diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index a94bdd0..579fd30 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "dotnet-stryker": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-stryker"
       ],
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3efa4a0..a662e57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ jobs:
           path: artifacts/test-results
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
+      # Stryker's bundled Roslyn still treats unions as a preview feature (CS8652): a union conversion or pattern in
+      # src/ makes every mutated build fail. Building the library as C# 14 finds them first. Runs last: it rebuilds
+      # the library with other settings.
+      - name: Check the library builds without union conversions (for Stryker)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: dotnet build src/DotMaybe/DotMaybe.csproj --configuration Release --no-restore -p:LangVersion=14
+
   native-aot:
     name: Native AOT smoke test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Json/MaybeJsonConverter.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Json/MaybeJsonConverter.cs
index ca5a321..a1c059e 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Json/MaybeJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Json/MaybeJsonConverter.cs
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ public override Maybe<T> Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, Jso
     {
         if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Null)
         {
-            return none;
+            return default;
         }
 
         var value = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(ref reader, ValueInfo(options));
-        return value is null ? none : value;
+        return value is null ? default : Maybe<T>.Of(value);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Async.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Async.cs
index 232a637..e503400 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Async.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Async.cs
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ public ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> MapAsync<TResult>(Func<T, Task<TResult>> map)
         where TResult : notnull
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(map);
-        return _isSome ? MapValueAsync(_value, map) : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<TResult>>(none);
+        return _isSome ? MapValueAsync(_value, map) : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<TResult>>(default);
 
         static async ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> MapValueAsync(T value, Func<T, Task<TResult>> map) =>
-            await map(value).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            Maybe<TResult>.Of(await map(value).ConfigureAwait(false));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> BindAsync<TResult>(Func<T, Task<Maybe<TResult>>
         where TResult : notnull
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(bind);
-        return _isSome ? Start(bind, _value) : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<TResult>>(none);
+        return _isSome ? Start(bind, _value) : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<TResult>>(default);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ public ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> BindAsync<TResult>(Func<T, Task<Maybe<TResult>>
     public ValueTask<Maybe<T>> FilterAsync(Func<T, Task<bool>> predicate)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(predicate);
-        return _isSome ? FilterValueAsync(_value, predicate) : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<T>>(none);
+        return _isSome ? FilterValueAsync(_value, predicate) : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<T>>(default);
 
         static async ValueTask<Maybe<T>> FilterValueAsync(T value, Func<T, Task<bool>> predicate) =>
-            await predicate(value).ConfigureAwait(false) ? value : none;
+            await predicate(value).ConfigureAwait(false) ? Maybe<T>.Of(value) : default;
     }
 
     private static ValueTask<TResult> Start<TArg, TResult>(Func<TArg, Task<TResult>> step, TArg arg)
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Collections.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Collections.cs
index dd22699..9e183a8 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Collections.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Collections.cs
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ public static Maybe<IReadOnlyList<T>> Sequence<T>(this IEnumerable<Maybe<T>> sou
         {
             if (!maybe.TryGetSome(out var value))
             {
-                return none;
+                return default;
             }
 
             values.Add(value);
         }
 
-        return values;
+        return Maybe<IReadOnlyList<T>>.Of(values);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ public static Maybe<T> FirstOrNone<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(source);
         foreach (var value in source)
         {
-            return value;
+            return Maybe<T>.Of(value);
         }
 
-        return none;
+        return default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>The first element that satisfies <paramref name="predicate"/>, or <see cref="None"/>.</summary>
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ public static Maybe<T> FirstOrNone<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, Func<T, bool>
         {
             if (predicate(value))
             {
-                return value;
+                return Maybe<T>.Of(value);
             }
         }
 
-        return none;
+        return default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ public static Maybe<T> SingleOrNone<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
         using var values = source.GetEnumerator();
         if (!values.MoveNext())
         {
-            return none;
+            return default;
         }
 
         var first = values.Current;
-        return values.MoveNext() ? none : first;
+        return values.MoveNext() ? default : Maybe<T>.Of(first);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public static Maybe<T> SingleOrNone<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, Func<T, bool>
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(source);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(predicate);
-        Maybe<T> candidate = none;
+        Maybe<T> candidate = default;
         var found = false;
         foreach (var value in source)
         {
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ public static Maybe<T> SingleOrNone<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, Func<T, bool>
 
             if (found)
             {
-                return none;
+                return default;
             }
 
-            candidate = value;
+            candidate = Maybe<T>.Of(value);
             found = true;
         }
 
@@ -232,6 +232,6 @@ public static Maybe<TValue> GetValueOrNone<TKey, TValue>(this IReadOnlyDictionar
         where TValue : notnull
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(dictionary);
-        return dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? value : none;
+        return dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? Maybe<TValue>.Of(value) : default;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Combinators.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Combinators.cs
index a22d900..b3ceea5 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Combinators.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Combinators.cs
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ public Maybe<T> OrElse(Func<Maybe<T>> alternative)
     {
         if (!_isSome || !other._isSome)
         {
-            return none;
+            return default;
         }
 
-        return (_value, other._value);
+        return Maybe<(T, TOther)>.Of((_value, other._value));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ public Maybe<TResult> Zip<TOther, TResult>(Maybe<TOther> other, Func<T, TOther,
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(combine);
         if (!_isSome || !other._isSome)
         {
-            return none;
+            return default;
         }
 
-        return combine(_value, other._value);
+        return Maybe<TResult>.Of(combine(_value, other._value));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Interop.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Interop.cs
index d9b3962..cd7ae1d 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Interop.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Interop.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static partial class Maybe
     /// <param name="value">The nullable value.</param>
     /// <returns>The value, or <see cref="None"/>.</returns>
     public static Maybe<T> FromNullable<T>(T? value)
-        where T : struct => value.HasValue ? value.Value : none;
+        where T : struct => value.HasValue ? Maybe<T>.Of(value.Value) : default;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// A maybe from a nullable reference: <see langword="null"/> becomes <see cref="None"/>.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public static Maybe<T> FromNullable<T>(T? value)
     /// <param name="value">The nullable reference.</param>
     /// <returns>The value, or <see cref="None"/>.</returns>
     public static Maybe<T> FromNullable<T>(T? value)
-        where T : class => value is not null ? value : none;
+        where T : class => value is not null ? Maybe<T>.Of(value) : default;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Parses <paramref name="text"/> with <c>T.TryParse</c>: the parsed value, or <see cref="None"/> when the text is
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public static Maybe<T> FromNullable<T>(T? value)
     /// <param name="text">The text to parse.</param>
     /// <returns>The parsed value, or <see cref="None"/>.</returns>
     public static Maybe<T> Parse<T>(string? text)
-        where T : notnull, IParsable<T> => T.TryParse(text, null, out var value) ? value : none;
+        where T : notnull, IParsable<T> => T.TryParse(text, null, out var value) ? Maybe<T>.Of(value) : default;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Parses <paramref name="text"/> with <c>T.TryParse</c> and <paramref name="provider"/>: the parsed value, or
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ public static Maybe<T> Parse<T>(string? text)
     /// <param name="provider">Culture-specific formatting information, or <see langword="null"/> for the current culture.</param>
     /// <returns>The parsed value, or <see cref="None"/>.</returns>
     public static Maybe<T> Parse<T>(string? text, IFormatProvider? provider)
-        where T : notnull, IParsable<T> => T.TryParse(text, provider, out var value) ? value : none;
+        where T : notnull, IParsable<T> => T.TryParse(text, provider, out var value) ? Maybe<T>.Of(value) : default;
 }
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Static.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Static.cs
index 3fd8d83..0b5a694 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Static.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.Static.cs
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ public static partial class Maybe
     /// <param name="nested">The maybe of a maybe.</param>
     /// <returns>The inner maybe, or <see cref="None"/>.</returns>
     public static Maybe<T> Flatten<T>(this Maybe<Maybe<T>> nested)
-        where T : notnull => nested.TryGetSome(out var value) ? value : none;
+        where T : notnull => nested.TryGetSome(out var value) ? value : default;
 }
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.cs b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.cs
index 069daa1..67cacc5 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/Maybe.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public Maybe<TResult> Map<TResult>(Func<T, TResult> map)
         where TResult : notnull
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(map);
-        return _isSome ? map(_value) : none;
+        return _isSome ? Maybe<TResult>.Of(map(_value)) : default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public Maybe<TResult> Bind<TResult>(Func<T, Maybe<TResult>> bind)
         where TResult : notnull
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(bind);
-        return _isSome ? bind(_value) : none;
+        return _isSome ? bind(_value) : default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public Maybe<TResult> Bind<TResult>(Func<T, Maybe<TResult>> bind)
     public Maybe<T> Filter(Func<T, bool> predicate)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(predicate);
-        return _isSome && predicate(_value) ? this : none;
+        return _isSome && predicate(_value) ? this : default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -247,15 +247,15 @@ public Maybe<TResult> SelectMany<TIntermediate, TResult>(
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(resultSelector);
         if (!_isSome)
         {
-            return none;
+            return default;
         }
 
         if (selector(_value).TryGetSome(out var selected))
         {
-            return resultSelector(_value, selected);
+            return Maybe<TResult>.Of(resultSelector(_value, selected));
         }
 
-        return none;
+        return default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ public bool Equals(Maybe<T> other) =>
     /// <returns>A text representation of this maybe.</returns>
     public override string ToString() => _isSome ? $"Some({_value})" : "None";
 
+    // Library code builds maybes through Of and default (None), never through union conversions or union patterns:
+    // Stryker's bundled Roslyn still treats unions as a preview feature (CS8652) and cannot compile a mutated file that
+    // uses them. CI builds the library as C# 14 to keep it that way.
+    internal static Maybe<T> Of(T value) => IUnionMembers.Create(value);
+
     internal bool TryGetSome([MaybeNullWhen(false)] out T value)
     {
         value = _value;
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskExtensions.cs b/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskExtensions.cs
index ed69546..1e608b7 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskExtensions.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public static ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> MapAsync<T, TResult>(this ValueTask<Mayb
         static async ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> MapAfter(ValueTask<Maybe<T>> source, Func<T, TResult> map)
         {
             var maybe = await source.ConfigureAwait(false);
-            return maybe.TryGetSome(out var value) ? map(value) : none;
+            return maybe.TryGetSome(out var value) ? Maybe<TResult>.Of(map(value)) : default;
         }
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public static ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> BindAsync<T, TResult>(this ValueTask<May
         static async ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> BindAfter(ValueTask<Maybe<T>> source, Func<T, Maybe<TResult>> bind)
         {
             var maybe = await source.ConfigureAwait(false);
-            return maybe.TryGetSome(out var value) ? bind(value) : none;
+            return maybe.TryGetSome(out var value) ? bind(value) : default;
         }
     }
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public static ValueTask<Maybe<T>> FilterAsync<T>(this ValueTask<Maybe<T>> source
         static async ValueTask<Maybe<T>> FilterAfter(ValueTask<Maybe<T>> source, Func<T, bool> predicate)
         {
             var maybe = await source.ConfigureAwait(false);
-            return maybe.TryGetSome(out var value) && predicate(value) ? value : none;
+            return maybe.TryGetSome(out var value) && predicate(value) ? Maybe<T>.Of(value) : default;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskQueryExtensions.cs b/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskQueryExtensions.cs
index a096720..76a55bb 100644
--- a/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskQueryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/DotMaybe/MaybeTaskQueryExtensions.cs
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ public static ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> SelectMany<T, TIntermediate, TResult>(
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(resultSelector);
         return source.TryGetSome(out var value)
             ? Project(value, selector, resultSelector)
-            : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<TResult>>(none);
+            : ValueTask.FromResult<Maybe<TResult>>(default);
 
         static async ValueTask<Maybe<TResult>> Project(
             T value,
             Func<T, Task<Maybe<TIntermediate>>> selector,
             Func<T, TIntermediate, TResult> resultSelector) =>
             (await selector(value).ConfigureAwait(false)).TryGetSome(out var selected)
-                ? resultSelector(value, selected)
-                : none;
+                ? Maybe<TResult>.Of(resultSelector(value, selected))
+                : default;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/DotMaybe.PropertyTests/JsonModels.cs b/tests/DotMaybe.PropertyTests/JsonModels.cs
index 4189656..3bf2781 100644
--- a/tests/DotMaybe.PropertyTests/JsonModels.cs
+++ b/tests/DotMaybe.PropertyTests/JsonModels.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace DotMaybe.PropertyTests;
 
 /// <summary>A document with optional properties, as an API would receive or return it.</summary>
-public sealed record Profile(string Name, Maybe<string> Nickname, Maybe<int> Age);
+internal sealed record Profile(string Name, Maybe<string> Nickname, Maybe<int> Age);
 
 /// <summary>An object value inside a maybe.</summary>
 public sealed record Person(string Name, int Age);