diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 350a924de..6d5a8b810 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,3 @@ ci-check-default = "hack --workspace check"
 ci-check-default-tests = "check --workspace --tests"
 ci-check-all-feature-powerset="hack --workspace --feature-powerset --skip=__compress,experimental-io-uring check"
 ci-check-all-feature-powerset-linux="hack --workspace --feature-powerset --skip=__compress check"
-
-# testing
-ci-doctest-default = "test --workspace --doc --no-fail-fast -- --nocapture"
-ci-doctest = "test --workspace --all-features --doc --no-fail-fast -- --nocapture"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml
index 92d1d6493..40829d8ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.version.version }}
 
-      - name: Install cargo-hack and cargo-ci-cache-clean
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.12
+      - name: Install just, cargo-hack, cargo-nextest, cargo-ci-cache-clean
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.22
         with:
-          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-ci-cache-clean
+          tool: just,cargo-hack,cargo-nextest,cargo-ci-cache-clean
 
       - name: check minimal
         run: cargo ci-check-min
@@ -57,19 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: tests
         timeout-minutes: 60
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -e
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-router --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-http --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web --features=rustls-0_20,rustls-0_21,rustls-0_22,rustls-0_23,openssl -- --skip=test_reading_deflate_encoding_large_random_rustls
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-codegen --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=awc --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-http-test --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-test --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-files
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-multipart --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-actors --all-features
+        run: just test
 
       - name: CI cache clean
         run: cargo-ci-cache-clean
@@ -88,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1.8.0
 
       - name: Install cargo-hack
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.12
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.22
         with:
           tool: cargo-hack
 
@@ -97,21 +85,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: check feature combinations
         run: cargo ci-check-all-feature-powerset-linux
-
-  nextest:
-    name: nextest
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1.8.0
-
-      - name: Install nextest
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.12
-        with:
-          tool: nextest
-
-      - name: Test with cargo-nextest
-        run: cargo nextest run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e3f8c2d72..c1d959fbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  read_msrv:
+    name: Read MSRV
+    uses: actions-rust-lang/msrv/.github/workflows/msrv.yml@main
+
   build_and_test:
+    needs: read_msrv
+
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           - { name: macOS, os: macos-latest, triple: x86_64-apple-darwin }
           - { name: Windows, os: windows-latest, triple: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc }
         version:
-          - { name: msrv, version: 1.72.0 }
+          - { name: msrv, version: "${{ needs.read_msrv.outputs.msrv }}" }
           - { name: stable, version: stable }
 
     name: ${{ matrix.target.name }} / ${{ matrix.version.name }}
@@ -49,15 +55,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.version.version }}
 
-      - name: Install cargo-hack and cargo-ci-cache-clean
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.12
+      - name: Install just, cargo-hack, cargo-nextest, cargo-ci-cache-clean
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.22
         with:
-          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-ci-cache-clean
+          tool: just,cargo-hack,cargo-nextest,cargo-ci-cache-clean
 
       - name: workaround MSRV issues
         if: matrix.version.name == 'msrv'
-        run: |
-          cargo update -p=clap --precise=4.4.18
+        run: just downgrade-for-msrv
 
       - name: check minimal
         run: cargo ci-check-min
@@ -67,20 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: tests
         timeout-minutes: 60
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -e
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-router --no-default-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-router --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-http --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web --features=rustls-0_20,rustls-0_21,rustls-0_22,rustls-0_23,openssl -- --skip=test_reading_deflate_encoding_large_random_rustls
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-codegen --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=awc --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-http-test --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-test --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-files
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-multipart --all-features
-          cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-actors --all-features
+        run: just test
 
       - name: CI cache clean
         run: cargo-ci-cache-clean
@@ -112,6 +104,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: nightly
 
+      - name: Install just
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.22
+        with:
+          tool: just
+
       - name: doc tests
-        run: cargo ci-doctest
-        timeout-minutes: 60
+        run: just test-docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 5698e271c..943f63223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           components: llvm-tools-preview
 
       - name: Install cargo-llvm-cov
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.12
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.22
         with:
           tool: cargo-llvm-cov
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo llvm-cov --workspace --all-features --codecov --output-path codecov.json
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.3.0
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.3.1
         with:
           files: codecov.json
           fail_ci_if_error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index fd0b96c7d..03b25ecda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: nightly-2024-04-26
 
       - name: Install cargo-public-api
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.12
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.33.22
         with:
           tool: cargo-public-api
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9efeda4d1..19d5dd116 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
+homepage = "https://actix.rs"
+repository = "https://github.com/actix/actix-web"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.72"
diff --git a/actix-http/CHANGES.md b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
index 79cecdc24..f7b20dd6a 100644
--- a/actix-http/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Update `brotli` dependency to `6`.
 - Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.72.
 
 ## 3.6.0
diff --git a/actix-http/Cargo.toml b/actix-http/Cargo.toml
index c38cf4065..0bd79c69a 100644
--- a/actix-http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-http/Cargo.toml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sha1 = { version = "0.10", optional = true }
 actix-tls = { version = "3.3", default-features = false, optional = true }
 
 # compress-*
-brotli = { version = "3.3.3", optional = true }
+brotli = { version = "6", optional = true }
 flate2 = { version = "1.0.13", optional = true }
 zstd = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs b/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
index a24a6bb07..00b51360e 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ where
 
                             req.head_mut().peer_addr = *this.peer_addr;
 
-                            req.conn_data = this.conn_data.clone();
+                            req.conn_data.clone_from(this.conn_data);
 
                             match this.codec.message_type() {
                                 // request has no payload
diff --git a/actix-http/src/h2/dispatcher.rs b/actix-http/src/h2/dispatcher.rs
index 97ceb51e9..400476c88 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h2/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h2/dispatcher.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ where
                     head.headers = parts.headers.into();
                     head.peer_addr = this.peer_addr;
 
-                    req.conn_data = this.conn_data.clone();
+                    req.conn_data.clone_from(&this.conn_data);
 
                     let fut = this.flow.service.call(req);
                     let config = this.config.clone();
diff --git a/actix-multipart-derive/Cargo.toml b/actix-multipart-derive/Cargo.toml
index 2f049a3fb..e978864a3 100644
--- a/actix-multipart-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-multipart-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 authors = ["Jacob Halsey <jacob@jhalsey.com>"]
 description = "Multipart form derive macro for Actix Web"
 keywords = ["http", "web", "framework", "async", "futures"]
-homepage = "https://actix.rs"
-repository = "https://github.com/actix/actix-web"
-license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-edition = "2021"
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/form/mod.rs b/actix-multipart/src/form/mod.rs
index 67adfd4b2..451b103fd 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/form/mod.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/form/mod.rs
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ where
                     let entry = field_limits
                         .entry(field.name().to_owned())
                         .or_insert_with(|| T::limit(field.name()));
-                    limits.field_limit_remaining = entry.to_owned();
+
+                    limits.field_limit_remaining.clone_from(entry);
 
                     T::handle_field(&req, field, &mut limits, &mut state).await?;
 
diff --git a/actix-router/src/path.rs b/actix-router/src/path.rs
index 467420cd3..9031ab763 100644
--- a/actix-router/src/path.rs
+++ b/actix-router/src/path.rs
@@ -154,15 +154,11 @@ impl<T: ResourcePath> Path<T> {
         None
     }
 
-    /// Get matched parameter by name.
+    /// Returns matched parameter by name.
     ///
     /// If keyed parameter is not available empty string is used as default value.
     pub fn query(&self, key: &str) -> &str {
-        if let Some(s) = self.get(key) {
-            s
-        } else {
-            ""
-        }
+        self.get(key).unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
     /// Return iterator to items in parameter container.
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/Cargo.toml b/actix-web-codegen/Cargo.toml
index 7039ea7df..4a45d4fef 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 name = "actix-web-codegen"
 version = "4.2.2"
 description = "Routing and runtime macros for Actix Web"
-homepage = "https://actix.rs"
-repository = "https://github.com/actix/actix-web"
 authors = [
     "Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>",
     "Rob Ede <robjtede@icloud.com>",
 ]
-license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-edition = "2021"
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
diff --git a/actix-web/CHANGES.md b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
index 6f3706568..e13f1c7c5 100644
--- a/actix-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Update `brotli` dependency to `6`.
 - Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.72.
 - Avoid type confusion in rare circumstances
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Avoid type confusion with `rustls` in some circumstances.
+
 ## 4.5.1
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/actix-web/Cargo.toml b/actix-web/Cargo.toml
index 9330dd2ad..cd09c3054 100644
--- a/actix-web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-web/Cargo.toml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ actix-files = "0.6"
 actix-test = { version = "0.1", features = ["openssl", "rustls-0_23"] }
 awc = { version = "3", features = ["openssl"] }
 
-brotli = "3.3.3"
+brotli = "6"
 const-str = "0.5"
 criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["html_reports"] }
 env_logger = "0.11"
diff --git a/actix-web/src/config.rs b/actix-web/src/config.rs
index fba0c2717..5e8b056f1 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/config.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/config.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl AppConfig {
 
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn set_host(&mut self, host: &str) {
-        self.host = host.to_owned();
+        host.clone_into(&mut self.host);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/actix-web/src/resource.rs b/actix-web/src/resource.rs
index 291d67460..00555b7b2 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/resource.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/resource.rs
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ mod tests {
                              data3: web::Data<f64>| {
                                 assert_eq!(**data1, 10);
                                 assert_eq!(**data2, '*');
-                                let error = std::f64::EPSILON;
+                                let error = f64::EPSILON;
                                 assert!((**data3 - 1.0).abs() < error);
                                 HttpResponse::Ok()
                             },
diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index bb05caedb..90809f1a6 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Update `brotli` dependency to `6`.
 - Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.72.
 - Add `rustls-0_23`, `rustls-0_23-webpki-roots`, and `rustls-0_23-native-roots` crate features.
 - Add `awc::Connector::rustls_0_23()` method.
diff --git a/awc/Cargo.toml b/awc/Cargo.toml
index c78227784..2ba8ada31 100644
--- a/awc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/awc/Cargo.toml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ actix-tls = { version = "3.3", features = ["openssl", "rustls-0_23"] }
 actix-utils = "3"
 actix-web = { version = "4", features = ["openssl"] }
 
-brotli = "3.3.3"
+brotli = "6"
 const-str = "0.5"
 env_logger = "0.11"
 flate2 = "1.0.13"
diff --git a/awc/src/client/connector.rs b/awc/src/client/connector.rs
index aea78b3c3..ff5d6fdde 100644
--- a/awc/src/client/connector.rs
+++ b/awc/src/client/connector.rs
@@ -733,6 +733,14 @@ where
 
 /// service for establish tcp connection and do client tls handshake.
 /// operation is canceled when timeout limit reached.
+#[cfg(any(
+    feature = "dangerous-h2c",
+    feature = "openssl",
+    feature = "rustls-0_20",
+    feature = "rustls-0_21",
+    feature = "rustls-0_22-webpki-roots",
+    feature = "rustls-0_22-native-roots",
+))]
 struct TlsConnectorService<Tcp, Tls> {
     /// TCP connection is canceled on `TcpConnectorInnerService`'s timeout setting.
     tcp_service: Tcp,
@@ -743,6 +751,14 @@ struct TlsConnectorService<Tcp, Tls> {
     timeout: Duration,
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(
+    feature = "dangerous-h2c",
+    feature = "openssl",
+    feature = "rustls-0_20",
+    feature = "rustls-0_21",
+    feature = "rustls-0_22-webpki-roots",
+    feature = "rustls-0_22-native-roots",
+))]
 impl<Tcp, Tls, IO> Service<Connect> for TlsConnectorService<Tcp, Tls>
 where
     Tcp:
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 42979f18c..d92f4bd3d 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -6,14 +6,57 @@ fmt:
     cargo +nightly fmt
     npx -y prettier --write $(fd --type=file --hidden --extension=md --extension=yml)
 
+# Downgrade dev-dependencies necessary to run MSRV checks/tests.
+[private]
+downgrade-for-msrv:
+    cargo update -p=clap --precise=4.4.18
+
+msrv := ```
+    cargo metadata --format-version=1 \
+    | jq -r 'first(.packages[] | select(.source == null and .rust_version)) | .rust_version' \
+    | sed -E 's/^1\.([0-9]{2})$/1\.\1\.0/'
+```
+msrv_rustup := "+" + msrv
+
+non_linux_all_features_list := ```
+    cargo metadata --format-version=1 \
+    | jq '.packages[] | select(.source == null) | .features | keys' \
+    | jq -r --slurp \
+        --arg exclusions "tokio-uring,io-uring,experimental-io-uring" \
+        'add | unique | . - ($exclusions | split(",")) | join(",")'
+```
+
+all_crate_features := if os() == "linux" {
+    "--all-features"
+} else {
+    "--features='" + non_linux_all_features_list + "'"
+}
+
+# Test workspace using MSRV.
+test-msrv: downgrade-for-msrv (test msrv_rustup)
+
+# Test workspace code.
+test toolchain="":
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-codegen --all-features
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} test --lib --tests -p=actix-multipart-derive --all-features
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} nextest run -p=actix-router --no-default-features
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} nextest run --workspace --exclude=actix-web-codegen --exclude=actix-multipart-derive {{ all_crate_features }} --filter-expr="not test(test_reading_deflate_encoding_large_random_rustls)"
+
+# Test workspace docs.
+test-docs toolchain="": && doc
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} test --doc --workspace {{ all_crate_features }} --no-fail-fast -- --nocapture
+
+# Test workspace.
+test-all toolchain="": (test toolchain) (test-docs toolchain)
+
 # Document crates in workspace.
-doc:
-    RUSTDOCFLAGS="--cfg=docsrs" cargo +nightly doc --no-deps --workspace --features=rustls,openssl
+doc *args:
+    RUSTDOCFLAGS="--cfg=docsrs -Dwarnings" cargo +nightly doc --no-deps --workspace {{ all_crate_features }} {{ args }}
 
 # Document crates in workspace and watch for changes.
 doc-watch:
-    RUSTDOCFLAGS="--cfg=docsrs" cargo +nightly doc --no-deps --workspace --features=rustls,openssl --open
-    cargo watch -- RUSTDOCFLAGS="--cfg=docsrs" cargo +nightly doc --no-deps --workspace --features=rustls,openssl
+    @just doc --open
+    cargo watch -- just doc
 
 # Update READMEs from crate root documentation.
 update-readmes: && fmt