diff --git a/lib-jedis-pool/README.md b/lib-jedis-pool/README.md
index 29d82750..2901709a 100644
--- a/lib-jedis-pool/README.md
+++ b/lib-jedis-pool/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 - Full Redis URI parsing including database selection (`redis://host:6379/1`)
 - SSL/TLS support (`rediss://` scheme)
-- Configurable connection pool (minIdle, maxIdle, maxTotal)
+- Configurable connection pool (minIdle, maxIdle, maxTotal, testOnBorrow)
 - Optional password override via configuration
 - Micrometer metrics integration (when MeterRegistry is available)
 - Conditional activation via RedisActivator
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ redis:
     minIdle: 0                      # Default: 0
     maxIdle: 10                     # Default: 10
     maxTotal: 50                    # Default: 50
+    testOnBorrow: false             # Default: false — PING-validate connections on borrow
   client:
     timeout: 5000                   # Default: 5000ms
 ```
diff --git a/lib-jedis-pool/VERSION b/lib-jedis-pool/VERSION
index afaf360d..9084fa2f 100644
--- a/lib-jedis-pool/VERSION
+++ b/lib-jedis-pool/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.0
diff --git a/lib-jedis-pool/changelog.txt b/lib-jedis-pool/changelog.txt
index 6e863bdb..780295e4 100644
--- a/lib-jedis-pool/changelog.txt
+++ b/lib-jedis-pool/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # lib-jedis-pool changelog
 
+1.1.0 - 21 Jul 2026
+- Add redis.pool.testOnBorrow option to PING-validate connections on borrow and evict RESP-desynced connections
+
 1.0.0 - 12 Jan 2026
 - Initial release of lib-jedis-pool extracted from Wave project
 - Add JedisPoolFactory for creating configured JedisPool beans
diff --git a/lib-jedis-pool/src/main/java/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactory.java b/lib-jedis-pool/src/main/java/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactory.java
index 3bbe43b1..03e243d5 100644
--- a/lib-jedis-pool/src/main/java/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactory.java
+++ b/lib-jedis-pool/src/main/java/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactory.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public JedisPool createRedisPool(
             @Value("${redis.pool.minIdle:0}") int minIdle,
             @Value("${redis.pool.maxIdle:10}") int maxIdle,
             @Value("${redis.pool.maxTotal:50}") int maxTotal,
+            @Value("${redis.pool.testOnBorrow:false}") boolean testOnBorrow,
             @Value("${redis.client.timeout:5000}") int timeout,
             @Nullable @Value("${redis.password}") String password
     ) {
@@ -70,14 +71,17 @@ public JedisPool createRedisPool(
         }
         final int database = JedisURIHelper.getDBIndex(uri);
 
-        log.info("Creating Redis pool - uri={}; database={}; minIdle={}; maxIdle={}; maxTotal={}; timeout={}",
-                maskPassword(connection), database, minIdle, maxIdle, maxTotal, timeout);
+        log.info("Creating Redis pool - uri={}; database={}; minIdle={}; maxIdle={}; maxTotal={}; testOnBorrow={}; timeout={}",
+                maskPassword(connection), database, minIdle, maxIdle, maxTotal, testOnBorrow, timeout);
 
         // Pool config
         final JedisPoolConfig config = new JedisPoolConfig();
         config.setMinIdle(minIdle);
         config.setMaxIdle(maxIdle);
         config.setMaxTotal(maxTotal);
+        // PING-validate connections on borrow so a RESP-desynced connection is evicted
+        // instead of served to the next caller — see libseqera#92 / platform#11820
+        config.setTestOnBorrow(testOnBorrow);
 
         // Client config with database support
         final JedisClientConfig clientConfig = clientConfig(uri, password, timeout);
diff --git a/lib-jedis-pool/src/test/groovy/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactoryTest.groovy b/lib-jedis-pool/src/test/groovy/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactoryTest.groovy
index debe77a6..28884ec5 100644
--- a/lib-jedis-pool/src/test/groovy/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactoryTest.groovy
+++ b/lib-jedis-pool/src/test/groovy/io/seqera/jedis/JedisPoolFactoryTest.groovy
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class JedisPoolFactoryTest extends Specification {
         def factory = new JedisPoolFactory(meterRegistry: Mock(MeterRegistry))
 
         when:
-        def pool = factory.createRedisPool(URI_STRING, MIN_IDLE, MAX_IDLE, MAX_TOTAL, TIMEOUT, 'password')
+        def pool = factory.createRedisPool(URI_STRING, MIN_IDLE, MAX_IDLE, MAX_TOTAL, false, TIMEOUT, 'password')
 
         then:
         pool != null
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class JedisPoolFactoryTest extends Specification {
         def factory = new JedisPoolFactory(meterRegistry: Mock(MeterRegistry))
 
         when:
-        factory.createRedisPool(URI_STRING, 0, 10, 50, 5000, null)
+        factory.createRedisPool(URI_STRING, 0, 10, 50, false, 5000, null)
 
         then:
         def e = thrown(InvalidURIException)
@@ -87,12 +87,29 @@ class JedisPoolFactoryTest extends Specification {
         'localhost:6379'    | _
     }
 
+    def 'should enable testOnBorrow on the pool config'() {
+        given:
+        def factory = new JedisPoolFactory()
+
+        when:
+        def pool = factory.createRedisPool('redis://localhost:6379', 0, 10, 50, ON_BORROW, 5000, null)
+
+        then:
+        pool.testOnBorrow == ON_BORROW
+
+        cleanup:
+        pool?.close()
+
+        where:
+        ON_BORROW << [true, false]
+    }
+
     def 'should create pool without meter registry'() {
         given:
         def factory = new JedisPoolFactory()
 
         when:
-        def pool = factory.createRedisPool('redis://localhost:6379', 0, 10, 50, 5000, null)
+        def pool = factory.createRedisPool('redis://localhost:6379', 0, 10, 50, false, 5000, null)
 
         then:
         pool != null