diff --git a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
index 4fd48602a..462a754ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Automatically populated by Gradle/Maven during build.
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String gitCommitId = "bebebd07e";
+    public static final String gitCommitId = "517239c4e";
 
     /**
      * Git commit date of the build (ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD).
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Parsed by App::perlbrew and other tools via: perl -V | grep "Compiled at"
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr 29 2026 12:11:44";
+    public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr 29 2026 13:50:07";
 
     // Prevent instantiation
     private Configuration() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeArray.java b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeArray.java
index e71994d49..ca89c352a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeArray.java
@@ -1156,7 +1156,14 @@ public RuntimeArray keys() {
     public RuntimeArray values() {
         // Reset the each iterator when values() is called
         this.eachIteratorIndex = null;
-        return this;
+        // Return a new RuntimeArray that aliases the elements but carries
+        // scalarContextSize so values() in scalar context yields the count
+        // (matching real Perl). We do not set scalarContextSize on `this`
+        // because that would persist and corrupt later scalar(@arr) results.
+        RuntimeArray result = new RuntimeArray();
+        result.elements.addAll(this.elements);
+        result.scalarContextSize = this.elements.size();
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeHash.java b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeHash.java
index 4d80cbda7..350206e94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeHash.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/runtimetypes/RuntimeHash.java
@@ -924,6 +924,8 @@ public RuntimeArray values() {
                 isKey = !isKey;
             }
             hashIterator = null; // keys resets the iterator
+            // Set scalarContextSize so that values() in scalar context returns the count
+            list.scalarContextSize = list.elements.size();
             return list;
         }
 
@@ -936,6 +938,8 @@ public RuntimeArray values() {
             list.elements.add(value); // push an alias to the value (direct reference, not a copy)
         }
         hashIterator = null; // values resets the iterator
+        // Set scalarContextSize so that values() in scalar context returns the count
+        list.scalarContextSize = list.elements.size();
         return list;
     }