diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 0ff92e0..07457a3 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.5.9",
-      "illuminate/support": "5.0.*|5.1.*|5.2.*|5.3.*|5.4.*|5.5.*|5.6.*|5.7.*|5.8.*|^6|^7",
-      "illuminate/config": "5.0.*|5.1.*|5.2.*|5.3.*|5.4.*|5.5.*|5.6.*|5.7.*|5.8.*|^6|^7",
-      "symfony/finder": "2.*|3.*|4.*|5.*",
-      "symfony/console": "2.*|3.*|4.*|5.*",
+      "illuminate/support": "^8",
+      "illuminate/config": "^8",
+      "symfony/finder": "^5",
+      "symfony/console": "^5",
       "aws/aws-sdk-php": "~3.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "~4.0",
-        "mockery/mockery": "0.9.3"
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.0",
+        "mockery/mockery": "1.4.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "classmap": [
diff --git a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/AssetTest.php b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/AssetTest.php
index 9804931..3fee9f2 100644
--- a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/AssetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/AssetTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function testInitReturningAssetObject()
         ]);
 
         // check the returned object is of type Publiux\laravelcdn\Asset
-        assertEquals($result, $this->asset);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $this->asset);
     }
 
     public function testIncludedDirectories()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function testIncludedDirectories()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getIncludedDirectories();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $dir);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $dir);
     }
 
     public function testIncludedExtensions()
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public function testIncludedExtensions()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getIncludedExtensions();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $ext);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $ext);
     }
 
     public function testIncludedPatterns()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public function testIncludedPatterns()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getIncludedPatterns();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $pat);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $pat);
     }
 
     public function testExcludedDirectories()
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public function testExcludedDirectories()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getExcludedDirectories();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $dir);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $dir);
     }
 
     public function testExcludedFiles()
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public function testExcludedFiles()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getExcludedFiles();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $dir);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $dir);
     }
 
     public function testExcludedExtensions()
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public function testExcludedExtensions()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getExcludedExtensions();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $dir);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $dir);
     }
 
     public function testExcludedPatterns()
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public function testExcludedPatterns()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getExcludedPatterns();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $dir);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $dir);
     }
 
     public function testExcludedHidden()
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ public function testExcludedHidden()
 
         $result = $this->asset->getExcludeHidden();
 
-        assertEquals($result, $bol);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $bol);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnFacadeTest.php b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnFacadeTest.php
index 4e0d0e3..6561247 100644
--- a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnFacadeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnFacadeTest.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function testAssetIsCallingUrlGenerator()
 
         $result = $this->facade->asset($this->asset_path);
         // assert is calling the url generator
-        assertEquals($result, $this->asset_url);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $this->asset_url);
     }
 
     public function testPathIsCallingUrlGenerator()
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public function testPathIsCallingUrlGenerator()
 
         $result = $this->facade->asset($this->path_path);
         // assert is calling the url generator
-        assertEquals($result, $this->asset_url);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, $this->asset_url);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnTest.php b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnTest.php
index c93b12b..c104487 100644
--- a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnTest.php
+++ b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/CdnTest.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function testPushCommandReturnTrue()
 
         $result = $this->cdn->push();
 
-        assertEquals($result, true);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public function testPushCommand()
             ->andReturn(__DIR__.'/AwsS3ProviderTest.php');
 
         // partial mock
-        $p_aws_s3_provider = M::mock('\Publiux\laravelcdn\Providers\AwsS3Provider[connect]', 
+        $p_aws_s3_provider = M::mock('\Publiux\laravelcdn\Providers\AwsS3Provider[connect]',
         [
             $m_console,
             $m_validator,
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ public function testPushCommand()
 
         $result = $cdn->push();
 
-        assertEquals($result, true);
+        $this->assertEquals($result, true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/FinderTest.php b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/FinderTest.php
index 0eeb6eb..d8e1306 100644
--- a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/FinderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/FinderTest.php
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public function testReadReturnCorrectDataType()
 
         $result = $finder->read($asset_holder);
 
-        assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\Finder\SplFileInfo', $result->first());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\Finder\SplFileInfo', $result->first());
 
-        assertEquals($result, new Collection($result->all()));
+        $this->assertEquals($result, new Collection($result->all()));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/ProviderFactoryTest.php b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/ProviderFactoryTest.php
index 18d3e1a..6f1532c 100644
--- a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/ProviderFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/ProviderFactoryTest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function testCreateReturnCorrectProviderObject()
 
         $provider = $this->provider_factory->create($configurations);
 
-        assertEquals($provider, $m_aws_s3);
+        $this->assertEquals($provider, $m_aws_s3);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/Providers/AwsS3ProviderTest.php b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/Providers/AwsS3ProviderTest.php
index 06b6649..978b13c 100644
--- a/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/Providers/AwsS3ProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Publiux/laravelcdn/Providers/AwsS3ProviderTest.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function testInitializingObject()
 
         $awsS3Provider_obj = $this->p_awsS3Provider->init($configurations);
 
-        assertInstanceOf('Publiux\laravelcdn\Providers\AwsS3Provider', $awsS3Provider_obj);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Publiux\laravelcdn\Providers\AwsS3Provider', $awsS3Provider_obj);
     }
 
     public function testUploadingAssets()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public function testUploadingAssets()
 
         $result = $this->p_awsS3Provider->upload(new Collection([$this->m_spl_file]));
 
-        assertEquals(true, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(true, $result);
     }
 
     public function testUrlGenerator()
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public function testUrlGenerator()
 
         $result = $this->p_awsS3Provider->urlGenerator($this->path);
 
-        assertEquals($this->cdn_url, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->cdn_url, $result);
     }
 
     public function testEmptyUrlGenerator()
@@ -203,6 +203,6 @@ public function testEmptyUrlGenerator()
 
         $result = $this->p_awsS3Provider->urlGenerator($this->path);
 
-        assertEquals($this->path_url, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->path_url, $result);
     }
 }