diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-regions-marry.md b/.changeset/yellow-regions-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e5f83d0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-regions-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/workflows-sdk": patch
+"@medusajs/core-flows": patch
+"@medusajs/framework": patch
+"@medusajs/utils": patch
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+"@medusajs/deps": patch
+---
+
+feat(deps,framework): add zod as framework dependency
diff --git a/integration-tests/http/__fixtures__/feature-flag/src/api/middlewares.ts b/integration-tests/http/__fixtures__/feature-flag/src/api/middlewares.ts
index 2f6b38a473..6de8009916 100644
--- a/integration-tests/http/__fixtures__/feature-flag/src/api/middlewares.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/http/__fixtures__/feature-flag/src/api/middlewares.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   defineMiddlewares,
   validateAndTransformBody,
 } from "@medusajs/framework/http"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 const CustomPostSchema = z.object({
   foo: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/core/core-flows/package.json b/packages/core/core-flows/package.json
index a758256bae..b7e2a51c99 100644
--- a/packages/core/core-flows/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/core-flows/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "csv-parse": "^5.6.0",
-    "json-2-csv": "^5.5.4",
-    "zod": "3.25.76"
+    "json-2-csv": "^5.5.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@medusajs/framework": "2.12.5"
diff --git a/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/utils/schemas.ts b/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/utils/schemas.ts
index 0de2fea0ac..859f456c0c 100644
--- a/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/utils/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/utils/schemas.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import z from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 export const pricingContextResult = z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional()
 export const shippingOptionsContextResult = z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional()
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/package.json b/packages/core/framework/package.json
index 575d3816bb..2e2dbccbbc 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/framework/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
     "./opentelemetry/resources": "./dist/deps/opentelemetry-resources.js",
     "./opentelemetry/api": "./dist/deps/opentelemetry-api.js",
     "./awilix": "./dist/deps/awilix.js",
-    "./pg": "./dist/deps/pg.js"
+    "./pg": "./dist/deps/pg.js",
+    "./zod": "./dist/deps/zod.js"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20"
@@ -92,7 +93,6 @@
     "morgan": "^1.9.1",
     "path-to-regexp": "^8.2.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
-    "zod": "3.25.76",
     "zod-validation-error": "3.5.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/deps/zod.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/deps/zod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b23bb3fed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/deps/zod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
index 3c243d7526..d37ed723a5 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { raw } from "express"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "../../../deps/zod"
 import { MedusaNextFunction, MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../../types"
 import { defineMiddlewares } from "../../utils/define-middlewares"
 import {
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-body.spec.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-body.spec.ts
index d84ff4f4b1..f1f4bde681 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-body.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-body.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { MedusaError } from "@medusajs/utils"
-import zod, { ZodNullable, ZodObject, ZodOptional } from "zod"
+import { z, ZodNullable, ZodObject, ZodOptional } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 import { MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../types"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../utils/validate-body"
 
 const createLinkBody = () => {
-  return zod.object({
-    add: zod.array(zod.string()).optional(),
-    remove: zod.array(zod.string()).optional(),
+  return z.object({
+    add: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+    remove: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
   })
 }
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ describe("validateAndTransformBody", () => {
     const mockResponse = {} as MedusaResponse
     const nextFunction = jest.fn()
 
-    mockRequest.additionalDataValidator = zod
+    mockRequest.additionalDataValidator = z
       .object({
-        brand_id: zod.number(),
+        brand_id: z.number(),
       })
       .nullish()
 
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ describe("validateAndTransformBody", () => {
     const mockResponse = {} as MedusaResponse
     const nextFunction = jest.fn()
 
-    mockRequest.additionalDataValidator = zod
+    mockRequest.additionalDataValidator = z
       .object({
-        brand_id: zod.number(),
+        brand_id: z.number(),
       })
       .nullish()
 
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ describe("validateAndTransformBody", () => {
     const mockResponse = {} as MedusaResponse
     const nextFunction = jest.fn()
 
-    mockRequest.additionalDataValidator = zod
+    mockRequest.additionalDataValidator = z
       .object({
-        brand_id: zod.number().optional(),
+        brand_id: z.number().optional(),
       })
       .nullish()
 
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-query.spec.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-query.spec.ts
index 527fac2c7e..64591eceb0 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-query.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/__tests__/validate-query.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import z from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 import { MedusaError } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../utils/validate-query"
 import { MedusaNextFunction, MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../types"
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/middleware-file-loader.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/middleware-file-loader.ts
index be39abc340..ec70f28c55 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/middleware-file-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/middleware-file-loader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { dynamicImport, FileSystem, isFileSkipped } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import { join } from "path"
-import zod from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 
 import { logger } from "../logger"
 import {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class MiddlewareFileLoader {
             matcher: matcher,
             methods,
             schema: route.additionalDataValidator,
-            validator: zod.object(route.additionalDataValidator).nullish(),
+            validator: z.object(route.additionalDataValidator).nullish(),
           })
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts
index c9b8f9f5b3..602ce7fa52 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express"
-import type { ZodNullable, ZodObject, ZodOptional, ZodRawShape } from "zod"
+import type { ZodNullable, ZodObject, ZodOptional, ZodRawShape } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 
 import {
   FindConfig,
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts
index 851157c405..be377d647e 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   MiddlewareVerb,
   ParserConfig,
 } from "../types"
-import { ZodRawShape } from "zod"
+import type { ZodRawShape } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 
 /**
  * A helper function to configure the routes by defining custom middleware,
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-body.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-body.ts
index 4758ca6a9b..84cac93f08 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-body.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-body.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 import { NextFunction } from "express"
 import { MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../types"
 import { zodValidator } from "../../zod"
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts
index e365655fb6..f0338cb83e 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BaseEntity, QueryConfig, RequestQueryFields } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { MedusaError, removeUndefinedProperties } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import { NextFunction } from "express"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 
 import { zodValidator } from "../../zod/zod-helpers"
 import { MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../types"
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/zod/zod-helpers.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/zod/zod-helpers.ts
index b9d314adc2..7f1d24e8a7 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/zod/zod-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/zod/zod-helpers.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { MedusaError } from "../utils"
 import {
   z,
   ZodError,
-  ZodInvalidTypeIssue,
-  ZodInvalidUnionIssue,
-  ZodIssue,
-} from "zod"
+  type ZodInvalidTypeIssue,
+  type ZodInvalidUnionIssue,
+  type ZodIssue,
+} from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 
 const formatPath = (issue: ZodIssue) => {
   return issue.path.join(", ")
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/package.json b/packages/core/utils/package.json
index 2f5a762fe1..7ce2203d1c 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/utils/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "pg-connection-string": "^2.7.0",
     "pluralize": "^8.0.0",
-    "ulid": "^2.3.0",
-    "zod": "3.25.76"
+    "ulid": "^2.3.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "express": "^4.21.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/product/validators.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/product/validators.ts
index accdc2ee49..3c8b120c99 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/product/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/product/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 import { ProductStatus } from "./enums"
 
 export const booleanString = () =>
diff --git a/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/__tests__/index.spec.ts b/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/__tests__/index.spec.ts
index 0760b830f3..4364a31aac 100644
--- a/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/__tests__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/__tests__/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import z from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 import { expectTypeOf } from "expect-type"
 import { TransactionState } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import { createStep } from "../create-step"
diff --git a/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/create-hook.ts b/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/create-hook.ts
index a188635880..e070630d54 100644
--- a/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/create-hook.ts
+++ b/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/utils/composer/create-hook.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { OrchestrationUtils } from "@medusajs/utils"
-import { type ZodSchema } from "zod"
+import { type ZodSchema } from "@medusajs/deps/zod"
 import {
   CompensateFn,
   createStep,
diff --git a/packages/deps/package.json b/packages/deps/package.json
index a44877a9bd..b3bacc2139 100644
--- a/packages/deps/package.json
+++ b/packages/deps/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "./mikro-orm/migrations": "./dist/mikro-orm-migrations.js",
     "./mikro-orm/postgresql": "./dist/mikro-orm-postgresql.js",
     "./awilix": "./dist/awilix.js",
-    "./pg": "./dist/pg.js"
+    "./pg": "./dist/pg.js",
+    "./zod": "./dist/zod.js"
   },
   "author": "Medusa",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.200.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": "^2.0.0",
     "awilix": "^8.0.1",
-    "pg": "^8.16.3"
+    "pg": "^8.16.3",
+    "zod": "3.25.76"
   },
   "gitHead": "41a5425405aea5045a26def95c0dc00cf4a5a44d"
 }
diff --git a/packages/deps/src/zod.ts b/packages/deps/src/zod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a39e777a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/deps/src/zod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "zod"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/package.json b/packages/medusa/package.json
index 8e1e15f761..d9c7ec0ac2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/package.json
+++ b/packages/medusa/package.json
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@
     "qs": "^6.12.1",
     "request-ip": "^3.3.0",
     "slugify": "^1.6.6",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.0",
-    "zod": "3.25.76"
+    "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@medusajs/framework": "2.12.5",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/validators.ts
index 51693efba5..49f5b18ec2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/validators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ApiKeyType } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/validators.ts
index dddc78be97..31a5f06619 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/validators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CampaignBudgetType, isPresent } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createSelectParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/validators.ts
index fbb84637cb..31c8b525a6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/validators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ClaimReason, ClaimType } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/validators.ts
index 2446f74993..5178d7cae2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import {
   createFindParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/validators.ts
index 42de376d32..fbea16a2ac 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/validators.ts
index cb0814c801..f60a9ac617 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/validators.ts
index 9a103cc742..edab43d05e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/validators.ts
index d7d1057a7c..54f23efbb2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   AddressPayload,
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/exchanges/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/exchanges/validators.ts
index 1cc926589c..0800357b03 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/exchanges/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/exchanges/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/validators.ts
index 78818a3d1b..05a0c2293e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { booleanString } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import { createFindParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators.ts
index d29d0a8edd..6523984707 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import {
   geoZoneCitySchema,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators/geo-zone.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators/geo-zone.ts
index 1949e7ccfa..db71f77921 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators/geo-zone.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/validators/geo-zone.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 const geoZoneBaseSchema = z.object({
   country_code: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/validators.ts
index 5dc1e59e97..0f17f7b315 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { AddressPayload } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import { createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/index/validator.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/index/validator.ts
index 2395f64f35..0ab6485e6a 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/index/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/index/validator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import z from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 export const AdminIndexSyncPayload = z.object({
   strategy: z.enum(["full", "reset"]).optional(),
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/validators.ts
index 8837580bbb..f04b866194 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/validators.ts
index 26c876591f..7da44c668b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/locales/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/locales/validators.ts
index d2ae775bb9..09a87a9a96 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/locales/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/locales/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/validators.ts
index cbb06d0eea..df39b8bbfd 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-changes/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-changes/validators.ts
index 814ec78829..70b5404d1c 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-changes/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-changes/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 import { createOperatorMap, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-edits/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-edits/validators.ts
index 2195271245..2af5e57673 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-edits/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/order-edits/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 export const AdminPostOrderEditsReqSchema = z.object({
   order_id: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/validators.ts
index 54457bf322..e515f8df9d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { AddressPayload } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import {
   createFindParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payment-collections/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payment-collections/validators.ts
index e3b424f979..3bb939a63d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payment-collections/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payment-collections/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
 export type AdminGetPaymentCollectionParamsType = z.infer<
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/validators.ts
index cba5bb3670..ce35e50bbf 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/validators.ts
index c5af548322..6c82ffe65d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/validators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { PriceListStatus, PriceListType } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/validators.ts
index c2add70d66..498560fddd 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/validators.ts
index f74d7d3b7e..14ffdd7d09 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/validators.ts
index c0dbfe921d..7465ff8e61 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/validators.ts
index 2f587632d8..7c12dee59f 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-variants/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-variants/validators.ts
index 01a31db0bc..168c54c4ff 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-variants/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-variants/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts
index 863e3d3fd7..a94eb827c5 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BatchMethodRequest, HttpTypes } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
 import { ProductStatus } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z, ZodType } from "zod"
+import { z, type ZodType } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/validators.ts
index 88c5bbf224..5ce7231ac6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/validators.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   PromotionStatus,
   PromotionType,
 } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import {
   createFindParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/refund-reasons/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/refund-reasons/validators.ts
index fdead308c5..09cd31b645 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/refund-reasons/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/refund-reasons/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createOperatorMap, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
 export type AdminCreatePaymentRefundReasonType = z.infer<
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/validators.ts
index e14e15e7dd..121cbb34f4 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/validators.ts
index 72eb20f95d..8cbe290216 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/validators.ts
index 099b33b588..78685a7a85 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/validators.ts
index 796c90e7ad..10277147b6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/validators.ts
index 9343736bb4..faa1b56629 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-option-types/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-option-types/validators.ts
index 167dd9c167..5fa08bfb59 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-option-types/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-option-types/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/validators.ts
index 9f49e65e80..8c55c03c1e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/validators.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   RuleOperator,
   ShippingOptionPriceType as ShippingOptionPriceTypeEnum,
 } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { booleanString } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import {
   createFindParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/validators.ts
index 6195ee5a2a..2143a3b506 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/validators.ts
index 8d276df09d..55beab1352 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/validators.ts
index 1973d06102..bf48b6dc0b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-providers/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-providers/validators.ts
index 73c4df816d..a6c28010b5 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-providers/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-providers/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/validators.ts
index 7824dc8887..f762ef6c7e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/validators.ts
index 08a980d7e9..c936518331 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/translations/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/translations/validators.ts
index 389835c1da..3aaac9de6c 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/translations/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/translations/validators.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   createFindParams,
   createSelectParams,
 } from "../../utils/validators"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 export const AdminGetTranslationParams = createSelectParams()
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/validators.ts
index eecdb7b262..aa364c8848 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z, ZodType } from "zod"
+import { z, type ZodType } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { HttpTypes } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/validators.ts
index a44b651122..ee7d1b13d7 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/columns/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/columns/validators.ts
index ffee7f66f6..ead6e3508a 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/columns/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/columns/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createSelectParams } from "../../../../utils/validators"
 
 export type AdminGetColumnsParamsType = z.infer<typeof AdminGetColumnsParams>
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/configurations/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/configurations/validators.ts
index da66f90cd7..1af0003092 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/configurations/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/views/[entity]/configurations/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/validators.ts
index f60f541abd..f22e82c238 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/validators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TransactionHandlerType } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
 export type AdminGetWorkflowExecutionDetailsParamsType = z.infer<
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/validators.ts
index c506cf061e..79b64c32e3 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 export const ResetPasswordRequest = z.object({
   identifier: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/validators.ts
index 3939e9b7e8..a26590c796 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { AddressPayload } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import { createSelectParams, WithAdditionalData } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/validators.ts
index f38a515159..2c9fd57848 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   createFindParams,
   createOperatorMap,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/validators.ts
index 242e5a6689..6dc1d2dd0d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/validators.ts
index 0c07179b89..3958b5135e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { AddressPayload } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/validators.ts
index 91ee447940..ee22f22deb 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/validators.ts
index 506ca844bb..542060cfbc 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
 export type StoreGetPaymentCollectionParamsType = z.infer<
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/validators.ts
index 118ed569e5..65a0e1ad11 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
 export type StoreGetPaymentProvidersParamsType = z.infer<
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/validators.ts
index 9b850e8181..f22d79a425 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-tags/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-tags/validators.ts
index 1bf00e8a2b..6de625a269 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-tags/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-tags/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import {
   createFindParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-types/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-types/validators.ts
index f85c9f3973..98274102e7 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-types/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-types/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import {
   createFindParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-variants/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-variants/validators.ts
index 4ac119a977..57d9173402 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-variants/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-variants/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/validators.ts
index 42bfacd5e4..9c9f5a2fa6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   GetProductsParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/validators.ts
index e1f8228c16..2a6aca5af2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/validators.ts
index 6751c3fe2a..6602678b2f 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
 export type StoreReturnReasonParamsType = z.infer<
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/returns/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/returns/validators.ts
index 71fbc37bbe..4a8e2c67b6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/returns/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/returns/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { applyAndAndOrOperators } from "../../utils/common-validators"
 import { createFindParams, createSelectParams } from "../../utils/validators"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/validators.ts
index 13508e7727..f0dc21b30d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import {
   applyAndAndOrOperators,
   booleanString,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/common.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/common.ts
index 2a781fff73..68015a9fd5 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/common.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/common.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 export const AddressPayload = z
   .object({
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/products/index.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/products/index.ts
index 9706e62303..4e0adc1708 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/products/index.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/common-validators/products/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { FilterableProductProps, OperatorMap } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
 import { isPresent, ProductStatus } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { z } from "zod"
+import { z } from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 import { createOperatorMap } from "../../validators"
 import { booleanString } from "../common"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts
index b26c7a0e2d..9df8eeca12 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { z, ZodEffects, ZodNullable, ZodObject, ZodOptional } from "zod"
+import { 
+  z,
+  type ZodEffects,
+  type ZodNullable,
+  type ZodObject,
+  type ZodOptional
+} from "@medusajs/framework/zod"
 
 /**
  * Wraps the original schema to a function to accept and merge
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7fa105c9c5..7a82e7d7c7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3410,7 +3410,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@medusajs/framework": 2.12.5
     csv-parse: ^5.6.0
     json-2-csv: ^5.5.4
-    zod: 3.25.76
   peerDependencies:
     "@medusajs/framework": 2.12.5
   languageName: unknown
@@ -3503,6 +3502,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": ^2.0.0
     awilix: ^8.0.1
     pg: ^8.16.3
+    zod: 3.25.76
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -3644,7 +3644,6 @@ __metadata:
     morgan: ^1.9.1
     path-to-regexp: ^8.2.0
     tsconfig-paths: ^4.2.0
-    zod: 3.25.76
     zod-validation-error: 3.5.1
   peerDependencies:
     "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": ^3.218.0
@@ -3864,7 +3863,6 @@ __metadata:
     request-ip: ^3.3.0
     slugify: ^1.6.6
     uuid: ^9.0.0
-    zod: 3.25.76
   peerDependencies:
     "@medusajs/framework": 2.12.5
     "@swc/core": ^1.7.28
@@ -4253,7 +4251,6 @@ __metadata:
     pg-connection-string: ^2.7.0
     pluralize: ^8.0.0
     ulid: ^2.3.0
-    zod: 3.25.76
   peerDependencies:
     express: ^4.21.0
   languageName: unknown