diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b79fad78e..4679691c2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.4",
-        "webmozart/assert": "^2.0",
+        "webmozart/assert": "^2.4",
         "phpstan/phpstan": "^2.2",
         "nette/utils": "^4.1",
         "phpstan/phpdoc-parser": "^2.3"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "nikic/php-parser": "^5.7",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "^13.0",
-        "symfony/framework-bundle": "^6.2",
-        "illuminate/container": "^11.0",
-        "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^13.1",
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^13.2",
+        "symfony/framework-bundle": "^6.4",
+        "illuminate/container": "^11.51",
+        "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^13.2",
         "tomasvotruba/class-leak": "^2.1",
         "rector/rector": "^2.4",
         "phpstan/extension-installer": "^1.4",
diff --git a/config/ctor-rules.neon b/config/ctor-rules.neon
index e5bb8715a..3b67881a5 100644
--- a/config/ctor-rules.neon
+++ b/config/ctor-rules.neon
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 parameters:
     # enables NewOverSettersRule, disabled by default
-    ctor: false
+    #
+    # parameters:
+    #     symplify:
+    #         ctor: true
+    #
+    # kept flat for backward compatibility, defaults to %symplify.ctor%
+    ctor: %symplify.ctor%
 
 parametersSchema:
     ctor: bool()
diff --git a/config/mock-rules.neon b/config/mock-rules.neon
index 6e3db73d4..f96f3df9b 100644
--- a/config/mock-rules.neon
+++ b/config/mock-rules.neon
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # PHPUnit mocking rules, enable in your phpstan.neon with:
 #
 # parameters:
-#     mocks: true
+#     symplify:
+#         mocks: true
 
 parameters:
-    mocks: false
+    # kept flat for backward compatibility, defaults to %symplify.mocks%
+    mocks: %symplify.mocks%
 
 parametersSchema:
     mocks: bool()
diff --git a/config/phpstan-extensions.neon b/config/phpstan-extensions.neon
index 5a9deab49..c90ce4dad 100644
--- a/config/phpstan-extensions.neon
+++ b/config/phpstan-extensions.neon
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 # return type extensions are disabled by default; enable in your phpstan.neon with:
 #
 # parameters:
-#     symfonyReturnType: true
-#     laravelReturnType: true
-#     pathStrings: true
+#     symplify:
+#         symfonyReturnType: true
+#         laravelReturnType: true
+#         pathStrings: true
+
+includes:
+    - symplify-parameters.neon
 
 parameters:
-    symfonyReturnType: false
-    laravelReturnType: false
-    pathStrings: false
+    # kept flat for backward compatibility, default to the %symplify.*% nested values
+    symfonyReturnType: %symplify.symfonyReturnType%
+    laravelReturnType: %symplify.laravelReturnType%
+    pathStrings: %symplify.pathStrings%
 
 parametersSchema:
     symfonyReturnType: bool()
diff --git a/config/services/services.neon b/config/services/services.neon
index 504f113a3..188a8fbaa 100644
--- a/config/services/services.neon
+++ b/config/services/services.neon
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+includes:
+    - ../symplify-parameters.neon
+
 parameters:
     # related to MaximumIgnoredErrorCountRule
-    maximumIgnoredErrorCount: 0
+    # kept flat for backward compatibility, defaults to %symplify.maximumIgnoredErrorCount%
+    maximumIgnoredErrorCount: %symplify.maximumIgnoredErrorCount%
 
 parametersSchema:
     # related to MaximumIgnoredErrorCountRule
diff --git a/config/symplify-parameters.neon b/config/symplify-parameters.neon
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46ae55515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/symplify-parameters.neon
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Nested configuration, the clear and preferred way to configure these rules:
+#
+# parameters:
+#     symplify:
+#         mocks: true
+#         ctor: true
+#         symfonyReturnType: true
+#         laravelReturnType: true
+#         pathStrings: true
+#         maximumIgnoredErrorCount: 0
+#
+# The flat parameters (e.g. "mocks: true") are kept for backward compatibility
+# and default to their nested "symplify.*" counterpart.
+parameters:
+    symplify:
+        mocks: false
+        ctor: false
+        symfonyReturnType: false
+        laravelReturnType: false
+        pathStrings: false
+        maximumIgnoredErrorCount: 0
+
+parametersSchema:
+    symplify: structure([
+        mocks: bool()
+        ctor: bool()
+        symfonyReturnType: bool()
+        laravelReturnType: bool()
+        pathStrings: bool()
+        maximumIgnoredErrorCount: int()
+    ])