research `web-auth/webauthn-framework` integration with Symfony
-      7.4 and FrankenPHP
+      8.1 and FrankenPHP
 - [ ] Design passkey registration flow (console command? first-visit
       setup? separate registration endpoint?)
 - [ ] Implement challenge generation and storage (extend existing
diff --git a/bin/dev.sh b/bin/dev.sh
index a3fe03c..e2cc65c 100755
--- a/bin/dev.sh
+++ b/bin/dev.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ REQUIRED_PHP_EXTS=(
 )
 
 # Apt packages for PHP + extensions
-# Note: preauth uses Symfony 7.4 which requires PHP >=8.1.
+# Note: preauth uses Symfony 8.1 which requires PHP >=8.4.
 # We install PHP 8.4 (available in Debian 13/Trixie) for consistency.
 PHP_APT_PACKAGES=(
     php8.4-cli
diff --git a/docs/symfony-8.1-upgrade-plan.md b/docs/symfony-8.1-upgrade-plan.md
index 0829b9f..d7cdc81 100644
--- a/docs/symfony-8.1-upgrade-plan.md
+++ b/docs/symfony-8.1-upgrade-plan.md
@@ -198,13 +198,15 @@ twig-bundle, uid, yaml) and tick each item against this codebase.
 Rollback = `git revert` the bump commit + redeploy previous image tag.
 No data/schema migrations are involved (no database).
 
-## 8. Open questions
+## 8. Open questions — resolved during implementation
 
-- [ ] Confirm none of our listeners/services relied on implicit behavior
-      of `Runtime\FrankenPhpSymfony\Runner` (e.g. per-request kernel
-      reboot). The built-in runner reuses the kernel — our services must
-      implement `ResetInterface` where they hold per-request state
-      (`ConfigBag`, nonces, cache-touching services). Audit in Phase 0.
-- [ ] Decide whether to pin `symfony/*` as `8.1.*` or `^8.1` going
-      forward (current convention is minor-pinned — keep `8.1.*`).
-- [ ] Regenerate `config/reference.php` — scripted or manual dump?
+- [x] ~~Confirm none of our listeners/services relied on implicit behavior
+      of `Runtime\FrankenPhpSymfony\Runner`.~~ **Resolved:** audited every
+      class in `src/` — all are `final readonly` with constructor-injected
+      dependencies and no mutable state. No `ResetInterface` needed; kernel
+      reuse across worker requests is safe.
+- [x] ~~Decide whether to pin `symfony/*` as `8.1.*` or `^8.1`.~~
+      **Resolved:** kept minor-pinned `8.1.*`, matching repo convention.
+- [x] ~~Regenerate `config/reference.php` — scripted or manual dump?~~
+      **Resolved:** it's gitignored and auto-regenerated by Flex on
+      `composer update`; already refreshed for 8.1 during the bump.