diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 418610f..2e472c8 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@react-native/metro-config": "0.76.1",
     "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.76.1",
     "@rnx-kit/metro-config": "^2.0.0",
-    "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.31.0",
+    "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.40.6",
     "react-native-test-app": "^3.10.22"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6811e15..c110747 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "prettier": "^3.5.3",
     "react": "18.3.1",
     "react-native": "0.76.1",
-    "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.31.0",
+    "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.40.6",
     "release-it": "^18.1.2",
     "turbo": "^1.10.7",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bf29917..f3dbd62 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@ark/schema@npm:0.45.9":
+  version: 0.45.9
+  resolution: "@ark/schema@npm:0.45.9"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ark/util": 0.45.9
+  checksum: 8d28c910ef6ae379c61a82db2f7e8160d96eb25fb73a56bda5f9c63cc86abca12552d2bb8cd3dd9aff010f5464f9834e33285eca51ea7da16f2143e050cc901a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@ark/util@npm:0.45.9":
+  version: 0.45.9
+  resolution: "@ark/util@npm:0.45.9"
+  checksum: ddd1fc89c45b61e5d52cb92203990492a5115aea58a8e8bf5ff24e28103fce331593e0c374a086554fb6feb375ddd759c07e751aadc7f3ab3c6138dc3ee362cf
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/code-frame@npm:^7.0.0, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.12.13, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.22.13, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.24.7, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.25.9, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.26.0, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.26.2":
   version: 7.26.2
   resolution: "@babel/code-frame@npm:7.26.2"
@@ -4152,6 +4168,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"arktype@npm:^2.1.15":
+  version: 2.1.19
+  resolution: "arktype@npm:2.1.19"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ark/schema": 0.45.9
+    "@ark/util": 0.45.9
+  checksum: cf656f9aa3797d56572d49a8499a4156fbbe25eacbd075f4c60770876fd1fbde6b6285f1b367de93e14858651f6a1df1db3de99d6a5f642e1fa61f421fae0712
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "array-buffer-byte-length@npm:^1.0.1":
   version: 1.0.1
   resolution: "array-buffer-byte-length@npm:1.0.1"
@@ -11168,9 +11194,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react-native-builder-bob@npm:^0.31.0":
-  version: 0.31.0
-  resolution: "react-native-builder-bob@npm:0.31.0"
+"react-native-builder-bob@npm:^0.40.6":
+  version: 0.40.6
+  resolution: "react-native-builder-bob@npm:0.40.6"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/core": ^7.25.2
     "@babel/plugin-transform-strict-mode": ^7.24.7
@@ -11178,9 +11204,9 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-flow": ^7.24.7
     "@babel/preset-react": ^7.24.7
     "@babel/preset-typescript": ^7.24.7
+    arktype: ^2.1.15
     babel-plugin-module-resolver: ^5.0.2
     browserslist: ^4.20.4
-    cosmiconfig: ^9.0.0
     cross-spawn: ^7.0.3
     dedent: ^0.7.0
     del: ^6.1.1
@@ -11196,7 +11222,7 @@ __metadata:
     yargs: ^17.5.1
   bin:
     bob: bin/bob
-  checksum: 17008d699e1bec93a02f01e047efbb25e734edf7650a42ce7a27cd123b78494aaecc8103c9d771f660b24c958eae116a5c2835dcc6ce002e41b831090de8b798
+  checksum: 908cb25a13c73b8182382ca6f00d24b432fc9a8fe2b21a6d74c8d0c615f9412d6f16799ca87516e745bf3306c126aaeb4ac45f5230e6af0004e8216e2990137b
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -11252,7 +11278,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@rnx-kit/metro-config": ^2.0.0
     react: 18.3.1
     react-native: 0.76.1
-    react-native-builder-bob: ^0.31.0
+    react-native-builder-bob: ^0.40.6
     react-native-test-app: ^3.10.22
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -11276,7 +11302,7 @@ __metadata:
     prettier: ^3.5.3
     react: 18.3.1
     react-native: 0.76.1
-    react-native-builder-bob: ^0.31.0
+    react-native-builder-bob: ^0.40.6
     release-it: ^18.1.2
     turbo: ^1.10.7
     typescript: ^5.2.2